7–10Design Innovation Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025)

Investigate materials, technologies and Practices used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to inform Customary and contemporary design solutions

Apply project management strategies to manage time, finance and resources in design and production processes

Use strategies to safely manage data and information

Identify and evaluate needs and opportunities for design solutions and innovation

Construct design briefs in response to identified problems, needs or opportunities

Consider factors affecting design when analysing design briefs including function, aesthetics, sustainability, cultural considerations, accessibility, durability, safety, ergonomics, quality, cost and location

Conduct research and use findings to inform design decisions

Investigate sustainable materials for use in design projects and related strategies, including circular economy, design for disassembly, life-cycle assessment, reducing, reusing, repairing, recycling, lightweighting and design for durability

Evaluate existing design solutions to inspire and inform idea generation

Develop specifications for design solutions to guide idea generation and provide criteria for evaluation

Develop and use a range of graphical communication techniques to formulate and refine ideas

Annotate design and production folios to record design decisions

Generate a range of innovative design ideas using sketching and creative thinking strategies

Apply sustainable design strategies to minimise negative effects of design solutions

Identify the most appropriate idea to develop by evaluating ideas against specifications

Critique ideas to identify potential improvements

Use physical or digital modelling to explore functional elements and form

Outline regulations, standards and codes of practice when designing and producing

Refine selected design ideas through iterative processes by sketching, modelling and simulating

Construct and test physical prototypes, digital prototypes, working models, simulations or mock-ups to refine design ideas

Justify the use of materials by considering their properties and characteristics to produce sustainable design solutions

Select and use tools, workshop equipment and resources to produce design solutions

Identify and implement safe work practices, including the use of tools, workshop equipment, materials and digital technologies

Apply ongoing evaluation through the stages of designing and modify plans when needed with consideration of design specifications

Apply suitability and end-user testing to evaluate and justify the effectiveness of design solutions

Evaluate the effectiveness of design solutions against specifications and identified criteria

Evaluate the effectiveness of the design process used

Create written texts to document, reflect on and evaluate design processes