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1 | # C05 — Skills in Producing Detailed Designs |
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3 | The Hamilton and Alexandra College · Year 12 · 2026 |
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| 5 | Criterion 5 covers three linked indicators: producing detailed designs using the full set of design tools (mock-ups, data dictionary, IPO charts, pseudocode, object descriptions); documenting how design principles and UX characteristics are applied; and showing evidence of critical and creative thinking through research, traceability between design layers, and contingency planning. |
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9 | ## C5-1 — Design tools |
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11 | Turning the chosen idea into designs another person could build from. Each page below targets a specific point where marks are commonly lost. |
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13 | - [C04 → C05 — Choose, then Detail](/sd/C05/C04%20to%20C05%20-%20Choose%20then%20Detail) — how C05 (detail the chosen idea) differs from C04 (choose *which* idea); why C05 means "buildable", not "prettier" |
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14 | - [Sketch vs Mock-up](/sd/C05/Sketch%20vs%20Mock-up) — why a rough sketch is not a mock-up, and what "annotated" actually means (the 3–4 / 5–6 boundary) |
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| 15 | - [Data Dictionary — Format is not Type](/sd/C05/Data%20Dictionary%20-%20Format%20is%20not%20Type) — the most common data-dictionary error: the Format column is a storage/display pattern, not a synonym for data type |
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| 16 | - [IPO Charts — Process Means Steps](/sd/C05/IPO%20Charts%20-%20Process%20Means%20Steps) — why the Process column must be numbered algorithm steps, not a label for the output |
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| 17 | - [VCAA Pseudocode — Not Python](/sd/C05/VCAA%20Pseudocode%20Not%20Python) — write language-independent Structured English (`←`, `<>`, `ENDIF`), not Python-flavoured pseudocode |
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18 | - [Object Descriptions and Class Diagrams](/sd/C05/Object%20Descriptions%20and%20Class%20Diagrams) — the fifth design tool for OOP projects: a class's properties, methods and events, and how to read a class diagram (Level 7–9) |
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| 20 | ## C5-2 — Design principles & UX |
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22 | - [Design Principles vs UX Characteristics](/sd/C05/Design%20Principles%20vs%20UX%20Characteristics) — why these are two separate lists, why usability appearing in both is a trap, and what the slot-five validation is actually checking |
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23 | - [The Annotation Verb Ladder](/sd/C05/The%20Annotation%20Verb%20Ladder) — climbing Identify → Describe → Document → Explain so your design-log notes don't stall at "identify" in the no-AI Annotation validation |
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25 | ## Templates and scaffolds |
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| 27 | Reusable starting points for C05 deliverables: |
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| 29 | - [Annotated Mock-up in Excalidraw](/sd/C05/Annotated%20Mock-up%20in%20Excalidraw) — blank screen frame, annotation zone, and callout arrows ready to fill in; saves 10+ minutes of setup and produces consistent annotations (DRAFT) |
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| 30 | - [Plan B Contingency Table](/sd/C05/Plan%20B%20Contingency%20Table) — pre-filled risk-prompt table for C05-3 contingency planning; prompts force specificity without hinting at solutions (DRAFT) |
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32 | ## Resources |
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| 34 | - [C05 Resources](/sd/Resources/C05-Resources) — per-topic reading and external resources for design tools, design principles, UX characteristics, and critical and creative thinking |
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