C05 — Skills in Producing Detailed Designs

Hamilton College · Year 12 · 2026

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.

Key concepts

Short explainers for the concepts most commonly confused or under-done at each rubric band:

• Design Principles vs UX Characteristics — why these are two separate lists, why usability appearing in both is a trap, and what the slot-five validation is actually checking

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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