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The following questions are based on the Stage 4 Technology (Mandatory) syllabus. The related outcome is in brackets.

Design process [4.1.1]

1. What are the key skills that Alison Page needs when beginning to work with indigenous communities?
2. Identify the steps of the design process for the Wilcannia Project. What kind of research did Alison need to undertake to complete the Wilcannia Hospital project?
3. Compare the design process used to design the Wilcannia Hospital Project with that used by Ray Parslow and his team. Draw a flowchart for each. What are the similarities and differences between the two processes?
4. Why should built environment designers consider the needs of the people who will use the environments they create? For a built environment that you have designed whose needs did you need to consider?

Role of designers [4.1.3]

1. Consultation, collaboration and teamwork are important to Alison Page's design practice. Identify three specific examples of where this has occurred.
2. What kind of skills does a project manager have and why are these skills important in Alison's line of work? You may like to use the Myfuture web site http://www.myfuture.edu.au . Enter project manager as a search term.
3. List the different kinds of professionals and designers that might work on a large building project.
4. Designers can make an important contribution to quality of life. In what ways could the interior design of Alison Page help to make a user's life easier or better?
5. Discuss the training, study and work-related experiences of Alison Page. Plan a possible pathway you could take to become an interior designer. You may like to use the Myfuture web site http://www.myfuture.edu.au . Enter interior designer or interior architect as a search term.

Design specialisation [4.1.2 and 4.6.2]

1. Identify some of the ways that Alison Page addresses environmental concerns.