NZQA registered unit standard
7497 version 7
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Title
Write a design brief and specifications
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
4
People credited with this unit standard are able to consult with
a client to establish needs and objectives for the design brief,
and write the design brief and specifications.
Credit for this unit standard does not indicate workplace roleholder competence, but is a foundation standard contributing to
the development of graphic design expertise.
Classification
Design > Generic Design
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Credit for this unit standard requires a realistic client and designer project to be taken
through to a conclusion.
2
It is suggested that activities associated with attaining this unit standard be combined
with other activities involving the design development, realisation, and presentation
phases of a project.
3
Examples of design specifications which could be included in the design brief in order
to attain this unit standard are: dimensions, materials, time, cost, aesthetics,
functional details, physical constraints, environmental and cultural considerations,
ergonomics, and market requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Consult with a client to establish needs and objectives for the design brief.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Establishment of active communication enables the client’s needs to be
assessed.
1.2
Objectives identified comply with the client’s requirements.
1.3
Agreed framework established enables writing of the brief.
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NZQA registered unit standard
7497 version 7
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Outcome 2
Write the design brief and specifications.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Brief is written within the agreed framework, meets identified objectives, and
includes design specifications.
2.2
Specifications interpret, define, and limit the scope of the brief.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 August 1996
31 December 2013
Revision
2
8 October 1998
31 December 2013
Revision
3
18 February 2002
31 December 2013
Revision
4
15 January 2004
31 December 2013
Rollover and
Revision
5
26 March 2007
Rollover and
Revision
6
18 October 2012
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
7
19 September 2013
N/A
31 December 2013
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0235
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
7497 version 7
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016