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Industry Study

IND-IS is worth about 15 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Industrial Technology papers. Practise 25 exam-style questions (short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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The Industry Study for HSC Industrial Technology Section III — structural, technical, environmental and sociological factors, personnel issues, WHS law, industrial relations and the impact of technology, with how to write the 15-mark structured response.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Structural factors
  3. 3Technical factors and new technologies
  4. 4Environmental factors
  5. 5Sociological factors
  6. 6Personnel issues: work health and safety
  7. 7Personnel issues: industrial relations and training
  8. 8How to write the Section III response
  9. 9Examples for each focus area
  10. 10Common mistakes
  11. 11Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 4 marks · short answer

Outline the main duties of a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) under the _Work Health and Safety Act 2011_ (NSW). Answer in relation to the industry of your focus area (for example timber products and furniture, or multimedia).

Example 2 · 4 marks · short answer

Describe the role of trade unions in the industry you have studied. Answer in relation to the industry of your focus area (for example timber products and furniture, or multimedia).

Example 3 · 10 marks · short answer

Use the case that matches your focus area.

Timber products and furniture: Ironbark & Co. Furniture (a fictional company) employs 60 people making bedroom and office furniture. In the last five years it has bought two CNC routers, an automatic edgebander and a robotic spray-finishing line.

Multimedia: Lumen Lane Media (a fictional company) employs 40 people making advertising and corporate video. In the last three years it has introduced AI-assisted editing and captioning software, automated colour matching and a cloud render service.

Analyse the impact of automation and computer-controlled technologies on the industry you have studied. Refer to the case for your focus area and to other examples from your industry. (10 marks)

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