Conducting an inquiry to propose an outcome (internal)
Internal 6 credits Inquiry Research Milestones Proposal TraceabilityAS 91890, 6 credits — one of the two largest DigiTech internals at this level. Decide an inquiry focus, research, analyse what you found, and propose an outcome that follows from the research — with agreed MILESTONES you actually meet, a component that's easy to leave out entirely.
1 Reading the notation
Six named Achieved components — milestones is the one most often left out.📖 Terms the schedule grades you on
3 terms- Conduct an inquiry (Achieved)
- Focus/question, research, organise/analyse, propose, summarise findings, ESTABLISH AND MEET MILESTONES.
- In-depth (Merit)
- Analyse implications AND perspectives; discuss the impact of findings.
- Comprehensive (Excellence)
- Draw insightful conclusions about the findings.
2 A usable inquiry question, and the research behind it
A question whose answer would actually change a design decision.The traceability test
- Write the inquiry questions BEFORE researching, and keep them visible.
- Agree milestones with a supervisor before the inquiry proceeds.
- For every source, record what it changed about your thinking.
3 Analysing implications and perspectives
Whose viewpoint matters, and which named implications genuinely bear on the outcome. ✕Milestones set after the fact
Writing "milestones" into the final report after the inquiry is finished does not evidence the standard's own component — it needs to be a genuine planning artefact, agreed and dated before the work, with evidence of what was actually met.4 From findings to a traceable proposal
Every specification annotated with the finding that justifies it.What the proposal needs
- Annotate each specification with the finding that justifies it.
- Name any unresolved conflict between user and stakeholder needs.
- For Excellence: conclusions that synthesise across findings, not restate them.
Practice
Recall it first, then use it — testing yourself builds the memory, where rereading the notes above only feels easier.
Recall and application shuffled together — you have to work out what each item wants before you can answer it, which is the part the exam actually tests. Both kinds feed the same spacing schedule, so anything you miss comes back sooner.
Say the answer out loud before flipping — that attempt is where the learning happens, even when you get it wrong.
Exam-style only. Instant feedback, shuffled each attempt, best score saved on this device.