Contemporary Design Issues
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours +Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Prerequisites
DDD10001 Twentieth Century DesignAims and objectives
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
1. Investigate and analyse design and media issues in relation to social, economic and political contexts using primary sources
2. Articulate a range of contemporary issues related to design and media practice
3. Use a body of relevant critical theory in the form of an argument and apply it to design and/or media practice
4. Develop a cohesive argument about a design issue that articulates a point of view, suitable for a published (professional) journal
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-campus Studio | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Independent learning | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment | Individual | Pass/Fail | 1, 3, 4 |
Skill-building Tasks | Individual | Pass/Fail | 2, 3 |
Weekly written online responses | Individual | Pass/Fail | 1, 2, 3 |
Content
The unit will explore a wide range of thematic areas that may include discussions on topics such as:
- The role of design, new technologies and new materials in the 21st Century
- Cross/inter-disciplinary practices in design and new media
- Key contemporary practitioners
- Design philosophies
- Aesthetics in the 21st Century
- Design for environmental and social sustainability
- Design for emotion
Study resources
- Reading materials.