Introductory Design Studio
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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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
1. Identify the relationship between form, material and technology in the context of human scale (S2, S3)
2. Apply manual and digital fabrication techniques to design and make artefacts in response to a brief
3. Create new designs with consideration of material use and constructibility
4. Utilise compositional principles and material processes to develop new artefacts
5. Visually communicate design projects
6. Apply Occupational Health and Safety requirements of safe workshop practices to design projects (A5, A6, K6, S1)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On campus Class Workshop |
2 2 |
12 12 |
24 24 |
Unspecified Activities Group work |
2 |
12 |
24 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
6.5 |
12 |
78 |
TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Design Studio Projects | Individual | 25% | 1, 5, 6 |
Design Studio Projects | Group | 25% | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 |
Design Studio Projects | Group | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Content
- Exploration of concepts, ideas and design philosophy
- Exploration of design and engineering principles
- Application of generic product development processes
- Exploration of sustainable design principles
- Use of workshop facilities and equipment for manual 3D modelling
- Form study production techniques
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Presentation of design work.
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
- Reading materials.