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DDD60011 12.5 Credit Points Hawthorn

Duration

One semester or equivalent

Prerequisites

Admission into MA-DESG Master of Design

GC-DESG Graduate Certificate of Design

Aims and objectives

This unit contains a suite of possible design studios that address the fundamentals of 2D or 3D or interactive and motion-based design. A key aim of the unit is to generate critical understanding of particular design disciplines, their social context and key modes of production. Participation in this unit enables a student to enhance their skills or to learn new ones in a discipline they may only have limited experience in. Students will be involved in independent or group-based study, thorough investigation of the design discipline on offer, and shall create design responses to projects of a professional quality.

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Design a project with established outcomes by utilising relevant digital technologies 2.

2. Create a practical and iterative design methodology and process for executing design projects.

3. Distinguish the relative strengths of different design tools within design projects

4. Synthesise multiple design possibilities into a single proposition that provides value to specific users

5. Explain the investigative process and outcomes through concise, coherent and well-structured documentation, design outcomes and presentations

Unit information in detail

- Teaching methods, assessment and content.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn
Activity Type	Activity	Total Hours	Number of Weeks	Hours Per Week	Optional - Activity Details
Face to Face Contact	Tutorial	72	12 weeks	6
Specified Learning Activities	Various	120	12 weeks	10	Discussion boards, enquiry into materials, technology and form, technical development, workshops, collaborative idea generation, readings
Unspecified Learning Activities	Individual Study	108	12 weeks	9
Total Hours:		300	Total Hours (per week):	25

Assessment

All Applicable Locations

Category	Project	Type	Project and Presentation
Unit Learning Outcomes	4,5	Assessment Role	Individual/Group
Pre-census?	No
Lower Weight Range:	40	Upper Weight Range:	40
Derived Assessment - GA Mapping:	GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4, GA5, GA6
Description	Document project: communicate the project in a professional-quality presentation

Category	Project	Type	Design Project
Unit Learning Outcomes	2,3	Assessment Role	Individual/Group
Pre-census?	No
Lower Weight Range:	40	Upper Weight Range:	40
Derived Assessment - GA Mapping:	GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4, GA5, GA6
Description	Project development: Create prototypes to demonstrate proof of concept

Category	Project	Type	Project Proposal
Unit Learning Outcomes	1,2,3	Assessment Role	Individual/Group
Pre-census?	No
Lower Weight Range:	20	Upper Weight Range:	20
Derived Assessment - GA Mapping:	GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4, GA5, GA6
Description	Project proposal brief: clarify design intention, application and likely outcome

Content

• Acquire knowledge of design fundamentals relevant to discrete discipline areas of design (eg. 2D design)

• The generation and critique of design concepts with the subsequent development of designs into proposed outcomes

• An understanding of relevant software (eg. CAD for 3D design)

• Solving complex problems through design

• Preparation of design outcomes of a professional quality in response to a design brief

Study resources

- References.

References

Schön, D 1983, Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action.Temple Smith, London. https://librarysearch.swinburne.edu.au/permalink/f/12p6ajs/SUT-ALMA21304359620001361

Further references are included in the Unit Outline.