Course Title: Communications 1
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Communications 1
Credit Points: 12
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM1211 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
315H Architecture & Design |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006,
Sem 2 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013 |
COMM1211 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
320H Architecture & Design |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 2 2014 |
Course Coordinator: Leah Heiss
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 3493
Course Coordinator Email:leah.heiss@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 8.11.17
Course Coordinator Availability: Via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
You may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course. Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning. For further information go to Recognition of prior learning (RPL) in Higher Education.
Course Description
This course exposes you to the communication techniques and practices of Interior Design. By offering a range of complementary activities, and utilising physical and digital communication media, this course offers critical and practical experience for designers working within contemporary and future design environments. You are required to select one Communications class from a range of topics that will be offered each semester. Communications 1 is concerned with production as a way of working through design issues and aims to empower you with the skills to articulate your design ideas through a range of means and methods.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
•Conceptualize and engage in research through design as part of the creative process to open the potential for new understandings, experimentation and innovation.
•Communicate your ideas and designs verbally, visually and textually through a range of media to your peers as well as professional, academic and public audiences.
•Use technology as an intrinsic part of the design process and have the ability to identify relevant techniques, skills, materials and technologies for specific designs.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Work within a specialised domain of communication.
• Appreciate communication techniques and strategies in relation to idea-led design.
• Traverse diverse communication techniques, technologies and media.

• Be resourceful in relation to a variety of communication media.
• Identify appropriate communication technologies for diverse design projects.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will participate in a range of learning activities.
In-class activities will focus on making in the medium specific to the course offering. Other activities may include lectures, presentations, group and individual tutorials, group discussions, peer-to-peer critiques, student presentations and studio workshops and laboratories. Other activities may include excursions to exhibitions and site visits.
The range of learning activities will contribute to the building of a diversity of approaches to design practice in a number of different scenarios.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning and research.
It is advisable that you have a personal computer of an appropriate specification.
The University Library has extensive resources for Interior Design students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies http://rmit.libguides.com/interior-design
The Library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarian Gwen Scott gwen.scott@rmit.edu.au
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment types may include assignments, projects, and verbal and visual presentations to a panel of assessors.
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www.rmit.edu.au/policies/academic#assessment