Course Title: Design for Digital Media 1

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Design for Digital Media 1

Credit Points: 24.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GRAP2586	City Campus	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
GRAP2587	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2014, Viet3 2014, Viet1 2015, Viet2 2015, Viet3 2015, Viet1 2016, Viet2 2016, Viet3 2016
GRAP2709	Melbourne transfer to Vietnam	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2015

Course Coordinator: Mr Thomas Penney

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1248

Course Coordinator Email: thomas.penney@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 9 Level 5

Course Coordinator Availability: Please check with course coordinator

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course is an introduction to contemporary digital design for different audiences. The creative development and production process will be a focus of the course, including the development of creative responses to a range of digital design problems. You will also develop design ideas and applications for digital and non-digital media, through exploring principles of design such as colour, form, space and typography and applying them to your practice.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Discuss contemporary ideas in design theory and practice and visual communication in different cultural contexts.
• Analyse and apply design theory and principles to develop concepts for digital design problems.
• Apply theories of colour and visual communication to your digital designs for a range of audiences.
• Critique and create digital works using the principles and elements of design and typography.

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be engaged in learning that involves a range of face-to-face activities such as studios, workshops, guest lectures, group and class discussion, group activities and individual research.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources that are relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services available to support your learning, including the University Library and Study Support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

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 may include projects, assignments, critiques, reports and presentations, individually and/or in groups.

Assessment will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of your learning. You will be able to develop your work in relation to your own specific areas of interest in your professional practice.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.