Course Title: Interpret and respond to a design brief

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4158 Certificate IV in Design

Course Title: Interpret and respond to a design brief

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GRAP5306C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

320T Architecture & Urban Design

Face-to-Face

Term1 2010,
Term1 2011,
Term1 2012,
Term2 2012

Course Contact: Ruth Wellington

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9417

Course Contact Email: ruth.wellington@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to interpret and respond to a brief through
the production of work. As such the unit is holistic in nature and focuses on the overall work processes required to
meet the requirements of the brief.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBDES402A Interpret and respond to a design brief

Elements:

1. Interpret design brief 

2. Explore and develop design concept

3. Liaise with client

4. Plan production of work 

5. Complete production of work 


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

1 x project

Students will be tutored with a verbal and/or written evaluation of their progress, within class time.
A final assessment of Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent will be given at the end of the course when students will submit all completed work.
To be deemed competent students must satisfactorily complete all Learning Elements and related Performance Criteria.
Grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.