Course Title: Design Process
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Design Process
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP2381 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
320T Architecture & Urban Design |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019 |
GRAP2381 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021 |
GRAP2381 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
515T Creative Industries |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Julian Pratt
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 4820
Course Coordinator Email: julian.pratt@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 71.02.02
Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Prerequisites
GRAP 2377 & GRAP 2375
Note it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s courses before enrolling in a course.
Course Description
Design Process stimulates student exploration of design processes through studio-based design projects encouraging creative conceptual thinking and experimentation. Through the projects you will acquire a repertoire of design skills and knowledge necessary to undertake design work from conception through to realisation.
This course aims to expand your understandings and articulation of core principles of Furniture Design activity. The focus will be on design processes: research, creative thinking, conceptualisation, problem solving, the articulation and realisation of ideas (design) through multiple mediums. Key to this is to enable your with a level of autonomy and self-discipline, and the capacity to work productively and creatively with others.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the AD007 Associate Degree in Design (Furniture Design):
1. Explore materials and modern manufacturing methods to develop concepts to proposal or prototype for both local and international corporate or individual clients
2. Design and realise innovative and novel furniture products as part of a collaborative team and as an independent designer
4. Identify and combine principles and concepts in art and design, the craft of making, the technologies of creation and manufacture together with ergonomic factors to develop furniture solutions to complex and varied problems
5. Evaluate your own work, ideas and concepts, including self, peer and industry critique
6. Articulate and transmit design ideas and details through a variety of methods and technologies to be able to present design outcomes for others to understand and engage with
8. Apply initiative and judgment in exploration in, planning of, problem solving and decision making in your work
Upon successful completion of this course, you should have an understanding of:
1. Analyse relevant information on product needs and terms of a brief.
2. Imaginatively generate options.
3. Illustrate ideas to convey concepts to others.
4. Review and evaluate ideas against an original brief or inspiration.
5. Generate new ideas, enhance or combine ideas to improve concepts from the original brief and/or inspirational information
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be engaged in learning that involves a range of activities such as:
• Studio based discussion and development of design ideas with teachers and peers.
• Topic specific seminars; space to introduce, explore and extend key course topics, theories and design projects.
• Group-based learning; group discussion, collaborative projects and peer critique.
• Presentations; the communication of your ideas to peers and teachers.
Negotiated learning – during the program you will have the opportunity to negotiate project outcomes in consultation with your teachers.
Overview of Learning Resources
A list of recommended learning resources will be provided including books, references and web sources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning. Student learning resources also include access to computer laboratories and relevant software.
Online learning tools and content
As a student in this program, you can access online learning tools and resources for your program and associated courses from the RMIT student website.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
RMIT will provide you with specific course materials for learning through our online system (Canvas). The course and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
RMIT Library
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library.
The library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing along with specific subject guides.
The University Library has extensive resources for Furniture Design students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies http://rmit.libguides.com/furnituredesign
The library also provides a variety of resources including databases, e-journals, e-books and websites. You can find more information on Library services at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/library
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
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 for this course is ongoing throughout the semester and feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
Assignment 1: Prototype design - 25% (CLO 1 -5) Individual
Assignment 2: Concept design - 25% (CLO 1 - 5) Individual
Assignment 3: Research report - 50% (CLO 1 & 3) Individual or Group