Course Title: Source and apply design industry knowledge
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: GRAP5304C
Course Title: Source and apply design industry knowledge
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C4158 - Certificate IV in Design
Course Contact : Ruth Wellington
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9438
Course Contact Email:ruth.wellington@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit addresses the skills and knowledge required to source, apply and update a general knowledge of the design industry.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBDES304A Source and apply design industry knowledge |
Element: |
1. Source and apply information on the structure and operation of the design industry |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify and access information on the design industry |
Element: |
2. Source and apply knowledge on employment obligations and opportunities that impact on designers |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Obtain information on employment obligations and |
Element: |
3. Seek information on new design technology |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Correctly identify sources of information on new |
Element: |
4. Update industry knowledge |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify and use a range of opportunities to update |
Element: |
5. Apply information on ethical and legal work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Source information on ethical and legal work practices |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
In class activities. Presentations and discussion. Research into industry. Attendance to design conference.
Teaching Schedule
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
2 Research activities
1 Industry report
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.
Assessment Tasks
1. Introduction
Overview
Assessment requirements
Class activities
2. Review/ revise
Library work sheets. Relevant design sites for discussion 20%
3. Review/ revise
AGIdeas Conference research
4. Attendance at AGIdeas International Conference
5. Review/ revise
Discussion and presentation on AGIdeas information
Test 80%
Assessment Matrix
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