Course Title: Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: GRAP5312C
Course Title: Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C4158 - Certificate IV in Design
Course Contact : Leigh Milward
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9438
Course Contact Email:leigh.milward@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
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 describes the skills and knowledge required to explore and apply the design process in
a 2-dimensional (2D) way in response to a brief. This is a core unit in design fundamentals and as such underpins many other specialisation units.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBDES302A Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms |
Element: |
1. Source information on 2-dimensional design |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify and access relevant sources of information on 2-dimensional design |
Element: |
2. Explore the creative design process for 2-dimensional forms |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Use creative thinking techniques to generate a range of ideas and options |
Element: |
3. Communicate concepts or ideas through application of design processes to 2-dimensional forms |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Investigate and reflect on how a particular concept or idea might be communicated in a 2-dimensional form |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
There are a range of learning activities that the student will undertake during the duration of the course/competency. These may include classroom work, critiquing, technique and materials exploration and development. Presentation and reformatting of some work from manually generated work to digital file via scanning or photography. Resolving and refining a variety of outcomes in response to the brief.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1 | Feb 8 | Orientation Week | Performance Criteria |
2 | Feb 15 | Project 1 (30%) | 1.1-2 2.2-4 3.1-6 |
3 | Feb 22 | ||
4 | Mar 1 | ||
5 | Mar 8 | Public Holiday | |
6 | Mar 15 | Project 2 (30%) | 1.1-2 2.2-4 3.1-6 |
7 | Mar 22 | ||
8 | Mar 29 | ||
Term Break | Apr 2-11 | ||
9 | Apr 12 | ||
10 | Apr 19 | Project 3 (40%) | 1.1-2 2.2-4 3.1-6 |
11 | Apr 26 | Public Holiday | AG Ideas Conference |
12 | May 3 | ||
13 | May 10 | ||
14 | May 17 | ||
15 | May 24 | ||
16 | May 31 | ||
17 | Jun 7 | Assessment week |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
3 x projects
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
There are three projects as follows: 2 x projects (30%) and 1 x project (40%). Each project is assessed for competency within the context of the brief. The final course result will also be graded.
Assessment Matrix
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