Course Title: Develop products incorporating mechanical/electrical features
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
Course Code: GRAP6374
Course Title: Develop products incorporating mechanical/electrical features
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5382 - Diploma of Product Design
Course Contact: Robin Blood
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4683
Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 180
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design and produce a product incorporating mechanical/electrical features from a brief, applying a range of advanced techniques and materials. It includes the ability to contribute to the product design through the research and development of design options, planning the design process and providing visual concepts to the clients before realising the prototype. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU22263 Develop products incorporating mechanical/electrical features |
Element: |
1. Develop the design concept |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Evaluate the potential for a functional innovative product design that incorporates mechanical/electrical features for a targeted market 1.2 Determine financial, physical and human resources and timeframes required for developing design concept to production stage 1.3 Consider sustainability, intellectual property and copyright, and legislative requirement impacts for the product 1.4 Collaborate with others to refine parameters of the product design concept
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Element: |
2. Undertake research to inform the design |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Source and access relevant technical information relating to the product design concept |
Element: |
3. Develop innovative options |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Determine a range of technologically innovative options to meet the parameters of the brief |
Element: |
4. Plan the design process |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify all components required to produce the design option |
Element: |
5. Deliver visual concepts to client |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Present the product design and proposed timelines for production to client, including rationale for any changes |
Element: |
6. Realise working prototype |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Develop the prototype using appropriate facilities, tools, techniques and materials |
Learning Outcomes
This unit applies to product designers who design and produce products that incorporate mechanical/electrical features. As part of the conceptualisation and design process, product designers undertake research and explore design solutions to meet marketing, manufacturing and financial requirements to achieve the ideal design of a product. They consider both functional and aesthetic aspects and pay attention to ergonomics. They select components and materials and decide on assembly and manufacturing details. They prepare visual concepts to assist in the decision-making process and models and prototypes to demonstrate and test products and support marketing efforts. This work could be carried out independently or as part of a product development team
Details of Learning Activities
In this course you will learn about product design incorporating mechanical and electrical features through practical application and demonstration. You will also get the opportunity to design and produce a product prototype of your own incorporating mechanical and/or electrical features.
Teaching Schedule
Note: The course schedule may change throughout the year to accommodate student and task requirements
Week | Topic | Readings and Activities | Assessment |
Week 1
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Introduction to the Semester |
Begin Project scope brainstorming and research on target market and design direction | |
Week 2
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Task 2: Technical Package and time management | Task 2: Character profile and design influences | |
Week 3
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Presenting your ideas. Digital presentations, Page layouts. Getting 'Physical' with your design. Task 3: Brief and introduction to Alessi Products |
Task 2: Mood Boards, mockups and visuals Task 3: What is Alessi. Who are you designing for |
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Week 4
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Task 2: Presentation 1 Task 3: Character Profile and Product Scenarios. |
Task 3: Character Profiles and Product Scenarios due. |
Task 2: Presentation 1 |
Week 5 |
Task 2: Refinement and detail design. Presentation feedback | Task 2: detail design process | |
Week 6 |
Task 2: Detail design to prototype Task 3: Consultation and preparation for presentations |
Task 2: detail design process, mockups and analysis. CAD documentation | |
Week 7 |
Task 2: Model Fabrication and project progress review Task 3: Presentation |
Task 2: detail design process, mockups and analysis. CAD documentation. |
Task 2: Progress review. Bring work to date for feedback and review with peers and Instructors. Task 3: Presentation 1 |
Week 8 |
Task 2: Model Fabrication progress. CAD documentation. What to include Task 3 Consultation and presentation review |
Task 1: Final Automata concept presentation Task 2: Continue with detail design and prototype. Task 3: Refine chosen idea |
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Week 9 |
Task 2 and 3 Consultation | Task 2: Finalise mockups. Preliminary A1 poster design for review. | |
Mid semester break | |||
Week 10
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Task 2: Final presentation and project review Task 3: Preparation for preferred concept review. |
Task 2: Final presentation. Project due for assessment | |
Week 11
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Task 3: Commence product model. Preliminary documentation review |
Task 1: Mechanical design progress check Task 3: Concept presentation and review to class. |
Task 3: Preferred concept review |
Week 12
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Preparing Engineering Drawings and Documentation | Task 1: Model making progress check Task 2: Product Model Progress check |
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Week 13
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Project consultation | Task 1 and 3 model making | |
Week 14
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Project consultation | Task 1 and 3 model making | |
Week 15
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Project consultation |
Task 1 and 3 model making, CAD, folio compilation, packaging, audio visual. |
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Week 16
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Task 1 and 3 completed Projects due: Presentations and submission of design folio | Wednesday and Thursday Task 1 and 3: Final Presentation and submission of product models/prototypes and folio of work. |
Task 1 and 3: Final presentation |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:
EXAMPLES
- Practical tasks, a major project
- direct observation including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
- written and/or oral questioning and discussion to assess knowledge and understanding
- completion of a design journal and/or portfolio including personal reflection and feedback
- direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence
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Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1. Practical project
Due: Week 8
Assessment Task 2. Practical project
Due: Week 11
Assessment task 3. Practical project
Due: Week 16
Assessment Matrix
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