Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: VART6469C

Course Title: Produce drawings to communicate ideas

School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5382 - Diploma of Product Design

Course Contact: Robin Blood

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819

Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 80

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will explore the diverse application of drawing to communicate ideas. This will include developing drawing skills and confidence to communicate design concepts for objects, processes or spaces. Drawings may be for personal use or for presentation in exhibitions, for concept roughs or publications.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUAACD301 Produce drawings to communicate ideas

Element:

1. Plan drawing work

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify drawing requirements from reference material and confirm with appropriate people if required
1.2 Identify factors, including contractual, legal and ethical factors, that may impact on how drawing work is undertaken
1.3 Gather information about drawing techniques, materials and equipment from a range of sources and determine how they may be used to communicate ideas
1.4 Evaluate information for its application to specific drawing briefs

Element:

2. Experiment to represent ideas

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Explore the capabilities of techniques, materials and equipment
2.2 Follow safety procedures for particular techniques, materials and equipment
2.3 Select approaches that best suit the purpose of drawings and their presentation context

Element:

3. Create drawings

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Organise materials, tools and equipment for selected techniques
3.2 Produce preliminary drawings and discuss their effectiveness with relevant people
3.3 Confirm intellectual property and other relevant legislative requirements are met
3.4 Finalise drawings, incorporating feedback on work in progress as required
3.5 Prepare drawings for the presentation context

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

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Teaching Schedule

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Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

A list of all resources requirements can be found in your CANVAS shell.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment tasks will require you demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills through practical projects and tasks including drawing tasks and a major drawing project.


Assessment Tasks

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Assessment Matrix

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Other Information

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