Course Title: Design and produce products from a brief
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2019
Course Code: GRAP6363
Course Title: Design and produce products from a brief
School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design
Campus: City 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: 195
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
No Pre-requisites needed for this unit.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce a product from a brief. It requires the ability to interpret the product design brief, undertake research, develop design options, plan the design process and provide visual concepts to the client before making the product model.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU22261 Design and produce products from a brief |
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1 Analyse the brief |
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1.1 |
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2 Undertake research to inform the design |
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2.1 |
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3 Develop innovative options |
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3.1 |
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4 Develop design proposal |
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4.1 |
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5 Plan the design process |
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5.1 |
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6 Deliver visual concepts to client |
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6.1 6.2 |
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7 Realise product design |
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7.1 |
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
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce a product from a brief. It requires the ability to interpret the product design brief, undertake research, develop design options, plan the design process and provide visual concepts to the client before making the product model. |
This course is delivered face to face and will be run across 3 classes through the week.
- Design process and Design Studio
- Design Visualisation component
- Materials and Manufacturing
Teaching Schedule
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Intro to Projects
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Class presentation
Introduction to Assessment 2
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(3 preferred concept drawings or models) |
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- aesthetics - ergonomics - ease of use - sustainability - cost effectiveness - simplification - abstraction - safety considerations |
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ASSESSMENT WEEK. ALL WORK SUBMITTED BY DUE DATE, NO CLASS ACCESS AVAILABLE. |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include two projects and presentation of a folio to a panel of industry experts. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on My RMIT.
Assessment Tasks
1: Task Set: Rendering and Visualisation.
2: Task Set: Design.
3: Task Set: Materials and Manufacturing.
Assessment Matrix
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users extremely well. The colours, fonts and images of the mood boards all communicate extremely well about the type of people and products being described. Key requirements list clearly describes the main requirements of the product in a very thoughtful and thorough way | Distinction 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users very well, in a way that is relevant to the product. The style of the mood boards suit the style of the product and user. Key requirements list describes the main requirements of the product in a thoughtful and fairly detailed way | Credit 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users well, in a way that is relevant to the product. Key requirements list describes the main requirements of the product well | Competent 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users sufficiently. Key requirements list sufficiently describes the main requirements of the product | Not yet competent Mood boards and Key Requirements list are insufficient in describing the user group and main requirements of the product |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction Market research is extremely well presented, some very insightful conclusions are drawn from market research. Meaningful and highly relevant project specific research is evident. Research has been clearly applied to concept development and design development stages. There is more in-depth research into eg. Materials, mechanisms, user groups in order to aid design development. Research is annotated in a meaningful way. Research is categorised, prioritised and attention is drawn to the most important / relevant items (eg. Circling, ticks) | Distinction Market research is very well presented, some insightful conclusions are drawn from market research. Meaningful and very relevant project specific research is evident. Attention is clearly drawn to factors that will influence concept development. There is further research into things that will aid design development. Research is annotated in a meaningful way. Research is categorised and attention is drawn to the most important / relevant items (eg. Circling, ticks) | Credit Market research is clear, some useful conclusions are drawn from market research. Meaningful and relevant project specific research is evident. Attention is drawn to factors that will influence concept development. Research is annotated in a meaningful way. | Competent Sufficient market research, sufficient research on similar products, sufficient project specific research. Research materials are relevant and mostly complete. Some engagement with research (eg. Annotation, attention drawn to relevant items) There may be some small errors or omitted items | Not yet competent Insufficient market research, insufficient research on similar products, insufficient project specific research. Unclear / incomplete / irrelevant research materials. No engagement with research (eg. Annotation) |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction Very broad range of very high-quality concept thumbnails /rough models Exceptional quality concept drawings /models Ideas are extremely original and thoroughly address the design need | Distinction Broad range of quality concept thumbnails /rough models Very good quality & number of concept drawings /models Ideas are highly original and successfully address the design need | Credit Good quality & number of concept thumbnails /rough models Good quality & number of concept drawings /models Some ideas are both original and relevant | Competent Sufficient quality & number of concept thumbnails /rough models Sufficient quality & number of concept drawings /models | Not yet competent Insufficient quality & number of concept thumbnails /rough models Insufficient quality & number of concept drawings /models, |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction The development folio’s style is extremely suitable for the topic and client. The folio is extremely clear and logical. It is extremely well laid out. There is evidence of a very thoughtful planning process. | Distinction The development folio’s style is very suitable for the topic and client. The folio is very clear, logical and well laid out. There is evidence of a very thoughtful planning process. | Credit The development folio’s style is suitable for the topic and client. The folio is clear, logical and well laid out. There is evidence of a thoughtful planning process. | Competent The development folio’s style is suitable for the topic and client. The folio is sufficiently clear and logical. There is evidence of a planning process. There may be some errors or inconsistencies | Not yet competent The development folio’s style is unsuitable for the topic and client. The folio may be unclear, illogical and poorly laid out. There is insufficient evidence of a planning process |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on, extremely well. | Distinction The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on, very well. | Credit The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on, well. | Competent The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on. | Not yet competent The project plan is insufficient in graphically representing the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on. |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction Very good quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a very thoughtful decision / selection process. | Distinction Very good quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a thoughtful decision / selection process. | Credit Good quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a thoughtful decision / selection process. | Competent Sufficient quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a decision / selection process. | Not yet competent Insufficient quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Minimal evidence of a selection process. |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction Excellent demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience Audience rapport. Being positive about own work | Distinction Very good demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work | Credit Good demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work | Competent Sufficient demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work | Not yet competent Insufficient demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work |
Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints. | High Distinction Model is extremely well constructed. The finish is of an extremely high quality. The model communicates the form and features of the product extremely well. The design suits its purpose extremely well. Photos of the model are of an excellent quality Technical drawings of the final design are of an excellent quality | Distinction Model is very well constructed. The finish is of a very high quality. The model communicates the form and features of the product very well. The design suits its purpose very well. Photos of the model are of a very high quality Technical drawings of the final design are of a very high quality | Credit Model is well constructed. The finish is of a high quality. The model communicates the form and features of the product well. The design suits its purpose well. Photos of the model are of a high quality Technical drawings of the final design are of a high quality | Competent Model is sufficiently well constructed. The finish is of a sufficient quality. The model sufficiently communicates the form and features of the product. The design suits its purpose. Photos of the model are of a sufficient quality Technical drawings of the final design are of a sufficient quality There may be some small errors | Not yet competent Model is not sufficiently well constructed. The finish is of an insufficient quality. The model does not sufficiently communicate the form and features of the product. The design may not suit its purpose. Photos of the model may be poorly done Technical drawings of the final design may be incorrectly and/or poorly done |
Other Information
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