12814 (v.3) Design Issues Seminar 591

Area:

Department of Design

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

12813 (v.4) Design Research Methods 591

Other Requisite(s):

Substantial completion: Bachelor of Arts (Design related) with a course weighted average of 65 per cent and over.

Syllabus:

The opportunity to engage with current issues and debates that are topical to discussions of design both within an academic context and within more general discussions in the media. Examination of the issues that surround your own practice and debates those issues with others in a series of structured seminars. Practice and improve presentation skills through presentations at seminars and throughout the initiation of discussion topics. This work will provide contextual background material for the development of the proposal for the Design Project work that is initiated in the Design Project Development unit. Debates about the relevance of design research to practice as they take place within the international professional design community.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated understanding of contextual issues relating to design in its social and cultural context. Written coherently about design and design research. Reflected on own professional practice. Gained understanding of the importance of ethical and philosophical considerations in design related activites.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Albracht, D., Lupton, E. and Holt, S. (2000). Design Culture Now. London, Lawrence King. Bogle, M.ed, (2002). Designing Australia: Readings in the History of Design. Annadale, Pluto. Candy, L. and Edmonds, E. (2002). Explorations in Art and Technology. London, Springer Verlag. Fry, T.(1999). A New Design Philosophy: An Introduction to Defuturing. Sydney, UNSW Press. Julier, G. (2000). The Culture of Design. London, Sage. Manovich, L. (2001). The Language of New Media. London and Cambridge, Mass, MIT Press. Papanek, V. (1995). The Representation of the Past: Museums and Heritage in the Modern World. London, Routledge. Whitely, N. (1993). Design For Society. London, Reaktion Books. Web-based Resources: Library: Finding Information http://lisweb.curttin.edu.au/finding/index.html Evaluating Web Resources http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-InfoQuality.html The Research Training Initiative http://www.biad.uce.ac.uk/research/guides/index.html Allison Research Index http://www.ariad.co.uk/ The Visual Arts Data Service http://www.drs.org.uk/ Internet for Social Research Methods http://www.sosig.ac.uk/vts/social-research-methods/index.htm

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Seminar Presentations (2) 20%, Essay 80%. This is a grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y