13517 (v.3) MCA 618 - Case Studies in Design
| Area: | Department of Design |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Negotiation of a timetable, and a program of work with an Academic Supervisor that will provide contextual material to support your research. This contextual material can be historical or about current practice and will broaden your understanding of the philosophical and technological base of your chosen area of study. This will include a consideration of the relationship between design practice and theory, and process and consumption. Any syllabus content will be on the advice of the Academic Supervisor or chosen by you. You will be expected to meet regularly, by prior arrangement, with your Academic Supervisor and also consult subject experts or design professionals as appropriate. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Planned a research investigation that includes empirical research. Devised appropriate methods of data collection. Related your findings to current debates about design as communicated through professional journals. Related the contextual material to your own professional practice. Communicated findings through the most appropriate means of documentation. |
| 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: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Research report 3000 - 5000 words 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
