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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

GRDE3012 (v.1) Design For The Future

Area: Department of Design
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 312009 (v.1) Design For The Future 372 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 312006 (v.1) Visual Communication 371 or any previous version
OR
GRDE3009 (v.1) Visual Communication or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: The aim of this unit is to allow third year students to research and explore technologies that allow for the creation of an integrated portfolio. Students will research both traditional and non-traditional new media production possibilities for the expansion of their personal portfolio showcasing their identities as designers. Consideration will be given to "Creative Case Studies". Exploration of social media networked environments will address present and future trends in direct relation to the students personal design identity. The research component employs research analysis from both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Field of Education: 100501 Graphic Arts and Design Studies
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2015 Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius Semester 1 Y        
2015 Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius Semester 2 Y        
2015 Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia Semester 1 Y        
2015 Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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