308104 (v.1) Design Honours Reflective Practice 392
| Area: | Department of Design |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Substantial completion: Enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts (Design Related)
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| Syllabus: | Encourages the active exploration of design research methodologies, practice and application through set activities and excursions, aimed to investigate design in its social and cultural context. Activities will include visiting local exhibitions, department stores, on-line archives, museum , zoo, reading texts, discussing issues in a seminar environment and keeping critical reflective comments in your critical journal. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated understanding of design in its social and cultural context. Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate design work and engage in reflective practice. Demonstrated understanding of design practice and research methodologies. |
| 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: | Albrecht, D., Lupton, E.and Holt, S. (2000). Design Culture Now. London, Lawrence King. Bal, M.(1997). Telling Objects: A Narrative Perspective on Collecting; Chapter 5 in The Cultures of Collecting, ed. Reaktion, R., pp97 - 117. Bogle, M., ed. (2002).Designing Australia: Readings in the History of Design. Annadale, Pluto. Holtorf, C.(2002). Notes on the Life History of a Pot Sherd; Journal of Material Culture, Volume 7, Number 1, pp49-71. Julier, G. (2000). The Culture of Design. London, Sage. Norman, D. (1998). The Design of Everyday Things. Lodon and Cambridge, Mass MIT Press. Strauss, S. (1996). A Smile in the Mind: Witty Thinking in Graphic Design. London, Phaidon. Tamen, M. (2001). Friends of Interpretable Objects. London and Cambridge, Harvard University Press. Walsh, K. (1995). The Representation of the Past: Museums and Heritage in the Modern World. London, Routledge. Whiteley, N. (1993). Design For Society. London, Reaktion Books. |
| Unit Texts: | Web based resources - Library: Finding information- http://lisweb.curtin.edu.au/finding/index.html Lupton, E.Mixing Messages- http://ndm.si.edu/EXHIBITIONS/mixingmessages/essay/id/i_c.L2.html The Visual Arts Data Service - http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/ ICOGRADA - http://www.icograda.org/web/home/index/ Creative Industries Australia http://www.tradepartners.gov.uk/text/creative/australia/profile/overview.shtml http://www.designingfutures.co.au |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Seminar Presentation 20%, Essay 80%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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