Area: | Department of Design |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7632 (v.5) Design Process and Practice 192 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Introduction to hand skills and problem solving as they relate to the practice of Product Design.Tuition is workshop orientated using project based design problems. Emphasis is placed on hand skills and use of technology. This unit is undertaken over a six week period. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On the successful completion of this unit, students will have - Developed an open-minded and critical thinking approach to the appropriate use of these skills in the design process. An understanding of technical issues that apply to designing in three-dimensions. Developed an open-minded and critical thinking approach to design ideation and development. Applied problem-solving skills to design. Created a predisposition to innovative in preference to conventional assumptions and thinking. Fostered independent learning skills. Begun to communicate design solutions through verbal, two and three-dimensional methods. Demonstrated good finishing and detailing skills. Further understanding of suitable materials for model making, mock-ups and prototyping. Further understanding of suitable glues and adhesives. Further understanding of suitable equipment to assist the model making process. Knowledge for constructing models using rapid prototyping techniques. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Sutherland, M. (1999), A Basic Guide to Modelmaking. London, W.W. Norton and Company. Payne, D. (1976).Theory and Craft of the Scenographic Model. Revised ed. Illinois, Southern Illinois University Press. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Factory Visit Report 15%. Projects 85%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100300 Visual Arts and Crafts (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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