Area: | Department of Design |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7632 (v.5) Design Process and Practice 192 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Introduction to technical aspects as they relate to the practice of Product Design. Tuition is computer laboratory orientated using project based design problems. Emphasis is placed on technical skill and use of technology. This unit is undertaken over asix week period. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On the successful completion of this unit, students will have - Established the process of project development that is: research, analysis, ideation, production, communication and evaluation as the underlying basis for the practice of design. Furthered their understanding of methodological issues and practices for designing in three-dimensions. Furthered their understanding of specific three-dimensional design issues. Furthered their understanding of the aesthetic and technical issues of designing in three dimensions. Developed an open-minded and critical thinking approach to design ideation and development. The ability to apply problem-solving skills to design. Created a predisposition to innovative in preference to conventional assumptions and thinking. The ability to foster independent learning skills. The ability to communicate design solutions through verbal, two and three-dimensional methods. An understanding of the solid modelling process. An awareness of the potential applications of solid modelling. |
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: | SolidWorks Corporation, (2001), SolidWorks teachers guide and student courseware. USA., SolidWorks Corporation. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Projects 100%. 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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