School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
The course provides students with a grounding in professional design practice. It requires students to research, develop and justify independent projects informed by a critical and ethical understanding of contemporary design practice. It develops professional skills in documentation and communication, and extends understandings of design through practical and theoretical perspectives on fundamental processes: problem framing, ideation, prototyping and evaluation, and reflective practice.
Design research and project proposal
Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4
Prototyping and design development
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Reflective practice journal (2000 words)
Learning outcomes 2, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact comprising lectures, tutorials / workshops. b) 82 hours of independent study consisting of a combination of research, reading and writing, and/or internship attendance.
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