Professional Attributes for Design
Overview
This unit aims to develop students' professional attributes and fine-tune their industry and design skills in preparation for graduate employment. It will provide students with an opportunity to improve their entrepreneurial skills, develop their digital presentation skills, gain project management and interpersonal skills, and design ethically. Students will develop capability to build a professional design portfolio, which can be used to gain employment. This unit will also aim to provide management skills during the organisation of the graduate exhibition in which each student will have a role in organising the exhibition.
Requisites
Rule
250 credit points in:
BH-DESIND1 Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Honours)
OR
BH-DESINA Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify and assess gaps in their current body of work and address these gaps with individual project activities
- Prepare and present high quality portfolio imagery that can be used for future promotions
- Develop, plan and execute a professional portfolio for graduate employment
- Assess and independently critique project outcomes in relation to the specified employment opportunities
- Review past achievements to identify a personal and professional narrative to inform portfolio development
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Practical | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 9.67 | 12 weeks | 116 |
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 10 weeks | 10 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Portfolio | Individual | 45% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Project Deliverables | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Short Moving-Image Project | Group | 15% | 2,4 |
Content
- Project management and planning
- Design process
- Design review and development
- Developmnt of personal and professional narrative
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Professionalism and clear communication
- Curriculum vitae and interview techniques
- Portfolio development and online promotion
- Professional ethics and conduct
- Graduate Attribute 2 – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute 3 – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute 4 – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
- Graduate Attribute 6 – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.