Overview

This unit allows students to consolidate and apply the diverse skills and knowledge gained in their degree in preparation for entry into professional practice. Working in teams on an industry or applied academic project affords students the opportunity to extend their design, collaboration and project management skills. In addition to exposing students to the rigor of the design processes used in industry, the unit challenges students to bridge the research/theory/practice nexus to deliver innovative, implementable designs showing a high level of resolution.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DDD30047 Communication Design Capstone Project

Rule

150 credit points

AND

50 credit points in Communications Design Major

OR

200 credit points in BA-DESCMN3 Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) OR BB-DCDBUS Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) /Bachelor of Business OR BA-DESCMN3S Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply creative problem solving, critical thinking and research skills to answer a complex project brief in an area of communication design
  • Synthesise appropriate design methods, processes and techniques to create a design outcome to a professional standard design
  • Apply communication, collaboration and time management skills as part of a creative team
  • Create an integrated media presentation to communicate the key elements of a design project to clients and other project stakeholders
  • Critically reflect on individual design strengths, professional skills and attributes, and formative feedback to deliver a design project that exhibits innovative thinking and a high standard of creative practice

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Studio
3.00 12 weeks 36
On-campus
Class
3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Activities
Various
1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Activities
Various
1.00 3 weeks 3
Specified Activities
Various
3.00 1 week 3
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
17.50 12 weeks 210
TOTAL300

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Modules
8.00 12 weeks 96
Specified Activities
Various
4.00 12 weeks 48
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
13.00 12 weeks 156
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Design BriefIndividual 10% 1,2,3,4 
Design ProjectIndividual/Group 40% 1,2,3,4,5 
Final PortfolioIndividual 40% 1,2,3,5 
Learning PlanIndividual 10% 1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Principles and techniques for Information design, Interface design and Publication design
  • User-centred design
  • Framing research-informed design strategies
  • Presenting design proposals to clients and other project stakeholders
  • Project management

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.