Industry Placement 1
Overview
This unit builds students' knowledge and academic performance by offering experiential, discipline-specific learning through an Industry Placement. Students will be given opportunities to apply and develop existing design skills, experience creative team dynamics and gain insights into contemporary workplace culture, ethics, issues, responsibilities and practices for communication design practice. Students will develop interpersonal skills by working in a discipline-related environment.
Requisites
AND
250 cp in BH-DESCMN2 Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (Honours)
OR
200 credit points in:
BA-DESIND3 Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
OR
BA-DESINA1 Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture)
OR
BH-DESINA Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
OR
BH-DESIND1 Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Honours)
27-October-2024
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Reflect on the principles and processes of professional practice in the communication design industry
- Recognise and apply the tools and approaches used in the design industry to manage time, tasks and resources within a design process
- Recognise and respond to the differing expectations of clients, customers and team dynamics in a design process
- Apply a range of professional communication practices, language and protocols appropriate to the design workplace
- Use critical reflection to devise alternative solutions to design problems
- Explain and evaluate their contribution to a design process and its outcomes
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement Placement | 30.00 | 24 weeks | 720 |
| TOTAL | 720 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project 1 | Individual | 0% | 1,3,5 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 0% | 2,4,6 |
| Project 3 | Individual | 0% | 2,3,4,6 |
Content
- Practising design within a professional context
- Managing time, tasks and resources within industry-specific design processes
- Reflection on the management tools implemented and strategic direction of organisations
- Understanding and managing team dynamics
- Professional communication skills
- Interpreting client and consumer expectations
- Business processes, language and protocols.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.