Concepts and Narratives
36 hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Online
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit of study introduces students to the fundamentals of design exploration: visual and tactile conceptualisation and basic design representation appropriate to different design disciplines in the context of creative problem solutions.
Requisites
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
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
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify the key elements and principles of design
- Interpret the mark as a medium of ideation, visual problem solving and design representation
- Prepare a workbook/folio to document methods of exploration and ideas
- Examine sequential design and the communication of idea, information and narrative
- Develop concepts and ideas, using experimentation for creative and sustainable solutions
- Reflect on and evaluate visual and tactile research documentation, mapping, model-making and visualisation techniques
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| TOTAL | 144 |
All Applicable Locations
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Studio | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| TOTAL | 144 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project 1 | Individual | 0% | 1,3,5 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 0% | 1,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 3 | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Mark-making as analysis, representation, communication
- Imaging as idea, gesture, information
- Basic model making techniques
- 2d and 3d design representation techniques
- Compilation of Workbook/folio as a way of documenting design process and ideas
- Formatting for text and image
- Sequential design and narrative exploration
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.