Bureau: Industry Projects
Overview
In this unit students engage and collaborate in diverse and varied design projects at national and international industry levels. Students will enhance their design and management skills through meaningful contribution to a range of social impact industry projects. These projects will provide the opportunity for students to gain a wide range of industry experience through client meetings, scoping projects, speculative presentations, working to fixed deadlines and budgets. Students will undertake a range of distinct projects that will be determined by the supervisor based on the length and detail of individual or group projects. Students will integrate research methods into their design investigation to inform their outcomes.
Requisites
Rule
175 credit points and enrolled in a Bachelor of Design Degree (may include design honours and double degrees) from the School of Design and Architecture.
Requirements
Students are required to contact the Unit Convener with an expression of interest to enrol. The convenor may request a sample of design work and overall GPA prior to approving enrolment.
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Critically review specified areas relevant to a given project within commercial or other constraints
- Critically analyse a design problem and establish relevant methods for resolving any problems innovatively and appropriately
- Evaluate the capacity of solutions to meet and promote standards of design and creative quality to meet business needs
- Develop solutions incorporating evidence and justification for decisions, and present to an audience of industry specialists, clients, peers
- Prepare design projects to given briefs, including prototypes, reports, presentations and final production as required
- Critically reflect on the processes and outcomes of design project
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Studio | 6.00 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Specified Activities Various | 15.00 | 12 weeks | 180 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| TOTAL | 300 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project 1 | Group | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 2 | Group | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 3 | Group | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 4 | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 1 | Group | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 2 | Group | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 3 | Group | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project 4 | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Content
The content of this unit will vary according to the nature of the individual project. The studio format will be used for experimentation, consultation, brainstorming and workshops and could include:
- Client briefing and consultation
- Design management
- The design process
- Research and design strategy
- Concept and ideation
- Design development
- Prototyping and testing
- Production
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.