Undergraduate - UnitIDE2114 - Industrial design studio 4

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mark Richardson

Synopsis

This unit serves as an introduction to the field of consumer product design. Teaching centres on the design of electrical appliances, with emphasis on production issues, value analysis, ergonomics, materials selection, and documentation for manufacture. Consumer appeal and market factors will also be taken into account.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

Design products to a high standard of technical and aesthetic performance;
Apply product analysis techniques to existing products and learn to develop them for new products;
Locate and apply information on materials and manufacturing processes;
Carry out design projects for the consumer product field, which incorporate electromechanical components and devices;
understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio