Postgraduate - UnitMDC4010 - Advanced Design Communication

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Suzhou First semester (extended) 2015 (On-campus block of classes) Caulfield First semester 2015 (On-campus block of classes) Suzhou Second semester 2015 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Ian Wong

Notes

This unit is only available to student enrolled in the double award Master of Industrial Design with Southeast University, China

Synopsis

This unit develops the practice of advanced design communication by combining techniques and media, as well as experimental methods. Students will be required to examine current methods to help develop their design visualization proficiency.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

Demonstrate advanced proficiency in the use of drawing as a means of communication to show salient features of an intended design;
Have an advanced practical and critical understanding of drawing as a method of externalising thoughts and developing ideas;
Communicate their ideas through concept presentation sketches and renderings;
Use drawing for persuasion and communication in a design context;
Demonstrate proficiency in a variety of techniques: traditional, electronic and experimental;
Select appropriate techniques to suit the nature of the design or the communicative purpose.

Assessment

Progressive assessment is by a series of exercises. A portfolio.

Workload requirements

On-campus: 4 studio hours and 8 independent study hours per week or block-mode equivalence.

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Ian Wong

Off-campus attendance requirements

A series of exercises using specified drawing techniques and mediums

Prerequisites

Admission to Master of Design by coursework