Undergraduate - UnitTDN3003 - Design criticism

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 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Ms Anna Daly

Synopsis

This unit is intended for design students planning to further their studies beyond the undergraduate degree. It aims to provide the foundation for advanced design research skills and a capacity for critical thinking appropriate to honours and further postgraduate levels.
The unit examines a number of methodological approaches to design research, from the analytical to the phenomenological, the discursive and the poetic. The complex intersection between studio research and conventional research will also be explored. In doing so students will be able to evaluate their own practice and position it within a broader framework of geographic, historical, political, economic and social contexts. The unit will expose students to the diverse techniques utilized in information gathering and will emphasize the efficient management of bibliographic resources. More advanced writing skills will be developed.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

Indicate a capacity to critically evaluate contemporary design practice with reference to various geographic, social, economic, political and historical contexts;
articulate their own position in reference to these contexts;
participate in intelligent debate regarding design criticism both verbally and in written form;
demonstrate strong writing skills; and,
establish sound bibliographic management skills.