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IDE3812 - Transportation design 1

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Design

Coordinator(s)

Mr Liam Ferguson

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces the field of transportation design including materials technology, ergonomics, future trends and external influences, and transportation design history. Project work will be undertaken using the appropriate drawing and rendering techniques to initiate and present transportation concepts.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

accurately sketch preliminary transportation concepts
detail their design solutions using appropriate means and materials
analyse transport design problems
understand transportation design styling terms
understand the types of materials, construction techniques, advances in engineering and technology that have recently occurred in the automotive/transportation industries
observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Assessment

Folio: 80%; Research assignments: 20%

Workload requirements

12 hours per week including: 4 hours per week of studio and 8 hours of independent study.

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Selby Coxon

Prerequisites

OHS1000 and IDE2114