6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
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Synopsis
This unit runs in parallel with IAR4120 to reinforce the intellectual and design contexts for the studio exploration. Activities include ongoing reflection, documentation and contextualisation of students' research. Students will draw on IAR4500 to articulate processes, findings and implications uncovered through the studio project.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will:
- demonstrate reflective approaches for the production of design research
- document and communicate the processes and findings of a design research project
- locate their work in relation to socio-economic, cultural, design and intellectual developments relevant to interior architecture
- select and apply appropriate design research concepts, strategies and methods
- understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.
Assessment
100% mixed mode
Workload requirements
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours of independent study or equivalent
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