6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Offered
- First semester 2018 (On-campus block of classes)
- First semester (extended) 2018 (On-campus block of classes)
- Second semester 2018 (On-campus block of classes)
Prerequisites
Admission to Master of Design by coursework
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.
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Off-campus attendance requirements
A series of exercises using specified drawing techniques and mediums