6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Mr Jeffrey Janet
(Sem 1)
Dr James Oliver
(Sem 2)
Unit guides
Synopsis
In this unit students will collaborate with organisations in the public sphere on applied design projects. Using design skills, processes and technologies they will be challenged to prototype, visualise and present innovative design solutions that impact positively on society. Students will understand the value of co-creation and partnership as being vital to the outcome of design activities that instigate social change. The interdisciplinary and holistic approach of this unit includes, but is not limited to, spatial design, digital media design, interaction design, communication design, service and product design.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit students will have the ability to:
- Evaluate and communicate the potential of design as an agent for social change;
- Propose and present ethical and responsible design concepts;
- Understand the significance of collaboration as part of inter-disciplinary teamwork in co-creating complex design solutions for social enterprise or innovation;
- Demonstrate ethnographic research approaches as part of the design process for social enterprise or innovation;
- Demonstrate skills for visualising and prototyping complex design solutions in the area of social design;
- Critically analyse and evaluate the social impact of design solutions;
- Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit.
Assessment
100% in-semester assessment
Workload requirements
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
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