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Object Design unit (UCP012)

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Location: Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston

This unit is only available via the University Connections Program (UCP) (formerly known as the UTAS/University College Program).

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Introduction

Object Design is a pathway unit offered by the School of Creative Arts and Media (CAM) at the University of Tasmania. It introduces you to design concepts across a wide range of disciplines and materials. This is a year-long theme-based unit where, with the support of your teachers, you will engage in design activities around iterative practice to develop a creative response to a design brief. Assessment tasks include a design proposal, the submission of a major design proposition or object supported by a project journal, as well as a reflective statement. Completed student works will be presented in a group exhibition. Assessment will be undertaken by University of Tasmania staff in collaboration with teacher associates. UTAS staff scaffold learning and teaching activities by supporting students and teacher associates through schools/ college visits and online resources. ¿ 

Summary

Unit name Object Design
Unit code UCP012
Credit points 25
College/School Arts and Society
Creative and Performing Arts
Discipline Arts
Coordinator Doctor Sabine Pagan
Available as an elective? No
Delivered By University of Tasmania
Level Foundation or Enabling

Availability

Location Study period Attendance options Available to
Cradle Coast Full Year Period This unit is available through off-campus delivery Available to Domestic Students Available to Domestic Students
Hobart Full Year Period This unit is available through off-campus delivery Available to International Students Available to International Students Available to Domestic Students Available to Domestic Students
Launceston Full Year Period This unit is available through off-campus delivery Available to Domestic Students Available to Domestic Students
  • Key:
  • This unit is available through on-campus delivery On-campus
  • This unit is available through off-campus delivery Off-Campus
  • Available to International Students International students
  • Available to Domestic Students Domestic students
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Key Dates

Study Period Start date Census date WW date End date
Full Year Period 24/02/2025 09/10/2025 19/10/2025 19/10/2025
Full Year Period 24/02/2025 19/08/2025 19/10/2025 19/10/2025

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2025 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2025 will be available from the 1st October 2024. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

  • Explore and utilise a range of design methods and skills to create an experimental and/or speculative project that responds to a design brief
  • Select and apply technical skills and techniques relevant to the design/creative project
  • Engage with and transpose theoretical, creative and/or historical contexts into the development and evaluation of ideas, concepts and processes
  • Develop and employ approaches that communicate critical reflections on project iterations, outcomes and achievements through written, and visual modes

Fee Information

Field of Education Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 Domestic Full Fee 4
100599 $2,328.00 $1,993.00 not applicable $5,660.00

1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Symposium, 300 minutes, once, 10am - 3pm
Classes delivered by the school/college Associate Teacher, weekly
Online learning and teaching content (self-directed study), 60 minutes, weekly
Skills workshops, 90 minutes (for cohorts of 10 students and above), 8 times
Optional excursions/site visits, 180 minutes, 2 times

AssessmentTask 3: Design Reflection (20%)|Task 1: Design Proposal (30%)|Task 2: Final Design Project for Exhibition (50%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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