Hobart, Launceston
This unit is being phased out and may not be offered next year, please consider your study plan accordingly. You will be able to enrol in the unit where there is an availability noted below.
Introduction
Design studios form the core of the Bachelor of Design degree where you develop, refine and apply your skills as a designer in real-world contexts. Studios are paired with related Design Thinking units which provide broad theoretical context and essential practical skills relevant to the studio. This unit introduces you to the organisational capacity and transformative potential of design thinking as it relates to Clouds – systems understood as part of, and in relation to, larger systems and conditions.
Projects will be informed by issues of contemporary relevance with a particular emphasis on emerging technologies, digital platforms and tools. Applying visual-based representation and analytical skills introduced in Design Thinking 2, you will explore, reimagine and generate design responses and outputs through divergent approaches to design thinking and multiple lenses of inquiry. You will learn key skills in critical inquiry in design to research, evaluate and synthesise diverse information, identify and justify emergent design opportunities and conceptualise alternate design futures.
At the culmination of the studio you will curate and present your design, including concept, material experiments and final design outcomes, in a virtual exhibition and short presentation to peers and staff. You will also collate and present your own work over the semester in a personal portfolio and blog.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Design Studio 2 - Clouds |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KDA142 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Technology, Environments and Design |
| Discipline | Arts |
| Coordinator | Sarah Stubbs |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Introductory |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
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* 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 (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
ILO 1 - Conceptualise and realise design ideas using processes of abstraction and diagramming.
ILO 2 - Apply divergent design thinking approaches through exploring multiple lines of inquiry.
ILO 3 - Locate and justify emergent design opportunities through engaging in critical reflection.
ILO 4 - Apply visual tools and techniques within analytical and generative design processes.
Contribution to Graduate Outcomes Design Major unit)
Entrepreneurship and creativity: Students are supported to adopt divergent thinking strategies and visual, generative methods of inquiry; the identified design opportunities are assessed via a piece of critical reflective writing (AT1-2)
Literacy: Students further develop digital literacy by adopting curation methods using open platforms; assessed via individual virtual exhibition (AT3)
Numeracy: Students further develop numeracy applied through diagramming, relative scale and density, numerical symbols, infographics and mapping; assessed via virtual exhibition (AT3)
Fees
Requisites
Co-requisites
KDA144
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Lectures/Workshops - for further detail please contact Architecture and Design |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Interim Design Presentation – 30% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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