Unit of Study DSGN1009 Design Thinking and Communication (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

DSGN1004 - Design Management and Communication AND DSGN2005 - Graphics Principles and Industry Application

Unit description

Learn to apply visualised design solutions as an experiential design process to create environments that communicate, orient, inform and educate. Influences on communication across varied contexts are explored, forms and theories are critiqued and the processes of design and the practice of problem solving is applied through design thinking in relation to authentic tasks. Students learn to present and communicate new ideas with creativity, confidence and fluency. Students will apply their activity tasks specifically to their chosen discipline area.

Unit content

Module 1 Introduction to Design Thinking

Module 2 Empathise and Define: an authentic problem or opportunity

Module 3 Ideate: Concept ideation

Module 4 Ideate: Digital Modelling (CAD)

Module 5 Ideate: Concept Presentation

Module 6 Evaluate: Reflection and Concept Modification

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

define design research, design thinking and industry frames.

demonstrate skill in a range of drawn techniques used to communicate design concepts and solutions, including the use of graphic software.

demonstrate abilities and self-awareness as an oral, written and visual communicator of designed solutions.

design novel solutions to authentic contexts through design thinking processes specifically to their chosen discipline area.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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