Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

The disciplines of design have in common the need to conceptualise and discuss three dimensional artefacts. This means designers need to learn how to imagine three-dimension ideas and to communicate these ideas to other people. Designers therefore employ a variety of techniques to visualise design outcomes and so you'll be introduced to hand based visualisaion techniques, inlcuding: sketching, technical drawing, simple model making, rendering, composition and presentation. The fundamental aspects of these techniques are common to all design but by necessity and tradition practice varies between each design discipline therefore this unit contains a combination of common and discipline-specific content and assessment items. Additionally you're required to complete health and safety inductions for workshop access that are essential for the completion of this and many other units throughout your degree.

[Note: This unit is a concurrent prerequisite for Design 1 units (DAB110, DNB101, DTB101, DLB130). This means you may undertake DEB103 with one of these units or else have completed it prior to attempting a Design 1 unit].

Aims

DEB103 introduces you to the essential skills and techniques you'll need to visualise and communicate your design ideas.

Objectives

By the completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate basic competence in the following visualisation capabilities specific to your discipline:
1. use non-digital drawings and models to explore design ideas
2. use non-digital drawings and models to communicate design ideas
3. use technical drawings to document design ideas and spaces or objects
4. completion of health and safety inductions necessary for university attendance and workshop access (required to pass the unit)

Content

Topics covered in this unit include:

• general visualisation techniques
  
• discipline specific visualisation techniques
  
• design presentation approaches
  
• QUT workshop induction
  
• industry-standard site induction

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Teaching Mode: Integrated lectures and tutorial: 4 hours per week
Your learning will take place predominantly in practical studio exercises supported by lecture content. Formal lecture content will take place at strategic times during the semester but much of it will be integrated with hands-on exercises in studio. Content will be supported by online resources but for effective skills development weekly participation in class exercises is essential. Additional work outside studio time will also be required in line with QUT guidlelines.

Assessment

There are some elements to visualisation common to all of the design disciplines and thus there is one assessment item common to all participating design majors. The remaining two assessment items are specific to your major and may be integrated with design projects in your corequisite design unit. Skils are to be additive over the semester.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit.Formative and summative feedback will be given at key times throughout the program to help you get the most from the problem-based learning projects. You are expected to actively participate in the studio envionment and learn from the work of other students that you see there. You'll also need to learn from the examples of work provided to help you apply visualisation techniques to the appropriate standard for First Year.

Assessment name: Quiz/Test
Description: Health and safety inductions required by legislation for building and manufacturing site access (valid practice and therefore useful beyond graduation) and also for QUT workshop access (valid for all units requiring access to the J and F Block workshops). You will not pass this unit if you have not attended a J Block induction session and passed the test by the due date.
Relates to objectives: 4
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 3

Assessment name: Portfolio
Description: Produce a folio of work that includes a range of drawing, sketches, renderings, simple 3D models and presentations to aid your design thinking abilities/communication or technical ability.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2 & 3
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Early Semester

Assessment name: Portfolio
Description: Produce a folio or work that demonstrates sketching skills with introductory technical drawing exercises to document and communicate design ideas and engage in spatial communication.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2 & 3
Weight: 35%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Portfolio
Description: A series of exercises will develop your layout and design presentation skills that communicate design ideas and engage in spatial communication.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2 & 3
Weight: 35%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 13

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Visualisation resources, such as sketching examples, demonstration videos, and exercise guidelines will be made available via the "Graphicacy" Blackboard community site.

Set text
There are no set texts for this unit.

Recommended reading
Francis D. Ching, Francis, D. (2009), Architectural Graphics, Whiley.
Eissen, K and Steur, R. (2009) Sketching -drawing techniques for product designers, BIS Publishers, Amsterdam.
Hanks, K. and Belliston, L. (1980), Rapid Viz, William Kaufmann Inc., New York.
Powell, D. (1985), Presentation Techniques, Littlebrown, London.
Williams, R. (1994), The Non-Designers Design Book, Peachpit Press Inc.

Materials
You'll need a range of drafting and artistic materials and supplies and experimentation with a broad variety of media is encouraged. Common materials required for all disciplines include:

• Fine line black felt pens, eg. 0.2 or 0.4mm
  
• Graphite pencils in several soft and medium weights such as HB, 2B, 4B and 6B
  
• Pencil sharpener, and eraser

Your discipline will have particular requirements, as specified in the study guide, some of which may be require a significant expenditure at the commencement of the unit.

Students are expected to attend studio with:

• Any pre-requisite materials as set on Blackboard or in the lecture material.


• Sufficient resources to engage in creative/design processes.

Risk assessment statement

The unit will require you to partake in a supervised field trip, either in or around Brisbane. A risk assessment for the trip has identified only low impact risks. You will be provided with relevant safely guidelines and you'll be required to obey all safety guidelines and directions while attending. Failure to do so may result in the awarding of a failing grade for the unit.

J-Block Workshop inductions
Any use of the workshop will require a student to have successfully completed both the QUT and J-Block Workshop inductions and have received the appropriate sticker. These will allow you access to the workshop only. They do not allow operation of the majority of tools and equipment in the workshop

If both inductions have been completed, the next level of workshop access requires the following:

• Present the drawings/sketches of the sketch design to a J-Block staff member for determination of equipment that may be required before using any equipment in the workshop. (NOTE: the student must have sketches prior to any meeting with the workshop staff)


• Attend and complete any equipment inductions as required by the J-Block staff (this may require a booking for a session on anther day and students should be prepared with sufficient time to allow for scheduling of any sessions). Delays due to workshop induction scheduling are not a grounds for extension

Model Making
The unit will require you to partake in modeling and other basic fabrication procesess. A risk assessment for the trip has identified only low impact risks. You will be provided with relevant safely guidelines and you'll be required to obey all safety guidelines and directions. Failure to do so may result in the awarding of a failing grade for the unit.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 05-Oct-2012