Units
Visualisation 2
Unit code: DEB203
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
DEB103 Visualisation 1 introduced you to the skills and techniques needed to support design visualisation with a focus on analogue media and drawing skills. This unit continues that process and integrates digital and analogue approaches. Content will be divided between common and discipline specific techniques and traditions.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2012
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
Designers recognise that visualisation is a crucial part of design thinking and that the choice of techniques and media has an impact on design thinking. It's always important to select the right "tool" for the task at hand at each stage of a project. Last semester DEB103 Visualisation 1 introduced you to analogue techniques and this unit integrates digital media to the design process. You'll learn how to use two- and three-dimensional software applications to present your ideas and, most importantly, to explore your ideas as part of your design thinking approach.
[Note: This unit is a concurrent prerequisite for Design 2 units (DAB210, DNB201, DTB201, DLB230). This means you may undertake DEB203 with one of these units or else have completed it prior to attempting a Design 2 unit].
Aims
DEB203 continues the development of visualisation skills and techniques introduced in DEB103 and introduces digital media within the design process with the aim of allowing the designer to select the right technique for the for each phase of the design process. By the end of the semester you'll be comfortable using a broad range of analogue and digital approaches to explore your ideas and convey them to others. Additionally you will be prepared for more advanced computer aided design study within your discipline.
Objectives
By the completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate competence in the following discipline-specific capabilities:
1. using analogue media to explore form
2. using digital media to explore form
3. using analogue/digital media to explore design ideas
4. communicating and presenting design ideas
Content
Topics covered in this unit include:
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode: Integrated lectures and tutorial: 4 hours per week
Your learning will take place predominantly in practical studio and lab 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 and computer labs. Content will be supported by online resources but for effective skills development weekly participation in class exercises is essential.
Due to computer lab availability the sequence of projects may vary within the class.
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. However there are significant differences in the software used and so the remaining two assessment items are specific to your major.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.
Assessment name:
Project (applied)
Description:
A number of general and discipline-specific analogue and digital exercises will introduce you to three-dimensional design software.
Relates to objectives:
1 and 2
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Early Semester
Assessment name:
Design
Description:
Discipline-specific advanced hybrid digital and analogue idea sketching and rendering techniques will build on your existing skills via this set of exercises.
Relates to objectives:
1, 2 and 3
Weight:
35%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Mid Semester
Assessment name:
Portfolio
Description:
Integrated analogue and digital exercises and techniques culminating in a discipline specific design. Note the emphasis is on design exploration and communication and not the actual design outcome per se.
Relates to objectives:
3 and 4
Weight:
35%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End of Semester
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
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 to build on the media you assembled for DEB103. Purchase additional consumables (paper, inks, more markers, etc.) as required in your discipline.
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.
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: 31-May-2012
