Units
Interior Design 1
Unit code: DTB101
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
This unit provides foundational material for the study of interior design. Students will be introduced to design theory, methodology and aesthetics. Design will be explored as an interpretive process. Topics covered in the context of projects for the unit include: The studio as a way of learning; Introductory design exercises exploring two and three dimensional elements as they relate to the interior design context; Freehand sketching, principles of perspective; Mechanical drawing, principles of scaled drawing; Presentation and visual communication skills; Environmental issues and sustainability.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
This unit introduces design concepts, principles and the basic methods of designing relevant to interior design. These concepts and principles will be integrated into all subsequent design units throughout the course.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to introduce the principles and elements of design in the interior design context.
Objectives
By the completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the elements and principles of design
2. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of concepts relevant to interior design
3. Communicate your ideas through freehand sketching, drawing techniques, model making and oral communication
Content
Topics covered in this unit include:
- Design process
- Design elements and principles
- Theories of perception and dwelling
- Space, place and context
- Enclosure and interiority
- Embodiment (body/space relationships)
- Expression and symbolism
- Construction of meaning
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
The main vehicles for facilitating learning will be: lectures; tutorials; seminars; studio exercises and integrated project work; site visits and field trips; involvement of practitioners as part-time lecturers and tutors; and self-directed learning packages. Strategies to be adopted in teaching the unit and promoting your learning include: externalisation and explicit imagining, representing and testing of ideas and proposals for projects and exercises; team and individual projects; small group discussions and critiques where you can be exposed to social and cultural diversity and its relevance in providing alternative viewpoints; and your involvement in various experiences to do with culture, the arts and society in general.
Teaching Mode: Hours per week 4
Lecture: 1 hour
Studio/Tutorial: 3 hours
Learning Approaches:
Learning approaches will cover the following:
- Problem based
- Self-learning
- Individual learning
- Team based learning
- Experiential learning
- Reflective Exposition
Assessment
Assessment will be based on the projects introduced within the studio context.
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.Feedback will involve various combinations of self, peer and tutor assessment.
Assessment will be formative in the sense that you will be provided with ongoing feedback throughout the studio activities incorporating identification of strengths and weaknesses and suggestions for further consideration.
Assessment name:
Design
Description:
Sukkah Design
Relates to objectives:
1,2
Weight:
30%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 6
Assessment name:
Design
Description:
Strange Spaces
Relates to objectives:
1,2,3
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group with Individual Component
Due date:
Wk 9/12/Exam period
Assessment name:
Workbook
Description:
Compilation of work completed in the studio, including reflections of learning.
Relates to objectives:
1,2,3
Weight:
20%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Wk 6/Exam period
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
A list of recommended and required readings will be handed out in class at the beginning of the semester. Background readings which maybe of assistance include:
Cross, N. (1995). Discovering Design Ability. In Buchanan, R. & Margolin, V. (eds.) Discovering Design: Exploration in Design Studies. Pp.105-120.Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.
Tate, A. & Smith, C.R. (1986) 'The principles of aesthetic composition', Interior design in the 20th century, New York: Harper & Row, pp105-161.
Wallschlager, C., & Busic-Synder, C. (1992) Basic Visual Concepts and Principles for Artists and Designers. Brown Publishers: Dubuque, I.A.
Wong, W. (1993) Principles of Form and Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold: NY.
Additional reading and references will be provided during the semester.
Risk assessment statement
In this unit you will undertake lectures and/or tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit. In this unit, however, you may be required to undertake lecturer-led and individual site visits to construction sites. Prior to these site visits,you are required to attend a construction safety induction session and obtain a safety induction card. This safety induction session introduces students to the relevant workplace health and safety requirements of Queensland construction sites. A safety induction course is provided by the Faculty in the first week of the first semester. Students who do not have, or cannot produce a safety induction card will not be allowed to undertake the site visits.
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
