Units
Interior Design 4
Unit code: DTB401
Contact hours: 4 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
The aim of this unit is to facilitate students to develop a deep understanding of dual function relationships in interior design in relation to person-environment interactions. This will be achieved through the integration of technological, psycho-social and experiential knowledge and theory specific to those contexts. Learning will be facilitated in order that a holistic approach is implemented. Students will be encouraged to define tasks, research possibilities, integrate theory and explore resolutions in a self-directed manner. Topics covered in the context of projects for the unit include: Design methodology skills; strategies; alternative processes; Documentation ranging from the conceptual to design development; Schedules and specification; Finishes, fittings and furnishings; Relevant design history; Relevant technological, psycho-social and experiential theory; Environmental issues and sustainability.
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
This unit introduces and expands on the skills and knowledge involved in the field of interior design. It builds on the material introduced in previous Interior Design units. This unit will address the fundamental aspects of dual-function interiors in relation to interior design theory and practice and to associated fields with particular focus on large scale spaces.
Through the application of rigorous research based design approaches, this unit will assist students to realise design outcomes which are multi-layered and therefore rich in meaning and significance, whilst responding to specific and realistic project requirements.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to assist you to develop a deep understanding of design and designing. This is sought through the integration of theoretical, technological, sociological and design methods to address design problems. Your learning will be facilitated so that a holistic view of the situation presented will be undertaken. You will be expected to define individual tasks and research possibilities such that design theory becomes integral to the resolution of your design.
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to demonstrate:
1. an ability to define and undertake a relevant design process toward resolving projects
2. an understanding of core content and related theories pertaining to design and the person environment relationship
3. an ability to undertake research and critical evaluation relevant to the module's projects' content with particular reference to dual function interior environments
4. an ability to integrate relevant theoretical, technological, sociological and/or design dimensions to successfully address design problems
Content
Theory, introduced through lectures in the areas of technology and humanities, will be investigated in an applied manner through studio-based projects. Fundamental dimensions will be addressed within this context. Specific theoretical positions will be introduced including those pertaining to person-environment relationships within dual function contexts.
Topics covered in this unit include:
- Design methodology - skills; strategies; alternative processes
- Design theory and philosophy
- Social and cultural contexts
- Finishes, fittings and furnishings
- Acoustics, sound, and noise control in design
- Communication - verbal, written and graphic
- Relevant design history including the emergence and role of dual-function interior environments
- Introduction to environmental issues and sustainability in relation to interior design
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode: Hours per week: 4
Lecture: 1
Studio tutorial: 3
Learning Approaches:
The unit will involve lectures, tutorials, site visits, studio exercises and integrated projects. 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; and your involvement in practical exercises which encourage the integration of theory and practice, as well as self evaluation and reflection.
Assessment
Assessment name:
Design
Description:
Volume of Experience
Relates to objectives:
1,2,3,4
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group with Individual Component
Due date:
Early Semester
Assessment name:
Design
Description:
Sensational Consumption
Relates to objectives:
1,2,3,4
Weight:
60%
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
A range of resource materials appropriate for the specific project including a list of readings and texts will be recommended and available on the unit's Blackboard site. You will be encouraged to reference materials from a range of sources from which you can draw conceptual, procedural, and substantive content to inform your design development.
Risk assessment statement
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, 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 you to the relevant workplace health and safety requirements of Queensland construction sites. A safety induction course is provided by the school in the first week of the first semester. If you do not have, or cannot produce a safety induction card, you 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: 30-May-2012
