Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus Semester 1

Develops the students understanding of the interrelationship between the designer, their designs, and the natural and constructed environments within which they are situated. Building upon the students professional focus and previous experiences it uses a design project as the venue within which research into the surrounding issues is presented in order to both surface the complex and competing considerations, and to justify design decisions taken. Central to this course are the concepts of taking a "cradle to grave" perspective of design and the assessment of the impact of design solutions using Life Cycle Assessment techniques.

Objectives As a result of completing this course, students will have the ability to:

1. Respond to current sustainability issues as they relate to design in a chosen context.
2. Articulate the problem-solving processes leading to a design solution, using written, graphical and verbal presentation skills.
3. Operationalise the ideation process, from conception to delivery of a fully developed concept model/prototype.
Content Social influences
Social responsibility
Personal choice
Marketing
Statutory control
Economic constraints
Ethics
Environmental influences
Life-cycle costing
Green technology
Recycling, reusing and disassembling
Redundant packaging and waste
Design integration

Design process mapped and justified in terms of:
Commercial acceptability
Environmental acceptability
Functional acceptability

Prototype production
Materials selection
Manufacturing process selection
Resource management
Replacing Course(s) IDEA2461
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge Nil
Modes of Delivery Distance Learning : IT Based
Distance Learning : Paper Based
External Mode
Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode
Teaching Methods Self Directed Learning
Studio
Assessment Items
Other: (please specify) Negotiated Learning Contract. A negotiated design brief leading to a fully developed and documented concept model/prototype.
Projects Student design project
Contact Hours Studio: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Timetables 2014 Course Timetables for ARBE2505