84471 Industrial Design Major Project: Research and Conceptualisation

12cp

Requisite(s): 84122 Ergonomics and Industrial Design AND 84130 Product Technology AND 84133 Industrial Design Theory AND 84134 Industrial Design Professional Communication AND 84135 Ecodesign Practice AND 85701 Research Based Designing

This is a project driven subject focused on researched-based designing. Throughout it students produce a design project brief and a number of conceptual designs. The brief is developed through engagement of appropriate research methodologies. These include but are not limited to background contextual research; theoretical conceptual investigation; situation analysis; problem-statement; and statement of aims, methods and outcomes and technological mapping. The brief development should be further informed by contextual exploration through in-depth observation, interviewing or probing of the social context. The conceptual designs should evidence explorations of form, function, ritual-of-use, ergonomics, product life cycle, materials and technologies.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,779.50
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $4,740.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.25
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