TDN5001 · Research methods in industrial design

Overview

The unit develops the capacity to confidently engage in current design research practice and methods. Regular group and individual critiques of the design research applied to a project will be undertaken. Both your intentions and the results of your work are debated in group discussions and critical sessions. You will be expected to demonstrate a capability to investigate design research as part of design practice.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

100% in-semester assessment

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Investigate a range of current design research methods for design practice;
2. Evaluate and apply design research methods to a design project, demonstrating a synthesis of complex theories, concepts and propositions;
3. Communicate specific design strategies and approaches reflecting on the outcomes of design research in design practice;
4. Clearly articulate a design methodology and its critical application to the discourse of a design practice.

Workload

Block mode: 36 contact hours and 108 hours independent study. On campus: 4 contact hours and 8 hours of independent study per week.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.