Design Culture and Society (11044.1)

Required texts

Recommended reading:

Droste, M. (2015) Bauhaus. Berlin: Tashen.

Heskett, J. (2002) Toothpicks and Logos. Design in Everyday Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Jung, C. (1997) Man and his Symbols. New York: Dell Doubleday

Klein, N. (2001) No Logo, London, New York and Toronto: Harper Perennial

Meggs, P. (2016) A History of Graphic Design: 6^th Edition. New York: Wiley and Sons

Norman, D. (2013) The Design of Everyday Things: Expanded Edition. Basic Books.

Papanek, V. (1985) Design for the Real World. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers

Ronnberg, A. (2010) The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Symbols and Symbolic Imagery. Berlin: Tashen.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Resubmission

This unit has substantial opportunities for feedback and self-assessment, and so students who have fully participated in the unit activities are unlikely to fail. In some cases, resubmission of a failed assignment will be possible if the assessment item can feasibly be brought up to a pass level. A typical example might be an assignment that fails due to a missing component that can readily be supplied in a resubmission. The maximum grade for a resubmitted assessment item is 50%. Resubmissions are given at the discretion of the unit convenor, and must be applied for in writing (via email) within one week of the assessment grade being released.

Extensions

All extensions must be applied for in writing to the unit convenor no less than three days before the due date of the assignment, and preferably well before this.

Extension requests should state the reason the extension is being requested (unless the basis for extension is part of adjustment advice from inclusion and welfare), and provide a proposed submission date. Students should not assume an extension will be automatically granted.

Late Penalties

In this unit, we encourage you to be proactive about your work, to recognise early if you are not going to be able to meet a deadline, and to negotiate an extension if necessary. This is a more authentic, industry standard, approach to dealing with deadlines. As a result, this unit does not apply a penalty of 5% per day, and instead applies a pass/fail policy on late assignments.

Late assignments are assignments that are handed in after the due date and time, or after an agreed extension date. Assignments submitted less than seven days late will be marked on a pass/fail basis (maximum grade of pass, 50%) and will not be provided with any written feedback. This provides strong incentive to get it in on time or negotiate an extension. Assignments that are more than one week late will be deemed to have not been submitted and will receive a non-complete (NC) grade.

This policy is designed to encourage students to take ownership of their work and time commitments, while also allowing for some flexibility. We feel it is far better (and more typical of real work conditions) to seek an extension well before the due date than to hand in a late assignment. We appreciate that there needs to be some flexibility, but we expect all students to manage their time and to keep their tutors informed of any issues with their progress.

Participation requirements

 Active participation (whether it be online or face-to-face) is highly advisable to get the full benefit of the unit.

Required IT skills

Basic Computer Knowledge

In-unit costs

Basic costs related to intenet usage/ library usage and basic research materials. Estimated to be less than $20.00

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Incompatible units

• None.

Equivalent units

• Semester 2, 2021, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (199580)
• Semester 2, 2020, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (195388)
• Semester 2, 2020, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (195389)
• Semester 2, 2019, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (192017)
• Semester 2, 2019, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (184252)