Design Culture and Society (11044.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-campus Online Online self-paced |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
School Of Design And The Built Environment | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify key periods in the history of design;
2. Compare and contrast design works from notable designers in their field; and
3. Articulate past, present and future roles of design in society in relation to culture.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
9483 Design History.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr Ben Ennis-Butler |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | Online | Dr Ben Ennis-Butler |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Ben Ennis-Butler |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Online self-paced | Dr Ben Ennis-Butler |
Required texts
Recommended readings and other materials will be available on Canvas.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Use of AI in This Unit
- Transparency: All use of AI tools must be clearly documented in your submissions. This includes specifying which parts of your work were created with AI assistance and which tools were used.
- Critical Evaluation: Students are required to critically evaluate any AI-generated content. This means carefully reviewing, fact-checking, and potentially modifying AI suggestions to ensure they meet the assignment requirements, adhere to academic standards, and align with course materials.
- Original Contribution: While AI can be used for idea generation, research assistance, or problem-solving support, the overall analysis, argumentation, and conclusions of your work must demonstrate your own understanding, critical thinking, and decision-making.
- Learning Outcomes: Remember that the unit's learning outcomes focus on your ability to understand, apply, and evaluate key concepts in this field. Your work should clearly demonstrate these skills, regardless of AI usage.
Special assessment requirements
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.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
None
Required IT skills
Basic computer knowledge.
In-unit costs
Costs may be incurred with project production.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
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