BE Digital Design Techniques 01: Fundamentals (11624.1)

Please note these are the 2022 details for this unit
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BE Digital Design Techniques 01: Fundamentals
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-campus
 UC College, Bruce, ACT
Bruce, Canberra
South Bank, QLD
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 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit introduces students to contemporary practices in digital design, 3D modelling and digital fabrication. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of computational geometry, processing and transformation using industry-leading software Students will explore the productive relationship between digital design workflows and digital fabrication technologies via successive project-based tasks, ensuring a relevant context for the acquisition of knowledge and the development of core disciplinary skills.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Digitally model both simple and complex 3D forms;
2. Produce diagrams, 2D and 3D architectural drawings that exhibit awareness of disciplinary standards and conventions;
3. Produce simple physical outcomes using digital fabrication technologies such as laser-cutting and 3D printing;
4. Produce professional portfolio documents using desktop publishing software; and
5. Produce and manipulate architectural imagery using rendering and image-editing software.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. 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 - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11013 Pixels and Polygons

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 2 26 May 2025 On-campus Miss Swarali Sidhaye
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Mr Max Maxwell
2025 South Bank, QLD Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Mr Tom James
2026 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 1 02 March 2026 On-campus Miss Swarali Sidhaye
2026 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 2 29 June 2026 On-campus Miss Swarali Sidhaye
2026 South Bank, QLD Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Mr Tom James
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Mr Max Maxwell
2026 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 3 26 October 2026 On-campus Miss Swarali Sidhaye
Not available

Required texts

Please refer to the Unit's CANVAS online learning site for details related to core readings.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

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.

Inclusion and engagement

See the TAFE Queensland Student Support Services team for further information:
https://tafeqld.edu.au/current-students/support-services

Participation requirements

The skills necessary to sucessfully complete this unit will be developed during the weekly computer lab sessions (tutorials) and as such it is expected that every student attends all lab sessions in order to meet the assessment deliverables required.

Required IT skills

The IT and software skills necessary to complete this unit will be developed during the weekly computer lab sessions (tutorials). These sessions will be supported by additional self-paced learning resources made available on the unit's CANVAS teaching site.

In-unit costs

To celebrate the conclusion of this unit we will conduct a unit-wide public exhibition. For this event, each student will be required to produce a small architectural model utilising the digital fabrication technologies as well as print their A3 visualisations and diagram. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.