Graduation Studio (Industrial Design) (8958.4)

This unit places emphasis on the relationship between the industrial designer and the research and design for professional practice. Students engage in high level design projects in collaboration with external stakeholders as a means of developing design solutions that respond to users, business, manufacture and issues of sustainability and their effects on society. Professional ethics and responsibility are also integral to this unit and projects.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the issues involved when developing and responding to a working design brief;
2. Design, detail and document an appropriate design solution in context;
3. Present design using mixed graphic media, 3D models, written reports and oral communication skills; and
4. Demonstrate an understanding of professional ethics and responsibility.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
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 - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
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

Must pass 3D Digital Design 3, 9981 AND 1 of the following units: Studio 5, 8971, OR Design Studio 3.1 (Industrial Design), 8316, OR Design Studio 5, 9978.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None

Equivalent units

None

Assumed knowledge

None.