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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Design Case Studies

  • Unit Code

    DES6010

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alun John PRICE

Description

This unit requires students to write a case study of a design situation.This could be the development of a major design project by another designer, or a historic study of a design company or individual designer.The study will focus on information gathering and detailed descriptions of the subjects.In some cases it will be possible to combine the study with work experience as a participant observer.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate and assess specialist information in design situations.
  2. Investigate, analyse, synthesise, reflect on and report on complex design situations and problems.
  3. Observe and record processes and events using relevant and appropriate research strategies, practices and methods.
  4. Understand economic, social and political constraints that affect design work.
  5. Understand how design works in real life situations and use appropriate methods to successfully work and function as a designer.

Unit Content

  1. Case study as a characterised method to understand workplace context.
  2. Design workplace practice.
  3. Develop reflection and reflexive skills in relevance to design practice.
  4. Management and process of design.
  5. Observation methods.
  6. Questioning methods.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, case study research, tutorials/feedback.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyWritten presentation70%
JournalReflective journal30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Design Case Studies

  • Unit Code

    DES6010

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Alun John PRICE

Description

This unit requires students to write a case study of a design situation.This could be the development of a major design project by another designer, or a historic study of a design company or individual designer.The study will focus on information gathering and detailed descriptions of the subjects.In some cases it will be possible to combine the study with work experience as a participant observer.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate and assess specialist information in design situations.
  2. Investigate, analyse, synthesise, reflect on and report on complex design situations and problems.
  3. Observe and record processes and events using relevant and appropriate research strategies, practices and methods.
  4. Understand economic, social and political constraints that affect design work.
  5. Understand how design works in real life situations and use appropriate methods to successfully work and function as a designer.

Unit Content

  1. Case study as a characterised method to understand workplace context.
  2. Design workplace practice.
  3. Develop reflection and reflexive skills in relevance to design practice.
  4. Management and process of design.
  5. Observation methods.
  6. Questioning methods.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, case study research, tutorials/feedback.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyWritten presentation70%
JournalReflective journal30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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