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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

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

    Advanced CAD for Designers

  • Unit Code

    TDD3203

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit allows students to further develop their skills and knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) hardware and software with respect to the design industry. This unit will introduce students to the uses of CAD as both a presentation tool and as a contruction planning tool. It will also contextualize the history and development of the use of CAD within the design industry across a range of uses and outcomes.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from TDD2203

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create plans, sections and elevations of a space.
  2. Design and produce a complex 3D model of an object using CAD.
  3. Discuss and describe the development, use and context of CAD in spatial design.
  4. Evaluate the use and history of CAD across a range of design outcomes.
  5. Organise and reference CAD data.
  6. Research professional uses and opinions on CAD.
  7. Understand and perform geometric concepts and tasks using CAD.

Unit Content

  1. 2D drafting and 3D modelling.
  2. Concepts of 2D and 3D geometry.
  3. Current uses of CAD in object design.
  4. Current uses of CAD in spatial design.
  5. History and development of CAD.
  6. Interviews with design professionals.
  7. Referencing and organising CAD data.
  8. Use of relevant software and hardware.
  9. Writing and presenting interview summaries.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars. Workshops.

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
ExerciseClass exercises30%
AssignmentAssignment 130%
ProjectProject 140%

Text References

  • ^ Lee, K. (1999). Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE systems. (1st ed.). USA: Prentice Hall.
  • Schodek, D. (2004). Digital design and manufacturing: CAD/CAM applications in architecture and design. USA: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Onstott, S. (2005). Enhancing CAD drawings with photoshop. USA: Sybex.
  • Penz, F. (Ed.). (1992). Computers in architecture: Tools for design. Essex: Longman Group UK Ltd.
  • Mitchell, W., & McCullough, M. (1991). Digital design media: A handbook for architects and design professionals. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  • McCullough., Mitchell., & Purcell. (1990). The electronic design studio. USA: MIT Press.

^ Mandatory reference

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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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

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

    Advanced CAD for Designers

  • Unit Code

    TDD3203

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit allows students to further develop their skills and knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) hardware and software with respect to the design industry. This unit will introduce students to the uses of CAD as both a presentation tool and as a contruction planning tool. It will also contextualize the history and development of the use of CAD within the design industry across a range of uses and outcomes.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from TDD2203

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create plans, sections and elevations of a space.
  2. Design and produce a complex 3D model of an object using CAD.
  3. Discuss and describe the development, use and context of CAD in spatial design.
  4. Evaluate the use and history of CAD across a range of design outcomes.
  5. Organise and reference CAD data.
  6. Research professional uses and opinions on CAD.
  7. Understand and perform geometric concepts and tasks using CAD.

Unit Content

  1. 2D drafting and 3D modelling.
  2. Concepts of 2D and 3D geometry.
  3. Current uses of CAD in object design.
  4. Current uses of CAD in spatial design.
  5. History and development of CAD.
  6. Interviews with design professionals.
  7. Referencing and organising CAD data.
  8. Use of relevant software and hardware.
  9. Writing and presenting interview summaries.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars. Workshops.

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
ExerciseClass exercises30%
AssignmentAssignment 130%
ProjectProject 140%

Text References

  • ^ Lee, K. (1999). Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE systems. (1st ed.). USA: Prentice Hall.
  • Schodek, D. (2004). Digital design and manufacturing: CAD/CAM applications in architecture and design. USA: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Onstott, S. (2005). Enhancing CAD drawings with photoshop. USA: Sybex.
  • Penz, F. (Ed.). (1992). Computers in architecture: Tools for design. Essex: Longman Group UK Ltd.
  • Mitchell, W., & McCullough, M. (1991). Digital design media: A handbook for architects and design professionals. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  • McCullough., Mitchell., & Purcell. (1990). The electronic design studio. USA: MIT Press.

^ Mandatory reference

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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