UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

CDS4001 Major project (communication design) part 1

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

CDS4001 Major project (communication design) part 1 is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Caulfield

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Requisites

Before CDS4001

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After CDS4001

No unit lists CDS4001 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: MMD4107, VCO4107

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in F3702 Bachelor of Communication Design (Honours) or F3703 Bachelor of Design (Honours)

Overview

This unit is part one a major communication design project. It provides an opportunity to research issues, undertake conceptual design and develop refinements on the basis of the advanced attainment achieved at the end of the Bachelor of Communication Design or Bachelor of Design. In most instances the project is proposed by you at the beginning of the semester in consultation with the lecturer, and approved by the lecturer and course coordinator. This allows the address of issues of capability or knowledge, or the development of specialist understanding or skills to be built in to your program.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Demonstrate a capability to research and explore the full range of issues to be considered in a communication design project;

  2. 2

    Practice communication design to a high standard of professional competency;

  3. 3

    Relate your work to contemporary discourse and seek to extend its boundaries through your design work;

  4. 4

    Defend your chosen direction in the major project against informed criticism;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate a base of sound knowledge, understanding and capability to undertake your major project;

  6. 6

    Demonstrate that you are capable of organising, developing and planning methodologies associated with the major project which will help to successfully determine a viable outcome.

Workload and teaching

24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours independent study.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Vincent Dziekan
Chief Examiners
Dr Vincent Dziekan

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for CDS4001?

CDS4001 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is CDS4001 offered?

In 2020, CDS4001 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021