UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

IDN4002 Major project (industrial design) part 2

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

IDN4002 Major project (industrial design) part 2 is a level 4, 18-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs IDN4001 or IDE4117.

Credit points
18
Offered in 2021
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for IDN4002. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before IDN4002

After IDN4002

No unit lists IDN4002 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: IDE4108, IDE4118

Overview

This unit is the second of the major project sequence. You are expected to continue with research initiated in IDN4001 and develop a time frame which details prototype construction in consultation with a supervisor and course coordinator. The lroject must have appropriate aspects to serve as a vehicle to demonstrate your professional understanding and capabilities as well as appropriate complexity to enable you to professionally undertake and present it within time and resource limitations of the unit. Documentation must be completed to a professional standard. Regular group and individual critiques are undertaken as the project and the thinking underlying it develop.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Assessment 1 - Colour and Trim and Design Freeze
    20%
  • Asssessment Task 2 Final presentation
    80%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Develop and refine your industrial design project from the conceptual stage undertaken in IDN4001 Major project (industrial design) part one, through to a prototype presentation, demonstrating a high level of capability;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and its professional practices, with particular reference to the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of your investigation;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of the contemporary discourse in design and industrial design and to be able to position your work relative to it;

  4. 4

    Debate and/or defend your practice in an informed critical appraisal;

  5. 5

    Cultivate high ambitions to perfect your practice of industrial design;

  6. 6

    Observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities96 hours
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning

36 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 28 hours of independent study.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Robbie Napper
Chief Examiners
Dr Robbie Napper

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for IDN4002?

You need IDN4001 or IDE4117 before you enrol; and TDN4102 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is IDN4002 offered?

In 2021, IDN4002 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does IDN4002 have an exam?

No. IDN4002 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
18
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.375
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021