UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

IDN4406 Industry placement for design

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

IDN4406 Industry placement for design is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs CDS2001 or IDN2001.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.

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Requisites

After IDN4406

No unit lists IDN4406 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: selection by interview and presentation of folio, enrolment in Bachelor of Design (F2002), student to secure own placement

Overview

This unit comprises a period of department-approved industry-based work placement with a design practice relevant to your discipline. The unit requires you to experience a minimum of 96 hours of contact for the semester, but this can be undertaken in a number of modes: 8 hours per week for 12 weeks, 16 hours per week for 6 weeks, 24 hours per week for 4 weeks, and so on. The unit will provide you with valuable real-world design experience, and alert you to important studio practices such as time management, project management, client liaison, budgets, and actual creative production processes and procedures.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldBlock off
Second semesterCaulfieldBlock off

Assessment

  • Task A: Comprehensive Diary (Minor Assignment)
    50%
  • Task B: Major Assignment
    50%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Perform a variety of tasks to a professional standard within a design practice;

  2. 2

    Effectively and constructively contribute as a team-member within an collaborative design project;

  3. 3

    Comprehend and participate in real-world design, planning and production processes;

  4. 4

    Develop design and planning skills that will translate to on-campus studio projects;

  5. 5

    Apply on-campus studio skills to a real-world design practice;

  6. 6

    Observe and apply the OHSE requirements of the working environment.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
  • Teaching approachProfessional placement
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachIndustry-based learning

12 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 4 hours of independent study.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Mr Ned Culic
Chief Examiners
Mr Ned Culic

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for IDN4406?

You need CDS2001 or IDN2001 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is IDN4406 offered?

In 2020, IDN4406 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does IDN4406 have an exam?

No. IDN4406 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202020212022