MDC4130 Collaborative design studio 1
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
MDC4130 Collaborative design studio 1 is a level 4, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before MDC4130
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
- MDC4001Design project (part 1)
- MDC4002Design project (part 2)
After MDC4130
1 unit list MDC4130 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit engages you in sophisticated concepts around understanding a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to design problem solving. You will engage with set topics that are multi-faceted and human-centred. You are guided through a process of evaluating and determining appropriate design research methodologies. This includes an appreciation of the core principles of the physical, semantic and cultural implications of design outcomes. You will collaborate on projects and bring your personal skill sets together towards a unified and comprehensive solution to your set problem. As such your learning will be enhanced by peer-to-peer engagement as well as professional feedback in the evolution of your collaborative approach. You will learn to define design goals and objectives and apply a variety of media in order to realise them. You are encouraged to apply theoretical learning with an experimental approach to problem solving. Project work is presented in detailed print, model, digitally mediated or prototypical form where appropriate.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for MDC4130.
Assessment
- Design research and strategy (group)20%
- Participation and collaboration (individual)15%
- Final video (group)20%
- Final project print booklet (individual)15%
- Digital skills (individual)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate a capacity to communicate and constructively contribute to a collaborative approach to design problem solving;
- 2
Recognise the affects and benefits of multiple participation within a single design context;
- 3
Recognise and devise solutions to design problems that respond to the key theoretical principles of design thinking and making;
- 4
Define design solutions based upon the gathering of research material, goals, aims, specifications and limits for intended design outcomes;
- 5
Create a design response to a problem or exploit a design intervention where an opportunity has been discovered;
- 6
Further develop the capability to express design outcomes, concepts and solutions by a variety of media;
- 7
Understand and appreciate the purpose and application of practical design research methodologies;
- 8
Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities96 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
24 hours per week including 8 contact hours plus 16 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Jeffrey Janet
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Jeffrey Janet
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MDC4130?
MDC4130 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after MDC4130?
MDC4130 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including DGN5203.
When is MDC4130 offered?
MDC4130 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Does MDC4130 have an exam?
No. MDC4130 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.