TAD5500 Design research documentation
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
TAD5500 Design research documentation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs (MDC4110, MDC4120, MDC4130 or MDC4502) and (TAD4523 or TAD5400).
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before TAD5500
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After TAD5500
No unit lists TAD5500 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Design (F6002).
Overview
This unit requires you to conceptualise your final semester research project in relation to relevant theory and practice. It provides the synthesis between text-based critical analysis and a final studio design outcome. The structure and content of the exegesis accompanying your final submission will be used as a way of examining the theoretical models, investigative methods and contribution that your research makes to the field. This exploration will enable your development of a conceptual framework in studio research and exegesis that identifies the relations between research intention and research method. In doing so, the academic integrity of both types of output will be strengthened. You will be encouraged to use the work produced throughout your Master of Design to develop new conceptual frameworks for your discipline.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Project 1Project30%
- Project 2Project20%
- Project 3Project50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate that you have identified a conceptual framework for the research;
- 2
Argue the logic of your research process;
- 3
Situate the relevance of your research within a contemporary context;
- 4
Engage with both your own practices and those of others in a critical manner that informs your work and demonstrates an awareness of the wider field;
- 5
Demonstrate that you have translated an aspect of your enquiry into a relevant form of scholarship to the field of research (eg; academic poster, abstract, conference paper, journal article, research report);
- 6
Demonstrate that you are equipped to sustain an exegetical elaboration of your research.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
12 hours per week including 2 contact hours plus 10 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Stephen Palmer
- Ms Sara Daly
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jess Berry
- Ms Sara Daly
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for TAD5500?
You need (MDC4110, MDC4120, MDC4130 or MDC4502) and (TAD4523 or TAD5400) before you enrol; and OHS1000 and ((MDC5240, MDC5210 or MDC5220) or (MDC5210, MDC5220 or MDC5230)) before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is TAD5500 offered?
In 2025, TAD5500 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does TAD5500 have an exam?
No. TAD5500 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.