TDN3001 Research for design
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
TDN3001 Research for design is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Summer A and Semester 1 at Caulfield. It needs TDN2001.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Summer A, Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before TDN3001
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After TDN3001
No unit lists TDN3001 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Overview
This unit develops the capacity to understand and apply the methodologies of current design research practice. Through using research processes appropriate to their discipline, you will investigate contemporary issues that penetrate the links between design, society, culture and the environment. You will be required to use your research to uncover existing knowledge; use it to articulate and substantiate an argument; and build on it to formulate your own critically informed ideas. Through acquired research skills you will be able to interrogate a range of contemporary design issues and consider these in relation to your own disciplinary context and practice.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A | Caulfield | Online |
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Presentation20%
- Visual analysis30%
- Research essay50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate a capacity to undertake design research appropriate to your level;
- 2
Identify relevant design research theories, practices and methods and apply these to individual practice;
- 3
Critically analyse the currency of design practice;
- 4
Construct an argument informed by thorough and appropriate research methods, in verbal and written form;
- 5
Synthesise a range of relevant sources to plan and manage your research.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jess Berry
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jess Berry