TDN5001 Research methods in industrial design
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
TDN5001 Research methods in industrial design is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Suzhou (SEU). It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Suzhou (SEU)
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before TDN5001
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After TDN5001
No unit lists TDN5001 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Industrial Design (F6005), the double award Masters program with Southeast University, China.
Overview
The unit develops the capacity to confidently engage in current design research practice and methods. Regular group and individual critiques of the design research applied to a project will be undertaken. Both your intentions and the results of your work are debated in group discussions and critical sessions. You will be expected to demonstrate a capability to investigate design research as part of design practice.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester (extended) | Suzhou (SEU) | Block on |
Assessment
- Single project / folioProject100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Investigate a range of current design research methods for design practice;
- 2
Evaluate and apply design research methods to a design project, demonstrating a synthesis of complex theories, concepts and propositions;
- 3
Communicate specific design strategies and approaches reflecting on the outcomes of design research in design practice;
- 4
Clearly articulate a design methodology and its critical application to the discourse of a design practice.
Workload and teaching
Block mode: 36 contact hours and 108 hours independent study.
On campus: 4 contact hours and 8 hours of independent study per week.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Ian Wong
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Ian Wong
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for TDN5001?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is TDN5001 offered?
In 2025, TDN5001 runs in Semester 1 at Suzhou (SEU).
Does TDN5001 have an exam?
No. TDN5001 has 1 assessment task and no exam.