PROD110-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019

Product Design Principles

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

Introduction to formal aspects of design practice, including the detailed design brief, important influences and influencers in design throughout history, and the place of design in the context of cultures, nations and users. Critical practical skills, including freehand, digital and technical drawing, as well as prototyping skills using paper, card, 3D printing, laser-cutting, modelling foam and wood.

Learning Outcomes

  • At the end of this course, students will be prepared to engage in practical design projects and

  • know how to write a detailed design brief
  • have developed an awareness of ethical and cultural issues, particularly as it applies to indigenous peoples in the context of design
  • understand the importance of aesthetics, affordance, ergonomics and human factors in product design
  • have experienced practical prototyping aspects of design projects using card, foam and wood materials
  • have experienced modern computer-based prototyping equipment such as 3D printing and laser cutting
  • have knowledge of different design processes, major influences and methodologies, historical events and movements in the world of design
  • understand essential shifts and paradigms in understanding of the built environment
  • developed their critical thinking about things and events and understand socially and culturally responsible design practices, especially in the context of bi-cultural and multi-cultural competencies in the context of design
  • expanded their freehand sketching, technical drawing, digital drawing, computer-aided design, visual communication and presentation skills

Restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in the BProdDesign, the BProdDesign/BCom and the BProdDesign/BSc.

Course Coordinator

Bahareh Shahri

Course Administrator

Alison Lowery

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 10%
Assignment 2 10%
Model Making - Final Showcase 25% Cardboard Model 5%, Form Model 5%, Laser Cutting 5%, Wooden Toy 10%
Freehand Drawing - Final Showcase 15% 5 Drawings
Final Exam 20%
Postcard 5%
Technical Drawing 15% In class test

Notes

This course is restricted to students enrolled in the BProdDesign, BProdDesign/BSc or BProdDesign/BCom degrees

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $956.00

International fee $5,250.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Product Design .

All PROD110 Occurrences

  • PROD110-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019
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