This course foregrounds design as a process and combines individual studio–based exploration of discipline specific materials and approaches together with input from accomplished staff and peers within the Craft and Design areas across the ANU’s School of Art.
Based on the Independent Work Proposal (IWP), students will develop design solutions relevant to their project. The development of these solutions will be supported though tutorials, demonstrations and discussions within the relevant major discipline of study. Student projects will be informed by Craft and Design thinking, including the framing of a design problem (IWP) and its discipline specific interpretation and ideation. The mapping of autonomous craft practice onto design processes will include experimentation with a range of materials and production techniques including but not limited to the use of digital technologies.
The strength of this course rests in its integration of traditional and contemporary approaches to making: designing through making. Students will develop skills in documentation and communication of their project's evolution. Weekly and cross-discipline forums will provide for critical and contextual discussions relevant to their academic and design development.
Students will learn how to research and work in a safe manner. Workplace Health and Safety instruction is an integral part of this course and will be handled within each Workshop.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Plan and execute a design-based project.
- Demonstrate a high level of skill in the application of
relevant technologies and practical processes.
- Consider their own design work in relation to broader
cultural contexts.
- Effectively interpret, communicate and present ideas
suited to the project through integration of concepts and processes.
- Demonstrate expanded awareness of historical and theoretical contexts for art and design practice and consider their own work in relation to broader cultural contexts.
Indicative Assessment
Portfolio of studio work (80%) [LOs 1 – 5]
Journal/Documentation/Studio Theory presentation (20%) [LOs 3 – 5]
Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.Requisite and Incompatibility
Majors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3600 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4980 |
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