This course provides students with critical approaches to analyse, identify and contextualise their own professional design practice and future pathways. Surveying the breadth of work produced over the course of the Bachelor of Design program – creative entrepreneurial themes are identified that critically engage social, cultural, technological, environmental and ethical contexts, indicative of contemporary and emerging design industries. In this course, we ask how can the diverse and experimental project outcomes tell the story of an ethical design practitioner in meeting future challenges? Utilising critical and transdisciplinary skills and knowledge developed over the course of the degree, students document, edit and evaluate their own practice to identify and develop emergent professional directions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of diverse contemporary practices and discourses in design;
- situate and substantiate design practice in the context of contemporary and emergent design practice;
- demonstrate how a design practice responds to social, cultural, technological, environmental and ethical issues of design in local and international contexts;
- conduct research into design artefacts, processes, and discourse and apply findings to a professional portfolio;
- participate and engage with peer feedback and critical reflection; and
- engage with industry and the general public as an informed and ethical practitioner.
Indicative Assessment
- Work Audit (30) [LO 2,4,5]
- Situating Practice (20) [LO 1,3,5]
- Design Practice Presentation (20) [LO 1,3,5,6]
- Professional Portfolio (30) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact comprising lectures, tutorials / workshops.
b) 82 hours of independent study consisting of a combination of research, reading and writing, and/or internship attendance.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
See Wattle.
Assumed Knowledge
Students should enrol in this course during the final stages of their degree/s. Students are assumed to have attained the relevant domain experience required to engage with industry and public.
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.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4020 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5580 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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