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No. of hours per week: two hours for one
semester
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
The aim of this subject is to give students a general
understanding of the business environment with an emphasis
on management in the visual communication industry.
Specific course objectives are:
To develop an understanding of graphic design
management including setting up and managing a
design office, working with clients and graphic design
project management.
To develop skills in presentation and articulation of ideas.
To gain experience in solving design management
problems.
To develop skills in written business communication and
report writing.
Aspects of the theory are incorporated in assigned project
work of the cooperative degree stream and the professional
practice of the Graphic Design Centre (degree conversion).
Students are required to submit two major written assignments
based on information presented in the tutorials by the course
coordinator and guest lecturers.
IDIOI Industrial Design 1
This subject consists of:
ID1 OlA Design Principles 1A
ID101 B Common Studies 1A
ID101 C Design Drawing
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2. IDIOIA Design Principles 1A
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No. of hours per week: three hours
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Prerequisite: nil
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2. To introduce a range of design methodologies used to produce
creative solutions in design projects.
Subject description
An introduction to design methodology including product
research, analysis and identification of the problem, methods
for dealing with creative problem solving and removing mental
blocks, clear thinking, divergent and convergent thought
processes. Areas of interest will include lateral thinking, form
follows function, functionalism, association, brainstorming
techniques and other methodologies. Practical exercises and
discussions will consolidate these processes.
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Common Studies 1A
No. of hours per week: two hours
Prerequisite: nil
Subject aims
To create a general understanding of the value and application
of a variety of useful topics as they apply to industrial
designers and in the practice of other related disciplines.
Subject description
Topics to be covered in this subject will include time
management, typography, photography and reprographics as
they pertain to industral designers.
ID1 01 C
Design Drawing
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: nil
Subject aims
To introduce students to perspective and 'box construction'
drawing as a basis for two dimensional communication
techniques such as product sketching and more formal
visualisation.
Subject description
The introduction to one, two and three point perspective as it
pertains to industrial design and the construction of
sophisticated forms from basic constructed geometric units.
ID102 Technology 1
This subject consists of:
ID1 O2A Design and Manufacturing 1A
lDlO2B Workshop Techniques 1 A
Prerequisites: nil
1~102~ Design and Manufacturing 1A
No, of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisite: nil
Subject aims
An introduction to the structure, properties, and processing of
engineering materials.
Subject description
The classification, structure and properties of engineering
materials.
Elements, compounds and mixtures.
Metals and non-metals.
Organic and inorganic materials, chemical bonding, properties
of materials
Testing and inspection techniques used to determine the
properties of materials.
Material data sheets.