Design Research Studio 4

Course aim

To develop students’ mastery, relative to specialisation, in applying research for design practice, design processes, strategies and professional practices to the realisation of a major supervised design project, undertaken concurrently with a minor design project.

Course content

Students will refine skills acquired through previous design studios and integrates closely with aims and objectives of Masters Design Studio 3, via a major supervised design project, concurrent with a minor design project. Students will further develop skills in research for design practice, critical thinking applied to complex design problems, consideration to broader global issues within contemporary design contexts, collaboration with industry and/or interdisciplinary academic groups. Students will integrate knowledge of consultation and interaction with clients, resource experts, mentors, suppliers and external third party experts with skills in advanced drawing and design simulation, presentation of complex information and concepts, professional practice, verbal communication and general professional interface.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GRAP 5005	Design Research Studio 1
GRAP 5006	Design Research Studio 2
GRAP 6001	Design Research Studio 3
VSAR 4003	AAD Research Methods

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Studio	7 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Major project, Minor project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.