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Design Communications Workshop (P/G) (ABPL90167)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject introduces graphic skills appropriate to design and building. These skills are taught through a series of constructed and freehand drawing assignments essential to the design thinking process. Graphic skills are developed through tutorials and lectures which are held in the studios and outdoors. Emphasis is given to the development of orthographic and perspective drawing, delineation and representation of form and volume.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of the subject students should be able to:



  • Learn to draw and design with confidence
  • Create orthographic and perspective drawings
  • Demonstrate constructed, freehand and digital drawing techniques.

Generic skills

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:

  • Perception of objects in a 3-dimensional framework
  • Presentation of projects verbally and graphically
  • Teamwork and time-management.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design.

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details

Freehand and constructed drawing exercises held both outdoors and in the studio (100%). Time commitment for each of 10 Weekly Assignments which are each worth 10% of final assessment is approximately 10 hours per week per Assignment.

  • Assignment 1: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 2 class, 10%
  • Assignment 2: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 3 class, 10%
  • Assignment 3: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 4 class, 10%
  • Assignment 4: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 5 class, 10%
  • Assignment 5: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 6 class, 10%
  • Assignment 6: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 7 class, 10%
  • Assignment 7: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 8 class, 10%
  • Assignment 8: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 9 class, 10%
  • Assignment 9: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due Week 10 class, 10%
  • Assignment 10: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise due in Final Folio, 10%
  • Final Folio containing all work (including preliminary exercises, final drawings and sketchbook) due 2 weeks after final studio session (100%)

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorLindy Joubert
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours40 hours (10 x 1 hour Lecture + 10 x 3 hour Studio )
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017
    Last self-enrol date10 March 2017
    Census date31 March 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017
    Assessment period ends23 June 2017

    Semester 1 contact information

    Email: lindyaj@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

170 hours

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    D. Cooper, Drawing and Perceiving. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2nd edition, 1992.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Urban Design
    CourseMaster of Design (Urban Design)
  • Available through the Community Access Program

    About the Community Access Program (CAP)

    This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

Last updated: 3 November 2022