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Design Communications Workshop (P/G) (ABPL90167)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - On Campus |
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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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment 1: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 2 | 10% |
Assignment 2: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 3 | 10% |
Assignment 3: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 4 | 10% |
Assignment 4: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 5 | 10% |
Assignment 5: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 6 | 10% |
Assignment 6: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 7 | 10% |
Assignment 7: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 8 | 10% |
Assignment 8: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 9 | 10% |
Assignment 9: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | Week 10 | 10% |
Assignment 10: Preliminary drawing exercises and final drawing exercise | In Final Folio | 10% |
Final Folio containing all work (including preliminary exercises, final drawings and sketchbook) due 2 weeks after final studio session | 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 100% |
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.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Donald Bates Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 40 hours (10 x 1 hour Lecture + 10 x 3 hour Studio ) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Donald Bates Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 40 hours (10 x 1 hour Lecture + 10 x 3 hour Studio ) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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:
Type Name Course Master of 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024