1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

culture, taste, style, the vernacular, reader-user response, the
image or product and its production will be examined via
critical readings of contemporary writings and/or technical
publications. Some emphasis will be placed on the
construction of an Australian design history and critical
discourse around each topic.
Consideration will be given to the development of research
skills and methods which can be applied in both written,
visual and ~ractical forms.
ID608 lndependent Study Program (I.S. P 1 )
Z 5 credit points 3 hours per week Prahran Prerequisites:
ID501 Industrial Design 5, ID502 Technology, ID503
Professional Studies 3 Assessment: continuous
A third year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Honours)
(Industrial Design)
Ob jectives
To provide an opportunity for students to enhance their
program in accordance with their career aspirations.
Content
The independent study program is a series of subjects that
will allow students a degree of choice and selfdirection
through the later stages of their program. Students should
use these subjects to extend specific design or research
investigations into their current project activities.
ID701 Industrial Design 7
25 credit points 18 hours per week Prahran
Prerequisites: Credit level results in all the degree level
subjects or to the satisfaction of the program director and the
progress committee, ID601 Industrial Design 6, ID608 1S.P. I,
10607 Design Research Skills, 10605 Art and Design, Culture IB
Assessment: teaching staff and external design professionals
convene to undertake assessment of this unit.
A fourth year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Industrial
Design)
Objectives
To examine, develop and propose solutions to identified
problems through the application and knowledge gained in
previous studies.
Content
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c An emphasis on the research activities associated with
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product design opportunities developed with participating
industry sponsors, will be the focus of this subject. It is
anticipated that individuals in this subject may also elect to
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p ~dentify, approach and develop solutions for industry.
Students wlll be expected to develop concepts from a
rational research base and consult with appropriate
specialists.
ID707 Design Research Methods 1
15 credit hours 2 hoursper week Prahran Prerequisites:
ID601 Industriul Design 6, ID608 I.S.P.1, ID607 Design
Research Skills, ID605 Art and Design Culture 1B
Assessment: continuous
A fourth year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Honours)
(Industrial Design)
Objectives
To develop students research abilities in preparation for
industry and postgraduate work.
Content
Students will elect a staff member to act as a supervisor and
in consultation with them, nominate an area or topic to
research. Students may choose a new topic or continue with
their minor research project from the previous semester and
develop it further. Assistance will be given in accessing data
banks and libraries at other local, interstate and overseas
universities.
Students will work at their own pace investigating their
topic thoroughly to produce a research paper or project,
which may be in a written, visual or demonstrational form.
A combination of either may be used.
ID708 Independent Study Program (I .S. P 2)
10 credit points 6 hours per week Prahran Prerequisites:
ID601 Industrial Design 6, ID608 I.S.P.1, D607Design
Research Skills, ID605 Art and Design Culture 1B
A fourth year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Honours)
(Industrial Design)
Obiectives
To provide an opportunity for students to enhance their
program in accordance with their career aspirations.
Content
The independent study program is a series of subjects that
will allow students a degree of choice and self-direction
through their program. Students should use these subjects to
extend specific design or research investigations into their
current project activities.
ID801 Industrial Design 8
25 credit points 16 hours per week Prahran
Prerequisites: ID701 Industrial Design 7, ID708 I.S.P.2,
ID707 Design Research Methods I Assessment: teaching staff
and external design professionals convene to undwtdke
assessment of this unit.
A fourth year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Honours)
(Industrial Design)
Obiectives
To examine, develop and propose solutions to identified
problems.
Content
It is expected that all of the skills and knowledge gained in
the previous studies will be utilised to develop
comprehensive solutions. Building on the skills gained and
extending abilities towards independence in managing
complex design projects, emphasis on the research activities
associated with product design opportunities developed with
participating industry sponsors, will be the focus of this
subject. It is anticipated that individuals in this subject may
also elect to identify, approach and develop solutions for