1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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machinery. The use of a variety of materials such as plastic,
timber, moulding materials, sheetmetal, steel and aluminium
will provide an opportunity to produce models and
prototypes representing product design projects.
ID203 Visualisation
10 credit points S 3 hours per week Prahran Prerequisites:
ID103 Draving Assessment: continuous
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Industrial
Design)
Objectives
To help establish the 'process of design' as second nature
through freehand sketching.
Content
To encourage free ranging design, investigative drawing and
form study exercises with the accent on enjoyable selfexpression.
ID204 Computer Studies 1 B
7.5 credit points S 3 hours per week Prahran
Prerequisites: ID104 Computer Studies 1A Assessment:
continuous
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Industrial
Design)
Objectives
To introduce computing and the type of programs and
languages applicable to design environments.
Content
Topics covered will include desktop publishing, illustration
and photo-imaging for graphic and industrial applications.
The use of data storage, file maintenance and bureau services
will be discussed. Practical work will provide the student
with specific knowledge in areas critical to industrial design.
ID205 Design History 1 B
7.5 credit points S 3 hours per week Prahran
Prerequisites: ID105 Design History 1A Assessment:
continuous
A first year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
Content
In semester two, students will explore European
developments in design and art ranging from postimpressionism
through futurism, dada, the Bauhaus,
surrealism and American and Australian modernism. While
charting the work of individual designers and artists the
course also explores cultural themes such as gender and class,
imperialism and nationalism, east and west and considers the
influences of political and social conditions on western culture.
ID301 Industrial Design 3
12.5 credit points 9.5 hours per week Prahran
Prerequisites: ID101 Industrial Design, ID201 Industrial
Design 2, ID202 Technology 2, ID205 Design History 1B
Assessment: continuous
A second year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Industrial
Design)
This subject consists of:
Design Projects 2A
Product Illustration
Design Projects 2A
Objectives
To introduce industrial design development principles and
methods of practice while concentrating on the
identification of the problem and the purpose of exploring
multiple design solutions.
Content
Creative problem solving utilising knowledge gained in the
theoretical and practical studies will be encouraged, and an
emphasis on the understanding of the process of design will
underpin all activities. The student will begin to develop an
appreciation of three dimensional form and aesthetics by
removing many of the constraints normally existing in
design problems.
Topics include communication of ideas through both two
and three dimensional presentations, including basic
rendering and mockups as development aids; understanding
of the concept - of - producing more than one viable solution
to problems; understanding of appropriate manufacturing
Drocesses for various solutions: ability to define the
problem; appreciation of form and appreciation of function.
Product Illustration
Objectives
The introduction of technical graphics as it pertains to the
industrial designer.
Content
The subject provides an introduction to perspective grids,
the generation of exploded views, sectional drawings and
instruction in how these technical graphics are used to
enhance the visual presentation of design concepts.
ID302 Technology 3
12.5 credit points 6 hoursper week Prahran
S Prerequisites: ID101 Industrial Design 1, ID201 Industrial
Design 2, ID202 Technology 2 Assessment: continuous
A second year subject in the Bachelor of Design (Industrial
Design)
This subject consists of:
Design and Manufacturing 2A
Electronics
Ergonomics
Design and Manufacturing 2A
Objectives
To give the student an introduction to the structure,
properties and processing of a range of plastic and related
materials.