84906 Product Design Honours Project Realisation

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UTS: Design, Architecture and Building: Design
Credit points: 12 cp
Result type: Grade and marks

Requisite(s): 84905 Integrated Product Design Honours Project Conceptualisation AND 84908 Integrated Product Design Honours Project Research and Development A

Requisite elaboration/waiver:

84905 Product Design Honours Project Conceptualisation, 84908 Product Design Honours Project Research and Development A

Description

While completing this subject students take the design concept they developed in subjects 84905 Product Design Honours Project Conceptualisation and 84908 Product Design Honours Project Research and Development A through to realisation. The subject runs in parallel with and draws upon 84907 Product Design Honours Project Research and Development B. The subject is project-driven and combines self-initiated project methodologies with practice-based research methods and strategies to take a design concept through to realisation. At the conclusion of the subject students present their work using methods that enable it to be physically experienced and interacted with, as well as engaging a wide audience into the cultural dialog.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1.	Create designs that innovate meanings and experiences.
2.	Develop and integrate product design practices, values and outcomes that engage audiences in a wider cultural dialogue.
3.	Apply planning and construction skills to use prototyping as a central research device.
4.	Engage with, and integrate alternative points of view as part of responsible product design practice.
5.	Demonstrate professional visual communication and presentation of design process and outcomes for all deliverables.

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrated reference to, and consideration of, alternative points of view (A.3)
Professional skill in producing tangible 3D representation (C.3)
Demonstration of a developed aesthetic sensibility (I.3)
Demonstrated accuracy, rigour and care (P.2)
Ability to self-manage, including task initiation, allocation of time and realisation of outcomes (P.3)
Demonstrated reflective critical analysis (R.4)

Teaching and learning strategies

This subject includes active and collaborative learning experiences where ongoing feedback is provided weekly in all on-campus studio engagements. It is therefore imperative that students prepare for and attend all on campus engagements according to the program.

This subject uses an enquiry-based learning strategy that involves students researching and developing their own solutions to complex design challenges. The subject uses design professionals as studio leaders to ensure that all content and tasks are relevant to current professional practice in an evolving global context.

Prior to each studio session, students will be required to respond to the studio leaders recommendations and instructions, and bring new work completed in the form of drawings and models, to clearly demonstrate progress. The subject requires students to demonstrate the ability to take the design concept they developed in the previous semester and present it as a resolved Product Design. In studio, students will work collaboratively with their peers and a studio leader on their design projects. At the beginning of each studio, the studio leader and the group will discuss the challenges they are facing with their projects in connection to the weekly studio topic. The mentor will be reviewing the work weekly and will provide feedback verbally. It is the student's responsibility to record any feedback provided in studio and delivered by studio leaders and guests during assessments, particularly as the verbal feedback provided at the end of assessment presentations is often comprehensive and the only feedback provided. Students will be expected to actively participate in collaborative peer review feedback exercises. Students will also be supported by the level 2, Faculty Workshop in the construction of presentation models and prototypes.

Grades on final design submissions will be provided through Re.View.

Content (topics)

Design driven innovation
Self initiated product design
Management of a complex product design project
Environmentally sustainable product design practice
Creation of 3D artefacts for effective communication of design intent
Meetings and presentations that clearly demonstrate weekly progress
Creating an exhibition environment that enables a product design to be experienced
Selection of appropriate methods for presentation and communication of a product design project

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Resolved Product Design Concept

Intent:

You are to present your Resolved Product Design Concept in a 5-minute digital slide show supported by a physical 1:1 scale mock-up, model and/or experience prototype. Your presentation should include but is not limited to:

A short summary of your projects' intent (this could also be a summary of your project brief)
Styling
Physical interaction and ergonomics as appropriate
Materials, technologies and production methods you are considering/proposing
Size and critical dimensions
Issues to be addressed in the remaining time (this could be supported by a time plan)

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

2 and 4

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

A.3 and R.4

Type:

Presentation

Groupwork:

Individual

Weight:

20%

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Demonstrated use of design practice and integration of design values to critically develop and innovate new products that are culturally meaningful.	40	2	R.4
Demonstrated commitment to the task evident in the way you have integrated and engaged with alternative points of view to improve and resolve your concept each week.	60	4	A.3

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Assessment task 2: Resolved Product Design

Intent:

You are to present your Resolved Product Design in a 5-minute slide show supported by a physical 1:1 scale model and/or experience prototype. Your presentation should include but is not limited to:

Clear and succinct articulation of your projects' intent
Finalised styling and appearance
Clearly defined physical interaction and ergonomics as appropriate
How you are addressing the safety of people using your product and relevant legislation (if applicable)
Finalised materials, technologies and production methods
Issues related to environmental impact and human well-being, as appropriate
Issues to be addressed in the remaining time

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

3 and 5

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

C.3, P.2 and P.3

Type:

Presentation

Groupwork:

Individual

Weight:

35%

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Demonstrated understanding of how to conduct research and prototyping methods to develop and accurately describe product design features, evident in the presentation and prototypes of the resolved product design.	40	3	P.2
Demonstrated level of professional skill in producing tangible, accurate 3D representations of design features a high standard evident in the prototype(s) presented.	30	5	C.3
Demonstrated level of professional commitment evident in the progress demonstrated on a weekly basis.	30	5	P.3

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Assessment task 3: Presentation of Final Product Design

Intent:

You are to present your Finalised Product Design to a panel of assessors. You will be assigned a 45-minute time slot and a room, which you will be able to access 45 minutes before your presentation is scheduled to commence. Your digital presentation should be a maximum of 20-minutes in length, to be followed by 10-minutes of question time and a further 10-minutes of discussion time for the panel.

Your presentation should include but is not limited to:

Clear and succinct articulation of your product designs' intent
A short review of where you started at the beginning of the year and how you arrived at your current solution. This should include major design milestones, design iterations, decisions you made based on things you learnt through user testing etc.
Clear explanation of physical interaction and ergonomics
A possible scenario of someone using and interacting with your product design
How you are addressing the safety of people using your product design and relevant legislation (if applicable)
Clear explanation of materials, technologies and production methods. This should include all physical parts of your design and could for example be communicated through exploded perspective views of CAD renderings.
Environmental impact of your product design. This could include design for repair and disassembly, appropriate materials for recycling etc.

Your digital presentation should be supported by:

A physical 1:1 scale appearance model, functional prototype or experience prototype, which allows the panel to experience what it may be like to interact with your Product Design. The type of model will vary considerably from project to project and will be decided in discussion with your Studio Leader.
A video, of (max) 90-seconds in length, that explains the what, why and how of your product design. This could be a Wizard of Oz style video that could cover several of the points listed above for presentation such as: Physical interaction, scenario etc.

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

1, 2 and 5

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

A.3, C.3 and I.3

Type:

Presentation

Groupwork:

Individual

Weight:

45%

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Degree of innovation and aesthetic sensibility of the product design process and outcome, related to the way it creates positive new meanings and experiences, evident in the final product design.	30	1	I.3
Demonstrated level of commitment and engagement in the pursuit of design practices and values that integrates alternative points of view and encourage audiences in a wider cultural dialogue, evident in the presentation and prototype(s) of the final product design.	40	2	A.3
Standard of visual communication and presentation of product design process and outcome, particularly regarding tangible 3D representation and technical resolution evident in all deliverables.	30	5	C.3

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Minimum requirements

The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.