DNB215 Personal Transportation


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Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal

Unit code:DNB215
Credit points:12
Pre-requisite:Completion of 96 credit points of study
Assumed Knowledge:

Introductory graphic visualisation skills are assumed knowledge.

Coordinator:Levi Swann | levi.swann@qut.edu.au
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Overview

This unit introduces personal transport and mobility system concepts as applied to the design of a personal transport system for a given context. It focuses on understanding, benchmarking and designing personal transport systems for a specific context. It prepares you for future units including mass transportation and future transportation units. This unit is in the developmental stage of your course and introduces you to some basic concepts for transportation systems and builds on your application of design. It is preferred (but not a requirement) that you have completed design or design visualisation units prior to enrolling in this unit.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

  1. Research introductory transport systems from a user experience perspective.
  2. Demonstrate benchmarking of personal transportation systems.
  3. Use basic knowledge of automotive design.
  4. Create intermediate proficiency in transport styling.
  5. Communicate Intermediate proficiency in personal transportation.

Content

The major topics covered in this unit include:

  • researching and understanding the user experience of transport systems
  • benchmarking leading personal transport systems
  • introduction to automotive design
  • transport styling techniques
  • presentation of personal transport systems including visuals, model-making, prototyping, technical details.

Learning Approaches

This unit will consist of lectures, design studios and discussions. The focus is on project based learning in the design studio setting where your work will be supported by lectures, one-to-one and group activities, feedback sessions, blended material, and workshops. In studio you may be required to present your work for discussion in a group situation where you will have an opportunity to explain your research and/or designs and receive feedback from your peers and staff. A key component of the studio is for students and staff to work together to learn about design. Your active participation and a sense of personal responsibility for your development as a designer are essential for success.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Feedback in this unit is provided to you in following ways

  • in-class formative exercises
  • criteria (rubric) sheets
  • Canvas general comments to cohort group
  • collaborative peer feedback.

Assessment

Overview

This unit employs both summative and formative assessment. The summative assessment is designed to measure the level of knowledge and skills gained as well as how well you are able to integrate new and prior knowledge and skills. Formative assessment will be given on a one-on-one basis in class as required.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Poster

You and your team members will research personal transportation systems and an urban context, and present the outcomes on a graphic poster with an accompanying design brief. The research should demonstrate your understanding of current trends and issues related to personal transportation systems, the impact of the systems in urban contexts, and outline opportunities for design. For this, you should consider a range of factors, including user experience, ergonomics, materials, infrastructure, sustainability, and technology.
 
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Weight: 25
Individual/Group: Group
Due (indicative): Early Semester
Related Unit learning outcomes: 1, 2, 5

Assessment: Portfolio

You will create a visual portfolio of work that communicates a personal transport system concept design. The portfolio should showcase your understanding of transport design, styling, ergonomics, human-factors, as well as other concepts and skills learned throughout the project. You will apply each of these areas of knoweldge to demonstrate your ability to synthesise research, communicate your ideas effectively, and apply design principles in the context of personal transportation systems design.
 
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Weight: 20
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): Late Semester
Related Unit learning outcomes: 3, 4

Assessment: Presentation

You will finalise the design of a unique personal transportation system that prioritises the user experience. The design and its development process will be presented using a combination of model making and other visual presentation techniques. This assessment will test your skills in critical design thinking, prototyping, and visual communication, as well as your understanding of transportation and automotive design.

Weight: 55
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): Late Semester
Related Unit learning outcomes: 4, 5

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

There are no set textbooks for this unit. Please refer to the unit Canvas site.

Risk Assessment Statement

You are required to have undertaken a J Block Workshop induction as part of this unit. Further information on this will be made available early in the semester.

All students and staff are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction for access to campus buildings and facilities. This must be completed online.

There are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues in this setting; however, J-Block workshop usage may be required. Prior to workshop access all students are required to complete the General Safety induction and the J-Block workshop Induction that introduce safety regulations. Students who do not act in accordance with the requirements of the Workplace and Health and Safety Act will be asked to leave workshop.