DYB121 Introducing Design Fabrication
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| Unit code: | DYB121 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,320 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | DYB121 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Shayne Beaver | s.beaver@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This introductory hands-on unit explores concepts, skills and methods required to prototype and fabricate physical objects from your design ideas. Designers need to consider the capabilities of fabrication, associated processes and equipment, and materials available to produce a physical prototype of their design ideas. From this perspective, design fabrication is problem centric and requires a rationale behind the choice of materials and processes, an understanding of the quality of the fabrication outcome as part of an iterative process or for its temporal qualities for concept evaluation, as well as consideration of the ethics of fabrication. The foundational design fabrication skills acquired in this unit will be further developed in subsequent design units in the program.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Understand and apply the iterative design fabrication process.
- Use introductory visual and fabricated representation techniques to communicate design ideas.
- Apply a range of fabrication techniques to collaboratively realise design ideas.
Content
Introductory content may include:
- design fabrication processes
- exploratory and iterative fabrication techniques
- use of soft and hard material for fabrication
- problem solving skills for idea realisation
- material qualities
- hands-on skills needed to operate a variety of fabrication tools and equipment
- evaluating prototype outcomes
- collaboration and design realisation
- safe work practices.
Learning Approaches
Through an immersive hands-on experience, and within a student-centered collaborative problem-based learning environment, you will explore how design and fabrication are mutually dependent and interrelated activities. In this introductory unit, you will learn-by-doing to begin to understand how fabrication skills and associated knowledge can enhance the exploratory process and improve quality of final outcomes, as well as influence design aesthetics through prototype iteration.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- in class formative exercises
- criteria sheets
- Canvas general comments to cohort group
- collaborative peer feedback.
Assessment
Overview
Summative assessment is based on the completion of practical workshop tasks and the documentation of fabricated design outcomes. These will test your ability to effectively realise and communicate design ideas using design fabrication and representation techniques.
For summative hands-on practical components, where appropriate, individually negotiated tasks will be undertaken for students with relevant physical disabilities.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Design Fabrication Documentation
Assessment: Design Fabricated Outcome
In a small team, you will prototype and test design ideas in response to a pre-defined problem brief. During the semester you will share your ideas with your peer cohort for collaborative informal feedback to determine which idea/s will be further developed. Your team will then work collaboratively to fabricate your final design solution, and present it to your peer cohort. Individually, you will produce a digital workbook that documents and evaluates your iterative prototype ideas and final design, as well as reflect critically on the overall process. For this assessment, it is important to be pragmatic about capabilities relative to time, skill, and access to tools and equipment.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Costs
A compulsory one-off course levy will be charged to cover basic workshop materials. Purchasing of additional material and equipment may also be required. Please refer to the unit's Canvas site for exact costs and process for levy payment, as well as any additional resource requirements and information that is specific for the online study offering.
Resources
There are no set textbooks for this unit.
Resource Materials
Other
To enable your full participation in the virtual learning environment, for example, participating in online activities and engaging with online learning materials, you will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection, webcam, headset and microphone, as well as a learning environment where you are able to fully participate undisturbed when required.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
Where substantial computer-based work is required, particularly in the case of fully online students, you are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work, and ensure that your workstation is set up for optimal comfort to prevent strain or injury.
This unit may (also) require a Tier 2 Health and Safety Induction, which provides an overview of the facilities and general safety procedures for using the Gardens Point J block facilities.
This unit may require a Tier 3 Health and Safety Induction, which is a hands on induction on specific machinery. Please see School of Design J block workshop staff to book in for induction on specific machinery.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.DE43 Bachelor of Design
- Demonstrate theoretical and technical design knowledge, synthesising methods and theories of design in dynamic and evolving contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Design Fabrication Documentation, Design Fabricated Outcome - Recognise the consequences of design and its impact on the world, with respect to open, ethical and inclusive core design values acknowledging global, cultural and / or indigenous contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Design Fabrication Documentation, Design Fabricated Outcome - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO3, Design Fabricated Outcome - Demonstrate technical proficiencies to undertake rigorous and iterative design experimentation that considers participatory and co-creation design processes.
Relates to: ULO3, Design Fabricated Outcome - Communicate coherently, independently and/or collaboratively using a range of media to convey and share design knowledge and ideas to diverse audiences in a range of contexts.
Relates to: ULO2, Design Fabrication Documentation, Design Fabricated Outcome - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO3, Design Fabricated Outcome
DE45 Bachelor of Design - International
- Demonstrate theoretical and technical design knowledge, synthesising methods and theories of design in dynamic and evolving contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Design Fabrication Documentation, Design Fabricated Outcome - Recognise the consequences of design and its impact on the world, with respect to open, ethical and inclusive core design values acknowledging global, cultural and / or indigenous contexts.
Relates to: ULO1, Design Fabrication Documentation, Design Fabricated Outcome - Evaluate and translate conceptual and critical design methodologies and tools and transfer to new and complex challenges.
Relates to: ULO3, Design Fabricated Outcome - Demonstrate technical proficiencies to undertake rigorous and iterative design experimentation that considers participatory and co-creation design processes.
Relates to: ULO3, Design Fabricated Outcome - Communicate coherently, independently and/or collaboratively using a range of media to convey and share design knowledge and ideas to diverse audiences in a range of contexts.
Relates to: ULO2, Design Fabrication Documentation, Design Fabricated Outcome - Employ iterative approaches for open, collaborative and experimental design solutions using an entrepreneurial mindset.
Relates to: ULO3, Design Fabricated Outcome