DSDN101 Course Outline by firstyear design

FIRST YEAR DESIGN – BACHELOR OF DESIGN INNOVATION DSDN101: RAPID VISUALISATION TRIMESTER ONE // 2011 GENERAL Core BDI; Trimester One; 15 POINTS

ASSESSMENT 100% internal by assignment

CLASSTIMES AND LOCATIONS LECTURES:

Monday

12.40pm – 1.30pm

VS LT1/LT 2

PLEASE NOTE: LECTURES ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR EACH WEEK – PLEASE VERIFY DAYS ON THE SESSION SCHEDULE

STUDIO:

STUDIO SESSION A STUDIO SESSION B

Mon/Thurs Mon/Thurs

8:30am-10:20am 10:30am-12:20pm

WIG101 WIG101

COORDINATOR AND TUTORS Coordinator

Tutors

AngelaBlachnitzky angela.blachnitzky@vuw.ac.vz Teaching fellow Nan O’Sullivan Room: WIG202 Phone: 463 6563 Office Hours: Tues 2.00- 4.00pm Fri 2.30 – 4.00pm Email: nan.osullivan@vuw.ac.nz

Stream leaders Jordan Wisniewski Alex Keegan Office hours Tutors Paul Stevenson Alex Raemakers Kevin Chote Lisa Scott Kath Foster Room: WIG3.03 Email:

Stream A jwgtnz@gmail.com Stream B alex@gluaddict.com Time (TBA) Room: WIG3.03 Stream A + B Stream A + B Stream A + B Stream A Stream B (time TBA)

http://www.firstyeardesign.com/index.php?/s taff/ COURSE SYNOPSIS

Introduction to theories and practices of visual communication, investigated explicitly through various modes of visualisation across a wide range of media including web based media. Taught from an explicitly design perspective, emphases are given to expressive conceptual, contextual and formal modes. AIMS OF THE COURSE

The key aim of the course is to introduce notions of representation and communication related directly to design that can be explored via an online environment. It is the aim of the course that the students will have an online presence by the end of this course. COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES Knowledge By the end of the course, students will have learned to: • express a clear, focused, and personal design position/intent using design-specific vocabulary during informal and formal reviews

• respond to design questions with clarity and insight during informal and formal reviews using design-specific vocabulary Creative & Critical Thinking By the end of the course, students will have learned to: • explore, investigate, and employ a compositional language of ordering forms, spaces and fields. • • •

actively engage with experimentation and critical enquiry to create innovative solutions/design outcomes analyse, explore, and interpret a project brief and research appropriate design precedents from a range of designers and disciplines to draw insight and inspiration experiment (test and retest) using a range of physical and/or digital applications (eg. Drawing, sketching, physical prototyping, digital prototyping, digital modelling effectively analyse the implications of designing to a particular scale or at several scales

Communication By the end of the course, students will have learned to: • quickly and convincingly sketch & model (free-hand and/or digital prototyping) a preliminary design idea • •

effectively employ scale relationships in drawing and prototyping

utilise and engage with design conventions (manual and digital) relating to technical drawing such as plan, section . elevation, isometric, axonometric and perspective, to analyse and represent 3D forms, spaces, and fields/terrains quickly and convincingly prototype (by hand and/or digitally) a preliminary, developed, and final design idea vocabulary

Leadership By the end of the course, students will have learned to: • take a unique individual position on a given statement or a brief, and be able to self-direct from that departure point • make design decisions independently based on fitness for purpose • work effectively and productively within the studio and in group work, while being respectful and encouraging of fellow students.

COURSE CONTENT This is a core course in the first year of the Bachelor of Design Innovation. The course introduces students to, and develops their fluency in, drawing methods specific to the analysis and representation of 3D form and space, and how this potentially changes over time. These are investigated both by hand drawing and with drafting tools, and also through several digital techniques including digital drawing, photography, animation, and video.

COURSE DELIVERY

ASSIGNMENTS / PROJECTS Assignment work is all project-based. THREE (3) design projects will be undertaken that will explore and develop your drawing ability as well as developing compositional and aesthetic design ideas through the making of models, drawings, images (still and sequences). The projects and assignments build upon one another, strengthening your ability to successfully engage with progressively more complex and sophisticated design challenges. In each project you will be challenged to explore and develop a vocabulary that will form the basis of your design work through thinking, making and reflecting. DSDN101 is internally assessed by assignment work in the form of THREE [3] projects. Projects are assessed and graded A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, E, (where C is a PASS). Grades only are issued to students. The final grade for the course is based on the aggregation of the percentage marks for each of the projects, and a final grade of C or better is required to pass the course. The THREE [3] projects contribute towards the final course grade as follows: PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2

‘COPY/TRANSFORM due Thursday 31 March 30% ‘CLIP’ due Wednesday 11 May 40% Note the mandatory part hand-in due 14 April is worth 20% of this projects grade PROJECT 3 ‘THE REAL’ due Monday 13 June 30% (*date is subject to confirmation of exam Timetable) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Total: 100% Below is a brief statement relating to the THREE (3) projects in DSDN101. A detailed project brief will be made available at the beginning of each project.

PROJECT 1

‘COPY/STEAL’

The challenge for this project is to simply copy/steal, and to most importantly learn from those who can and have already done. By replicating images and drawings, and then transforming them so that they become your own, you will be introduced to various techniques and medium for presenting ideas. This work will be submitted digitally in an online environment.

PROJECT 2

‘CLIP’

The challenge is to design and create a short ‘clip’ or video that deals explicitly with a critical design idea/issue. The clip will be between 30 – 60secs length in total and will be required to fit a number of predefined criteria. This project is broken into two parts where part one requires you to create the ‘clip’ and part two requires that you document the process and post the video online with a ‘tumblr’ account.

PROJECT 3

‘THE REAL’

Several small experiments both in and out of the design studio will allow you to define a strong and personal position on design. You will be expected to write, draw, and record this position through a wide range of media and present it in an online environment.

ASSIGNMENTS REQUIREMENTS Your work will be reviewed on the basis of the degree to which it meets the assessment criteria described below. This will be both a quantitative and a qualitative assessment. Although visitors will be involved in some of the reviews, only the course coordinator and tutors will conduct the assessment. The course coordinator is finally responsible for the grades issued. Assessment Criteria specific to individual projects will be listed in each Project Brief. Overall Assessment Criteria for this course include:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Ability to quickly and convincingly sketch & model (free-hand and/or digital prototyping) a preliminary design idea Clearly understanding of general scale relationships in design (human and environmental) Basic understanding of a range of analysis and representation methods specific to design Express a clear, focused, and personal design position/intent using design-specific vocabulary during responses Demonstrate an understanding of experimentation, innovation and critical enquiry through design questions and responses

Commitment to presenting your work in a professional manner in a online environment with full consideration of craft during all parts of the process.

The School has a long tradition of providing critical review of student work as it progresses especially in design projects. This is part of feed-back for learning purposes. Such reviews must not be misunderstood as indicators of standards and they are different from assessment. Students have a responsibility to attend critical reviews at the appointed time as part of the learning process. Review panels are often composed of internal and external members for the appointed times and cannot be re-composed to consider late submissions. Consequently late work will not receive a critical review, though it will be assessed subject to any penalties as set out below.

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Critical Review: May take place during the development phases of a project as well as at the time of the final submission. Its purpose is to identify strengths and weaknesses in the work and to offer suggestions to generally encourage the student. An encouraging critical review does not necessarily mean a good assessment result.

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Assessment: May take place at a stage in a project or on final submission (or both). Its purpose is to value the work in terms of the objectives stated in the handout and to express this as a grade. Moderation of all assessment in design is undertaken at the end of the Trimester after critical reviews, involving a wider group of staff than the immediate lecturers in the course. This process ensures fairness.

All work submitted for assessment must be accompanied by an Assessment Declaration Form unless advised otherwise by the Course Co-ordinator. All grades posted during this course are only provisional results until confirmed by the School Examiners Committee which meets after the examination period. Note: Students should familiarise themselves with the University’s requirements, particularly those regarding assessment and course of study requirements, contained in the statutes in the VUW Calendar and read the requirements of this course outline in that context.

GROUP WORK While there is no assessed group component for this course, working with your fellow classmates will be critical to your overall development and eventual success within this course. Being able to discuss and review each other’s work in a critical but supportive environment will be key.

ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION Attendance and participation is an important aspect of the learning process, and you are required to attend all the scheduled lectures and tutorials. If extraordinary circumstances arise that require you to be absent from some class sessions, you should discuss the situation with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible.

The design studio operates at three levels of instruction: the whole class, the tutorial group, and the individual. The studio thus involves both collective and individual participation from individuals in the group. Tutors will be in the studio at all scheduled times undertaking group and individual instruction and reviewing project work. Ongoing discussion will be critical to the development of your design work. Therefore, for the studio to operate effectively, students are expected to arrive on time, to be present for the whole studio session, (unless there are reasons why they cannot) and to actively participate in group and one-to-one discussions with your tutor. It is also expected that students will bring to the studio sessions the appropriate equipment and supplies needed to work productively on the design projects and to complete this project work on time. The intensity and regularity of participation in the studio is unerringly reflected in the understanding and quality expressed in the resulting work. Students are expected to maintain an acceptable level of cleanliness and tidiness in the studio as outlined in the Studio Culture Policy which is displayed in all studios Attendance and participation is an important aspect of the learning process, and you are required to attend all the lectures and tutorials. If extraordinary circumstances arise that require you to be absent from some class sessions, you should discuss the situation with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible. COURSE EXPECTED WORKLOAD

You should expect to spend a total of around 150 hours on this course, including both scheduled class time and independent study. Typically this involves around 12-14 hours per week during the twelve teaching weeks, with the balance during the mid trimester break, study week and examination period. http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about_victoria/avcacademic/publications/assessmenthandbook.pdf READINGS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL Please refer to each project brief for any recommended readings or websites . MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED Students will need to provide all materials and equipment as necessary for the completion of required work. It is recommended that you purchase a Design Kit if you are enrolled in First Year Design. Details of the Design Kit can be found here; http://www.firstyeardesign.com/index.php?/Infodocs/ The kit can be purchased from Gordon Harris on Victoria St for - Full kit $160.00 or a Basic kit $95.50 . By arrangement these kits will available from the Design School. There are free safety glasses and ear muffs for use in workshop available from the reprographics shop on the ground floor of the School of Design.

It is recommended that you have your own laptop although computer facilities are available at the School. If you are purchasing a laptop and would like information on the minimum requirements please contact the Student Administration Office. While digital cameras are available at the school, it is also recommended that students consider purchasing a digital camera (6mpxl minimum with macro facility). Note: The Student Loan, administered by StudyLink, allows students to claim up to $1000 for course related costs for each year of study. RECORDING OF WORK AND PORTFOLIO You are strongly encouraged to respect and care for your work, making and recording a visual summary of each project in this course. This may be in digital and/or hard copy. The principal purpose of this is to maintain a record of your work for incorporation into your own personal ‘Design Portfolio’. Recording a summary of your work also means it is available if needed for you or the School to exhibit or publish.

SUBMISSION OF WORK Each student is responsible for ensuring their work is submitted to their course tutor on time and in the required format. Late submissions will be penalised as set out below, unless an extension is approved by the Course Coordinator. EXTENSIONS In the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from submitting a piece of work on time, or that you feel adversely affect the quality of the work you submit, it is important that you discuss your circumstances with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements may be made. You should complete an 5

Application for Extension form (available from the Faculty Office) for the Course Coordinator to approve. You will also need to provide suitable evidence of your illness or other circumstances. In an emergency, or if you are unable to contact the Course Coordinator, you should advise the Faculty Office of your situation. Work submitted late must be submitted to the Course Coordinator. PENALTIES •

Students are required to personally present their work on time at all scheduled reviews and in the location and specified format as set out in project outlines. Failure to personally present work at any scheduled graded review will result in an automatic failing grade of D for the work being reviewed, unless an extension has been approved in writing in advance by the course coordinator. • Late submissions will not be penalised in the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances provided students have submitted a request for an extension in advance of the scheduled review or hand-in and approved in writing by the Course Co-ordinator (see the Student Administration Office for an Application for Extension form). Work submitted late without the prior agreement of the Course Co-ordinator will be penalised by a failing grade of D. Furthermore if work is not handed in within 5 working days of the review without the prior agreement of the Course Coordinator it will be recorded as a non submission. • Work submitted late must be submitted directly to the relevant tutor or Course Coordinator. Any project work left on the project shelves or elsewhere will be entered on the grade sheet as a no-submission. MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS In addition to achieving an average of at least ‘C’ across all assessments, in order to pass the course you must also satisfy the following mandatory course requirements: • Attend at least 80% of the studio sessions [this requires a roll to be kept] • Discuss your projects progress with your tutor or the Course Co-ordinator at least weekly • Achieve an average grade of ‘C’ or higher in all assessments • Complete the Workshop Orientation. For additional information on times of the Workshop Orientation, see the Workshop Technical staff. • Submit all THREE (3) Projects/Assignments listed above CLASS REPRESENTATIVES The Faculty of Architecture and Design operates a system of Class Representatives in 100level courses, and Year Representatives in each of the professional disciplines. Representatives are elected during a class session in the first week of teaching. All Representatives will be listed on the STUDiO notice board in the Atrium, and the relevant Representatives are also listed on studio notice boards. Representatives have a role in liaising between staff and students to represent the interests of students to academic staff, and also in providing students with a communication channel to STUDiO and VUWSA. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM Academic integrity means that University staff and students, in their teaching and learning are expected to treat others honestly, fairly and with respect at all times. It is not acceptable to mistreat academic, intellectual or creative work that has been done by other people by representing it as your own original work. Academic integrity is important because it is the core value in which the University’s learning, teaching and research activities are based. Victoria University’s reputation for academic integrity adds value to your qualification. 6

The University defines plagiarism as presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, whether you mean to or not. ‘Someone else’s work’ means anything that is not your own idea. Even if it is presented in your own style, you must acknowledge your sources fully and appropriately. This includes: • Material from books, journals or any other printed source • The work of other students or students or staff • Information from the internet • Software programs and other electronic material • Designs and ideas • The organisation or structuring of any such material Find out more about plagiarism, how to avoid it and penalties, on the University’s website: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/studying/plagiarism.html USE OF TURNITIN Student work provided for assessment in this course may be checked for academic integrity by the electronic search engine http://www.turnitin.com. Turnitin is an online plagiarism prevention tool which compares submitted work with a very large database of existing material. At the discretion of the Head of School, handwritten work may be copy-typed by the School and subject to checking by Turnitin. Turnitin will retain a copy of submitted material on behalf of the University for detection of future plagiarism, but access to the full text of submissions is not made available to any other party. COMMUNICATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The course is set up online at www.firstyeardesign.com under the DSDN101 tab. Any changes or additions to this Course Outline will be discussed and agreed with the class, and conveyed through www.firstyeardesign.com to all students enrolled in the course. WHERE TO FIND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION Find key University dates, explanations of grades and other useful information at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study. Find out about academic progress requirements and restricted enrolment at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/academic-progress. The University’s statutes and policies are available at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy, except qualification statutes, which are available via the Calendar webpage at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/calendar (See Section C). Further information about the University’s academic processes can be found on the website of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about_victoria/avcacademic/default.aspx Students with Impairments Refer to the Meeting the Needs of Students with Impairments Policy, available on the University’s policy website http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy If you have a disability and require advice/information/support, please visit the Faculty Student Administration Office on the first floor. 7

Student Support Staff at Victoria want students to have positive learning experiences at the University. There are a number of support services available to help you directly if your academic progress is causing concern or if there are elements in your life that are affecting your ability to study. These include: • Your course coordinator or programme director; • Staff in your Faculty Student Administration Office; Student Dedicated learning support through Student Learning Support Service; Te Ropu Awhina; Kaiwawao Māori ;Maanaki Pihiphipinga; Disability Support Services and Victoria International; • Wider holistic support through the Health Service; Counselling Service; Financial Support and Advice; Accommodation Service and Career Development and Employment. Find out more at www.victoria.ac.nz/st_services/ or email student-services@vuw.ac.nz; • VUWSA employs a Student Advocate who deals with academic problems and provides support, advice and advocacy services, as well as training and supporting class representatives and faculty delegates. The Education Office is located on the ground floor, Student Union Building. Email education@vuwsa.org.nz or tel. 463-6716 or 4636984.

TE ARO CAMPUS BUILDING RULES AND FACILITIES Students on the Te Aro Campus are required to comply with the Faculty Guidelines relating to the safe use, access and care of the Architecture and Design technical resources and building facilities. These are available on the School website, and in the following documents available from the student R drive: R:\Student Health and Safety Information FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Health & Safety info – available to all students at R:\Student Health and Safety Information, covering: • Workshop and campus safety • Safety training and safety precautions for the workshops • FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Hazard Register • Te Aro Campus floor plans FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Technical Services and Facilities Handbook – issued to all staff and available to all students on the student R drive, covering various local practices, including information on: • Information for new staff and students • Access and booking of teaching / studio spaces, and technical resources • Studio etiquette and rules pertaining to exhibitions, critiques and storage of models/drawings • Housekeeping/cleaning within the studios and workshops • Information on Te Aro IT systems and support • Te Aro campus floor plans. General information on Faculty/School Technical Facilities including technical staff and their associated areas - http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/facilities/technical-resource-centre.aspx WHERE TO GET HELP Vivian Street – Faculty of Architecture and Design Student Administration Office 8

The Faculty’s Student Administration Office is located on the first floor. The first floor counter is the first point of contact for general enquiries and Faculty of Architecture and Design forms. Student Administration Advisors are available to discuss course status and give further advice about Faculty of Architecture and Design qualifications. Opening hours of the Faculty Student Administration Office are posted at the reception on the first floor. HEALTH AND SAFETY Students are reminded that they must comply with any health and safety instructions given by staff members in charge of work places and instructions and signs posted around the campus. All students should familiarise themselves with the FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Health & Safety Manual and Notices around the Workshops and Laboratories. Students are advised to refer to the Student R drive for safety and other relevant information. R:\Student Health and Safety Information

WITHDRAWAL DATES Information on withdrawals and refunds can be found at: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/payments/withdrawlsrefunds.aspx

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS & ASSESSMENTS

NOTE: week month week 8 February

week 9

February

week 10

March

A role is taken in each class Students must be seated in class no later than 5 minutes prior to the start of lectures. Mobile phones must be turned off during class. day date M 21 TU 22 W 23 TH 24 F 25 M 28 TU 1 W TH F M TU

2 3 4 7 8

W TH F

9 10 11

Lectures

Projects

Notes Orientation Week

EXPERIMENT WEEK

Experiment Week

ORIENTATION LECTURE ONE: COURSE INTRO

“Helvetica”

Studio 2

LECTURE TWO: PROJECT ONE INTRO

BEGIN PRO 1

Studio 3

Studio 4

week 11

M TU

W TH F M TU

16 17 18 21 22

March

W TH F M TU

23 24 25 28 29

week 14

W TH F M

30 31 1 4

April

Easter Tues– VUW holiday

W TH

6 7

Studio 12

F M TU

8 11 12

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13 14 15 18 19

W TH F M TU W TH F M TU

20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 2 3

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4 5 6 9 10

EXTRA TUTORIAL (optional)

W TH F M TU

11 12 13 16 17

DIGITAL SUBMISSION OF ALL P2 WORK

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EXTRA TUTORIAL (optional) Last Class

STUDY BREAK BEGINS

March

week 12

March

week 13

week 15

April

week 16

April

week 17 April

week 18

May

week 19

May

week 20

May

week 21

May

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May

week 23 June

GUEST LECTURE THREE

Studio 5

Studio 6 GUEST LECTURE FOUR

Studio 7

EXTRA TUTORIAL (optional)

8.30 – 9.30 in studio

NO LECTURE / NO LECTURE

Studio 9

PROJECT ONE DUE 30% NO LECTURE / NO LECTURE

BEGIN PRO 2

Studio 10 GOOD FRIDAY Studio 11ster Monday – holiday

MID-TRI BREAK LECTURE FIVE

/ VIDEO WORK

Studio 13

Mandatory hand-in of specified work

20% of total Project Grade

Mid-trimester Break

Studio 14

Mid-trimester Break

Good Friday Easter MON University Holiday

NO LECTURE / NO LECTURE

Studio 15 8.30 – 9.30 In studio

Studio 16 LECTURE SIX

REPRESENTING

Studio 17 PROJECT 2 DUE 40% PRO 3 BEGINS

NO LECTURE / NO LECTURE

Studio 18 Studio 19

Studio 20 LECTURE SEVEN: FINAL LECTURE

Studio 21

Studio 22 NO LECTURE / NO LECTURE

Studio 23 8.30 – 9.30 In studio

Studio 24

week 24

TH F M

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June

W TH F M TU

15 16 17 20 21

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June

week 26 June

week 27

July

PROJECT 3 DUE 30% (date is subject to confirmation of exam timetable)

ExamsBegin

Tri 2 Begins

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