Understanding Design and Cognition
DECO1006
This unit of study aims to give the student an understanding of design as a general activity in its own right, comparative to other activities such as science and art. It aims to stress the importance of design (and its consequences) as an activity concerned with changing the state of the existing environment through a set of conscious and purposeful actions. It aims to demonstrate that the study of the design process can be undertaken in a general manner independent of any discipline through the study of design methodology and design cognition.On the successful completion of this unit of study, students will have demonstrated: an understanding of the importance and generality of design as an activity by having them reflect on the nature of design across the various disciplines and its relation to other activities such as Science and Art; an awareness of the knowledge and processes involved in design and to apply such knowledge and processes in their approach to design, as for example in the Design Studio. This awareness is reinforced by the assignments that are intended to make students think about design objects in a more analytical fashion and about how designers think. These are reinforced by assignments which require students to gain a knowledge of design thinking and an understanding of the need for critical examination and both objective and subjective analysis and judgement of works of design.This unit is core in the Bachelor of Design Computing and elective in other programs.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Junior
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: DECO1006
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes