The combined research project and dissertation offers students the opportunity to work on an individual research project exploring current problems and issues in a wide range of application areas that would benefit from an inter-disciplinary design research approach to design, technology and human-computer interaction. Students can choose to follow one of the primary types of design research: design (a fundamental component of the research is the design and implementation of an artefact/system); empirical (empirical data gathering is required to understand a phenomenon); model (a computational model is generated to understand a phenomenon); and studio-based (creative/experimental design or artform is produced for exhibition). Students must prepare a research proposal outlining the research objectives and questions, a brief literature review, the research methodology and a timeline. The project is written up into a research dissertation, and may include evidence and documentation of Built Work. A single result is given for the combined project and dissertation.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Design Lab |
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Credit points | 12 |
Prerequisites
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48 credit points including (12 credit points from IDEA9105 and IDEA9106), and (12 credit points from IDEA9202) and (any 12 credit points of the following units IDEA9103 or IDEA9201 or DESN9001 or DESN9003 or DESN9002 or DESN9004) |
Corequisites
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IDEA9302 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Joel Fredericks, joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Joel Fredericks, joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au |