Unit Outline

Design Futures is one of two capstone units where you will demonstrate knowledge and skills gained throughout the degree in an applied project. This unit focuses on identifying and developing plans for your future design practice or career. You will research and investigate emerging fields of practice in design or related industries and identify, justify and target opportunities aligned with your own interests and/or aspirations. This can be directed towards employment within a particular industry, establishment as an independent design practitioner, a proposal for a future business or social enterprise, or a pathway into further postgraduate study. You will be supported through workshops, mentoring and relevant resources, while being required to work with a degree of independence. Outputs will be targeted towards individual specialisations, but may include business plans, professional portfolios and CVs, exhibitions, or academic writing.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

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


1.	Research and evaluate emerging design practices for their implications and opportunities for design futures.
2.	Locate and justify a personal position in relation to the broad field of design and to a disciplinary specialisation.
3.	Develop, implement and produce design outputs aligned to personal interests and/or aspirations in the field of design.
4.	Plan and manage a self-directed project through independent inquiry, organisation and self-reflection.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	KDA208 AND KDA207 AND ZAD222 AND ZAD225

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Design Futures	See the MyLO site for the due date	30 %	LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Design Project	See the MyLO site for the due date	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Final Portfolio and Exhibition	Week 14	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Design Futures

Task Description:

Develop a personal design philosophy, a perspective on where the future of design lies and a roadmap to guide your journey in the unit and beyond. Create a brief for the semester’s project.

Task Length:

Multipage PDF.

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Articulate a personal design philosophy, develop this into a typographic graphic.	LO2
2	Generate a personal roadmap to your preferred future.	LO2
3	Develop a brief for the semester's project.	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Design Project

Task Description:

Based on AT1, establish a visual project plan. Run the project from conceptualisation to delivery. This must include 3 rounds of prototyping, testing and iteration.

Task Length:

Multipage PDF

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Create a visual project plan that aligns both to personal design goals and project brief.	LO1, LO2
2	Implement the project plan from conceptualisation to delivery, including at least three rounds of iteration in the prototype and testing phase.	LO3
3	Document the project: Phases, outcomes and your learnings for presentation.	LO4
4	Receptiveness to constructive feedback & iterative development of ideas.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Final Portfolio and Exhibition

Task Description:

A designed portfolio that presents a minimum of 4 projects (including the AT2 project) with appropriate documentation that communicates your design philosophy, CV, a reflection on your work, and contribution to the Design exhibition.

Task Length:

Multipage PDF.

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect on the semester's project in relation to the professional context and future of design.	LO1
2	Integrate your personal design philosophy into a portfolio and CV.	LO2
3	Document your design outcome for portfolio, presentation and exhibition purposes.	LO3, LO4
4	Contribute to the production up of a Design exhibition.	LO3, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.