Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5435 Diploma of Product Design

Course Title: Research and apply techniques in product design

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GRAP9475C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2024

Course Contact: Robin Blood

Course Contact Phone: +61399254683

Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to test and apply techniques for the design and construction of product design prototypes. It involves planning resources required to meet the design brief, testing different approaches based on research and developing prototypes of products that meet brief requirements.

It applies to individuals who generate product designs as part of their working environment. Products may include soft furnishings, furniture, toys, decorative objects and kitchenware.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil 



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUADES422 Research and apply techniques in product design

Elements:

1. Plan and organise requirements

2. Test design approaches

3. Make prototypes of products

Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements/Performance Criteria 


Overview of Assessment

Assessments will be held throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess your performance and the application of your knowledge and skills and may include practical tasks, project,direct observation including exploration of and experimentation with techniques,written and/or oral questioning and discussions to assess your knowledge and understanding of this unit.