Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5435 Diploma of Product Design

Course Title: Develop products incorporating mechanical, electrical and/or digital features

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 180

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.

Course Contact: Robin Blood

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4683

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

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design and produce a product incorporating mechanical, electrical and or digital features from a brief, applying a range of advanced techniques and materials. 

It includes the ability to contribute to the product design through the research and development of design options, planning the design process and providing visual concepts to the clients before realising the prototype of the product or a proof of concept accompanied by a physical model and visual representation. 

This unit applies to product designers who design and produce products that incorporate mechanical, electrical and/or digital features. Product designers may work independently or as part of a product development team. 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VU23430 Develop products incorporating mechanical, electrical and/or digital features
Elements:	1.Generate ideas and develop a design concept 2.Undertake research to support the design concept 3.Develop innovative options 4.Develop design proposal and project plan 5.Deliver concepts to client 6.Realise product design

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.