Course Title: Design Discipline Project - User Experience Design
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Design Discipline Project - User Experience Design
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GRAP9461 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Undergraduate |
840H School of Communication and Design |
Face-to-Face |
Viet1 2022, Viet3 2022, Viet2 2023, Viet1 2024 |
GRAP9462 |
RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus |
Undergraduate |
840H School of Communication and Design |
Face-to-Face |
Viet3 2021, Viet2 2022, Viet1 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet2 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Abbas Mteirek
Course Coordinator Phone: +84 28 3776 1300
Course Coordinator Email: abbas.mteirek@rmit.edu.vn
Course Coordinator Location: SGS; RMIT Vietnam
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior Study
You should have satisfactorily completed your Year One courses as well as the GRAP2972 / GRAP2973 Design Discipline Theory – User Experience Design and GRAP2964 / GRAP2965 Design Skills User – Experience Design courses before you commence this course.
Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.
Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.
Course Description
In this course, you will learn to develop skills that are specific to the discipline of User Experience design. You will ultlise the knowledge gained from the previous Theory and Skills courses in the User Experience design discipline stream and to work on a design project in a practice based workshop setting.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
The course supports your development in the following Program Learning Outcomes:
PLO4 Apply advanced visualisation and representation skills (including use of drawing, modelling and colour) to support design practice.
PLO5 Apply core technical skills and emerging design knowledge, skills and technologies, both independently and collaboratively, to enable further learning and professional practice.
PLO6 Exercise creativity, critical thinking and independent judgment to identify and solve real-world design challenges, and define and communicate innovative solutions.
PLO7 Apply planning, problem-solving and decision-making skills to the end-to-end design process.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
CO1 Consolidate and develop a working knowledge of concept development and product design skills, particular to the domain of user experience design
CO2 Consolidate and develop a working knowledge of visual research and product development skills, particular to the domain of user experience design
CO3 Demonstrate a working knowledge of a range of presentation skills particular to the domain of user experience design
CO4 Demonstrate a knowledge of how prototyping and user testing skills may be integrated into a product development workflow
CO5 Evaluate a desired production outcome with attention to its pre-production requirements
Overview of Learning Activities
You will focus on identifying the specific skills you need to further develop your design abilities in the discipline of User Experience design. The Learning activities include:
- Studio sessions where skills are developed and through prototyping ideas into material design artefacts within workshop environments.
- Developing a practice of journaling design ideas.
- Lectures and studio tutorials.
- Peer review processes.
- Independent design inquiry and critique.
The studio format gives you the opportunity to explore and apply social, contextual and theoretical design issues in depth and through a variety of approaches, technical principles, real and simulated situations and practical constraints.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT University will provide you with a range of resources and tools to engage in this course, including studio and workshop facilities, online systems and professional equipment. A selected range of supplies are available, as well as support from technical staff. You will also have access to a wide range of online resources through RMIT Vietnam University Library.
Some projects that involve constructed outputs may require additional materials – this will be negotiated with the lecturer when the project scope is agreed.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course Learning Outcomes and on your development against the Program Learning Outcomes.
Assessment may include projects, critiques, reports, journals, and/or presentations individually or in groups.
ASSESSMENT TASKS
Assessment Task 1:
Medium Fidelity Prototype, 50%
CLO1, CLO2, CLO3
Assessment Task 2:
High Fidelity Prototype and Video Presentation, 50%,
CLO3, CLO4, and CLO5
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.