Course Title: Complex Prototyping and Fabrication

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Complex Prototyping and Fabrication

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ARCH3344

City Campus

Postgraduate

370H Design

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Judith Glover

Course Coordinator Phone: Please email

Course Coordinator Email: Judith.glover@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Please email

Course Coordinator Availability: Please email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

Complex Prototyping and Fabrication engages you in a technical prototyping environment to translate designed products into production ready prototypes. Through a deep immersion into hi-fidelity design prototyping and fabrication, you will develop key technical capabilities useful for articulating your design projects for exhibition and presentation; and for accurately communicating design intent, usability, materiality and mechanical performance to clients, manufacturers, and product engineers. You will engage in a wide array of prototyping tools, machines and techniques and undertake a series of individual and group design prototyping projects. 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

  


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

1) Collaborate with peers and technical experts to find solutions to complex processes of material machining, forming, construction and finishing.  

2) Manage design and prototyping projects and identify specification and fabrication issues as they arise and adjust plans and procedures to address them.  

3) Use specialist tools, materials and industrial environments in a design prototyping context with attention to the needs and safety of oneself and others and the appropriate use of resources.  

4) Execute and deliver professional standard design prototypes.  

5) Critically reflect on your learning to inform future actions.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in practical learning supported by a range of face to face and/or online activities such as lectures, tutorials, group and class discussions, and activities in specialist workshops and labs. The technical knowledge and skills you are to develop through practice in this course will require you to undertake and manage your own skills development in a self-directed manner.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

To effectively participate in coursework, either on or away from campus, you are advised to obtain (as a minimum) the following: 

  • Drawing Supplies including visual diaries, pens, pencils, markers and ancillary products and consumables. 
  • Personal Protective Equipment including protective eye-wear, ear plugs, a dust jacket, and closed toe safety shoes 
  • Prototyping Supplies including a 150mm steel ruler, a high quality craft knife and ancillary products, materials and consumables 
  • Design and Documentation Equipment including a personal computer of an appropriate specification, course specific software, a digital camera and a mobile phone.  

When on campus you will have access to and will utilise the School of Design workshop facilities, specialist computer labs and software, and 2D and 3D printing facilities.  

Course specific resources such as readings, reference lists, access to specialist software, video demonstrations and class notes will be provided online.  There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


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 Tasks 

Assessment Task 1: Appreciation, 10% CLO: 1, 2, 3 

Assessment Task 2: Process Inquiry, 20% CLO: 1, 2, 3 

Assessment Task 3: Project 30% CLO: 1, 2, 3, 4 

Assessment Task 4: Project Documentation and Critical Reflection  40% CLO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 

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.