• Offered by School of Art
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Specialist
  • Course subject Design Art
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Rohan Nicol
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Co-taught Course
  • Offered in First Semester 2015
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CAD-Design-Create 1 provides graduate coursework students with the basic skills, techniques and processes of computer-based design for 2D and 3D manufacturing. This course aims to assist students in the preparation and presentation of basic design ideas and the expertise to materialize them through computer controlled fabrication processes.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic techniques and processes used in 2D and 3D computer aided design (CAD) including its application to digital fabrication
  2. Show a creative exploration of the digital design environment and its application .
  3. Interpret, communicate and present ideas and design solutions in basic modes relevant to the student's discipline.
  4. Show basic awareness of historical and theoretical contexts relevant to the course
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of OH & S requirements and procedures.

Indicative Assessment

Portfolio of studio work: 70% [LO 1- 4] 

Journal/Documentation/Studio Theory presentation: 20% [LO 1 -5]

Participation 10%: [LO 1-5]

Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.

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Workload

4 hours per week lectures in the computer lab, critiques and supervised practical sessions and 1 hour per week graduate focus sessions. 4hrs of independent study is expected.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed DESA2011

Prescribed Texts

nil

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $2604
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $4146
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2632 16 Feb 2015 06 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A

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