Through this course students will develop knowledge and a tool kit of skills enabling them to independently conceptualise, orchestrate and create a project that engages with issues of waste as both a problem of and for design.
Students are challenged by the provocation of “why make anything for a world already full of stuff”? This requires students to reconcile their design decisions, processes, materials and choice of making in consideration to some of the most important challenges of our time.
Documentation of the process of making will be fundamental. Emphasis will be placed on developing work that is capable of changing the way we produce, consume and understand domestic objects.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- engage with issues of waste to define a problem-setting and define a project brief;
- demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the local and global context for which objects are produced;
- transformative reuse, repair and intervention of existing materials or objects to create work that is conceptually and critically resolved;
- demonstrate and document incremental refinement of ideas and processes through iteration and critical reflection;
- engage with historical and theoretical contexts relevant to design, ethics and the production and consumption of the domestic object; and,
- present articulate written and oral arguments about theories of objects and their relationship with cultural, social, political and economic challenges and opportunities.
Other Information
School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place.Indicative Assessment
- Portfolio of studio work (50) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Presentation, including accompanying notes and visual materials, 5 minutes (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
- Journal/Documentation (20) [LO 2,3,4,5]
- Critical evaluation, 1000 words (10) [LO 1,5,6]
- Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress. (null) [LO null]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials and critiques; and
b) 94 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Nil
Assumed Knowledge
Students are expected to have the ability to independently produce prototypes and works/objects utilising manual or digital (CAD/CAM) processes.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $4890 |
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.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7427 | 26 Jul 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | In Person | View |
