The aim of this module is to introduce students to the principles of ideation and communication in interior design. Students undertake a range of projects, workshops, experiments and exercises to expand their knowledge, challenge preconception and to stimulate confidence and risk taking. Students communicate this project work and other exercises appropriately through a range of newly acquired and developing visual communication skills. The emphasis in this module is on expanding creative outlook and approach and in developing core communication competencies that underpin interior design practice.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a series of studio and workshop-based assignments and exercises with the emphasis on introducing skills and creative techniques in a practical manner.
Projects set within the module will allow and encourage experimentation and demonstration of the practical and theoretical application of this learning. Design projects, studio-based teaching and workshop-based teaching which include the following:
| Definitive UNISTATS Category | Indicative Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | Guided studio and workshop project work Progress reviews/crits/group tutorials | 200 |
| Guided independent study | 100 | |
| Total (number of credits x 10) | 300 | |
Students engage with a range of short practical design exercises. These are set to stimulate fundamental principles of creative practice including idea generation, concept formulation and their means of communication. Exercises may address the specific and particular or remain loose and open.
Projects, exercises and development work are formatively assessed at project reviews throughout the module when students receive feedback on work produced and feed forward on work in progress. Students are given opportunity and expected to develop their projects in response to formative feedback/feed forward as the module progresses. Project work will be submitted and summatively assessed at the end of the module.
| Learning Outcome | Assessment Strategy |
|---|---|
| 1) Demonstrate conceptual development across a range of short studio briefs | Engagement with a range of short practical design exercises to stimulate fundamental principles of creative practice. Formatively assessed through project reviews and crits throughout the module. Summatively assessed in project work submitted at the end of the module. |
| 2) Demonstrate confidence and willing in creative risk taking | Engagement with a range of short practical design exercises to stimulate fundamental principles of creative practice. Formatively assessed through project reviews and crits throughout the module. Summatively assessed in project work submitted at the end of the module |
| 3) Demonstrate the successful application of practical studio skills within the context of design projects. | Engagement with a range of short practical design exercises to stimulate fundamental principles of creative practice. Formatively assessed through project reviews and crits throughout the module. Summatively assessed in project work submitted at the end of the module |
| 4) Interpret and communicate design ideas effectively and with impact to an audience | Engagement with a range of short practical design exercises to stimulate fundamental principles of creative practice. Formatively assessed through project reviews and crits throughout the module. Summatively assessed in project work submitted at the end of the module |
| 5) Demonstrate an appreciation for the studio environment and a studio culture as essential to peer learning and successful cohort working. | Engagement with a range of short practical design exercises to stimulate fundamental principles of creative practice. Formatively assessed through project reviews and crits throughout the module. Summatively assessed in project work submitted at the end of the module. |
| Description of Assessment | Definitive UNISTATS Categories | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Studio projects | 100% |
| Total (to equal 100%) | 100% | |
It IS a requirement that the major category of assessment is passed in order to achieve an overall pass for the module.
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