Industry Placement 2

Unit Code:HDP055

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
37.5 Credit Points	1 Semester	4 days per week with employer	External Venue	HDP050 Industry Placement 1	An Elective unit of 12.5 credit points from any Stage 3 unit of study within the program.

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

37.5 Credit Points

1 Semester

4 days per week with employer

External Venue

HDP050 Industry Placement 1

An Elective unit of 12.5 credit points from any Stage 3 unit of study within the program.

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Bachelor of Design (Communication Design), Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design), Bachelor of Design (Interior Design), Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design) and Bachelor of Film and Television.

Aims & Objectives:

In this unit students will:
* Develop and enhance an understanding of teh graduate attributes linked to this unit
* Develop students' professional design abilities through industry project
* Develop an awareness of design in a business context
* Extend their understanding of the process of designing for and with others.

Teaching Methods:

Students are placed in an appropriate industrial situation organised by the Faculty of Design and supervised by both academic staff and professional practitioners.

Assessment:

Summative assessment occurs at the completion of the placement and is based on the submission of a reflective journal and exhibiting an information poster in the Industry Placement Exhibition. An academic supervisor, in liaison with the employer, will also provide formative assessment throughout the semester to support participants in developing skills and understanding relevant to the professional environment.

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Graduates are capable in their chosen profession, vocational or study areas.
Graduates are adaptable and manage change.
Graduates are aware of environments in which they will be contributing.

Content:

This unit aims to provide experiential, discipline-specific learning in an authentic, real-world environment. Through observation, enquiry and practice under the supervision and guidance of professional practitioners and an academic mentor, students will engage in professional experiences, test and critically assess their learning to date. The experience contextualises existing design skills within an understanding of the impact of client, customer, team dynamics and direction in the design process.

Reading Materials:

Students will be required to keep up to date with contemporary design issues through the reading of a wide variety of design magazines and publications (broad and discipline-specific).