Design Practice 1 - Unfolding
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- DES310
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English and Norwegian
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The aim of the course is to prepare students for work on their own master's project.
The subject must convey an understanding of specific investigations and precision of the further project work, in order to uncover, clarify, expand or refine key questions.
Contents:
The study covers the topics
- Background and motivation, including the project's social relevance
- Main questions and objectives
- Project process with progress plan for implementation
- Assessments related to resource use and form of presentation
The students carry out a preliminary project with investigations through design. Depending on the individual master's project, the investigations and experimentation may be related to materials, processes, scaling or other conditions.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the subject the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge:
- The student must be able to plan the research in their own design project
Skills:
- The student must be able to communicate and document design work at a high level
General competence:
- The student must be able to take initiative and individual responsibility for independent work and progress
Full-time/Part-time
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
The students carry out a preliminary project with practical and methodical testing over several weeks. The preliminary project is individually based, but with a meeting point and group discussion.
Tutoring takes place individually and in groups.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
(Compulsory assignment and attendance listed above must be approved for the student to enter the exam)
Forms of Assessment
The following form of assessment are used in this course:
- A written reflection note with visual documentation of process including project description. Max. 5000 words