ADD207 - Environmental Design
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | ADD203 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Tonya Meyrick |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed 4 credit points at level 1, including at least one unit from ADD105, ADD106, ADT102, ADT103. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (recordings provided) |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
In this unit, students will explore experiential communication design, namely the areas of iconography, environmental, cultural interpretations, navigation and way-finding systems. Students are expected to be reasonably fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite and will actively research contemporary and historical aspects of visual communication and commercial design as it relates to modern society. Students will be presented with design issues and develop methods and strategies for the generation and production of effective solutions.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Articulate and apply communication design principles and practices to achieve a range of client briefs | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply design thinking methodologies to address ill-defined problems in communication design | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse industry research, synthesising contemporary concerns relevant to client briefs | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Investigate the principles of human-centred design for diverse audiences and/or clients, ethically engaging inclusive practices in global contexts | GLO1:Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research Design - Four posters diagrammatically interpreting design decisions, methods and outcomes | 1200 words | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Concept Design - Concept design based on best-practice cultural interpretation | 1200 words or equivalent. | 30% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Applied Design - Two applied environmental designs with supporting strategy | 1600 words or equivalent. | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ADD207 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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