Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies)

2021 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2021 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies)
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2021. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2021. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2021. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Cloud Campus	No
Duration	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	095256A Burwood (Melbourne)
Deakin course code	A344
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Creative problem-solvers with a love of design and an aptitude for technical IT skills should explore our Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies). Learn about user experience (UX), design strategies, digital technologies and interactive media, to deliver impactful digital solutions for creative and social issues in our changing world.

Explore core themes including technological entrepreneurship and innovation, design thinking and collaborative practice.

Then customise your degree by choosing electives that spark your interest, such as creative coding, robotics and 3D motion. This unique combination of technical and artistic skills allows you to forge a creative and rewarding career beyond the traditional IT and creative arts streams.

Do you eat, sleep and breathe design – and love to work in a team environment?

Get hands-on experience working on projects with real briefs to develop a strong portfolio of work throughout your studies.

Learn the fundamentals of design thinking and strategies, and develop the technical skills required to explore:

software design
mobile app design
web design
user interface design
design for augmented and virtual realities.

Professional recognition

Deakin’s Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies) is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), so you’ll be up-to-date with the current industry practices and developments. The DIA also offers student membership and access to some of the biggest design events and experts in the nation.

Career opportunities

Graduates are open to many career opportunities in creative agencies, advertising and design studios, print houses and corporate companies, taking up roles as:

design engineers
digital designers
digital media designers
graphic designers
industrial designers
User Interface (UI) designers
virtual reality experience designers
web designers.

For more information go to DeakinTALENT

Participation requirements

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.

Mandatory student checks

Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Utilize agile, practical and theoretical proficiencies in the unified application of digital design technologies for information, immersion and augmentation. Graduates will be able to meet client requirements in a rapidly changing industry setting.
Communication	Interpret and transmit ideas and interactions employing specific language, concepts and technologies to response to intelligent digital application scenarios.
Digital literacy	Utilize theoretical knowledge and practical skills to evaluate digital applications with regard to software development.
Critical thinking	Develop skills in critical thinking and the analytical evaluation of digital applications. Creatively engage with a range of strategies to demonstrate professional prototyping and industry outcomes.
Problem solving	Utilize design thinking methods to empathise, analyse, ideate, prototype and test complex interactive, augmented and human centred design products.
Self-management	Initiate autonomous and self-directed management techniques; demonstrating professional responsibility and accountability to a wide range of digital applications.
Teamwork	Lead, deliver and perform within a collaborative team to produce broad professional outcomes within a multidisciplinary and agile creative environment.
Global citizenship	Critically engage designs capacity to act as an agent of change in multiple contexts. To identify and develop proposals for personal and corporate social, cultural and ethical responsibilities in a global and domestic context
Approved by Faculty Board March 2017

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies) a student must complete 24 credit points including:

17 credit points of core units
2 credit points of course elective units
5 credit points of open elective units
No more than 10 credit points at level 1
Minimum of 6 credit points at level 3
AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

Course structure

Level 1

AAI018

Academic Integrity (0 credit point)

ADD101

Design Thinking

ADD102

Design Skills and Technologies 1

ADD103

Design Skills and Technologies 2

SIT120

Introduction to Responsive Web Apps

SIT124

Exploring I.T.

Level 2

ADD203

Professional Practice in Design

ADD209

Design Laboratory (formerly ADD104)

ADT201

Digital Technologies Design Studio

ADV205

Designing User Experience (formerly ADD201)

SIT264

Authoring of Interactive Media

Level 3

ADD301

Collaborative Design Project (2 credit points)

ADD302

Individual Design Portfolio

ADD303

Design to Change the World

ADD304

Creative Design Studio (2 credit points)

SIT317

Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Course electives

Plus 2 credit points selected from:

ADA101

Designing 3D Motion

ADA102

Designing 3D Environments

IND101

Introduction to Aboriginal Studies

SIT110

Creative Coding

SIT122

Robotics Studio

SIT123

Data Capture Technologies

SIT183

Application and Design of Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems

Plus 5 credit points of open elective units

Work experience

Elective units may provide the opportunity for Work Integrated Learning experiences.

Other course information

Course duration - additional information

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.

Further information

Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.

Contact Student Central

Other learning experiences

Visual Communication Design have successfully conducted a Design/Animation study tour program to Japan for over seven years. This study tour includes visits to industry and university partners, workshops with Japanese students and academics.

Students can choose to complete one or two internship units as an elective.

Visual Communication Design, in the past, has students involved with Deakin Marketing department, Verandah magazine, small work based projects that have come from the community and participating in exhibitions. The program is a rich program with many opportunities for students to expand on their learning experiences.