ARCHDES 102 : Design 1
Creative Arts and Industries
2021 Semester One (1213) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
The paper aims to broaden your spatial vocabulary and build your awareness of design processes via quick-fire, iterative making and experimentation. It fosters the development of conceptual thinking and its links to design realisation while building the skills and abilities needed for a range of representational approaches able to express your designing.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Formulate and work with conceptual ideas that contribute to design solutions. (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.2 and 3.3)
- Engage with design briefs to explore and produce design solutions (Capability 2.1, 2.3, 3.3, 6.1 and 6.3)
- Explore sites and contexts and relate these to architectural outcomes. (Capability 1.2, 3.2 and 6.2)
- Develop forms and spaces in response to contexts, concepts and design briefs (Capability 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.2, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Express design ideas and outcomes using a variety of visual media and physical models. (Capability 1.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 5.3)
- Develop and demonstrate design and creative work processes that support collegiality and produce design outputs enabling a range of users and communities. (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% | Individual Coursework |
| 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Coursework | ||||||||||
Five design exercises are undertaken, each with their own design process and brief. Formative or informal feedback is given during and at the conclusion of each of the exercises. In the last four weeks of the paper one of the previously completed designs is explored, developed and expressed in greater detail. This final design is presented in class and reviewed orally by staff, peers and guest critics. The final grade for the paper is a synthesis of the five exercises and the final design and students are required to submit material demonstrating detailed engagement with all six components to receive a pass grade.
All student work is initially assessed by the named staff member(s) offering each course topic. Provisional grades are confirmed at the Design Grading Moderation Review (DGMR) in order to ensure parity of grading standards and across course topics. All marks are indicative until confirmed in the Examiner’s Meeting. The Design Grading Moderation Review (DGMR) process is rigorous and the School stands by it. The School will not re-grade work. The only exception to this is the very rare situation where there is new information regarding some factor(s) that was affecting the student's capacity in the time leading up to examination. A student can however request a discussion of their own work and performance and how the grade was awarded. As a first instance the student should make an appointment to discuss their work with their tutor. If, after meeting with the tutor, a student wishes to pursue this discussion further, they can then make a meeting with the Associate Director Design, and subsequent to this, with the Head of the Architecture Programmes.
Location plans for Final Reviews and Design Grading Moderation Review (DGMR) are displayed in studio spaces and on Canvas prior to week 12. It is important to have your work pinned up in the correct location by the time indicated by your studio teacher. Your teacher will check the material that you have handed in. Unless there is a genuine emergency you must submit your work at this time. Delays with printing are not an acceptable excuse. If you have printing issues, pin up tiled A3 prints and replace these with banner prints for the crit, but the content must be identical. In the eyes of the University this hand in plays the role of the exam – not submitting work by this time constitutes a failure to commence the exam.
EXTENSION OF TIME: Where a student has been unable to attend to their studies for a period of time in the semester they may apply for an Extension of Time. Late submissions will be considered on medical and special grounds when supported by a health or other professional, and when the application is made according to the procedure below. Coursework not received by the due date, and for which no extension of time has been approved, will receive the grade ‘DNC’ (Did Not Complete). Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved before the due date unless there are exceptional circumstances. Students applying for an extension of time must obtain an Extension of Time Form for Coursework Submission from the School of Architecture and Planning Office (6th Floor of the Architecture Building, Building 421, 26 Symonds Street) and complete the required details. The application form must be signed by your tutor and the Associate Director Design.
Teaching & Learning Methods
This is a core studio course. Teaching takes place in a studio setting, with students typically working in a ratio of a group of approximately 18 students per teacher. Teaching will take place in 1:1 and small group tutorial settings, through assigned tasks (as an individual or as part of a group), through presentations, site visits, readings, film viewings, etc. Students are expected to present work in progress to their peers, teachers and invited guests throughout the semester and to engage in discussion of their own work and that of their peers.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course students are expected to attend 8 hours per week of studio learning with tutors entailing brief presentations, site visits, project designing, workshops sessions, and design presentations. A further 2 hours per week of self-directed project development and preparation is expected.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at all scheduled studio sessions to enable the completion of the course components.
Some presentations and learning activities may be available as recordings but studio learning is dependant on one-to-one engagement.
In the case where off-shore students form part of the course, teaching will include live online events including group discussions, shared presentations and one-to-one interactions.
Attendance on campus is required for the final presentation, although for off-shore students an online formate will be established.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable delivery.
Learning Resources
Studios and Student access to computers and internet: Each studio topic group is allocated a space in the architecture studios and students are strongly encouraged to work in the studios alongside their peers. Please look for the studio plans pinned up in studio spaces at the start of the semester to locate your group’s space. In the studios all students have access to computers and the internet. Students should note that in submitting their signed studio ballot they are declaring that they have received, read, understood, and agree to abide by all the rules and guidelines noted in the documents “Design Courses and the Use of the Studio Spaces: Guidelines and Requirements” and the “Rules for the Use of the Studios” (both on Canvas).
Health & Safety
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
In the event of unexpected disruption
We undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions, the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.