DESIGN 705 : Design Futures

Creative Arts and Industries

2022 Semester Two (1225) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Applying speculative design methods to develop future scenarios and solutions for emerging societal and environmental challenges.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: DESIGN 700-702

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
Graduate Profile: Master of Design

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop effective means to identify and analyse potential future challenges (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
  2. Develop a critical understanding of those challenges and their different impacts on human and environmental situations (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
  3. Identify and develop practical and meaningful potential solutions to those challenges through design-related initiatives. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Scenario Visualisations 30% Individual Coursework
Concept Proposal 30% Individual Coursework
Design Fiction Prototype 40% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3
Scenario Visualisations
Concept Proposal
Design Fiction Prototype

Teaching & Learning Methods

This 12-week course will be delivered in a Studio-based environment. Studio sessions include lectures, curated conversations, and workshops on design methods processes and techniques.

The weekly 3-hour studio will engage students in 4 different modes of learning: Context; Inspiration; Practice; and Reflection.

Context will include lectures on theory and discourse surrounding the broader topic, research method, and introduction of case studies for investigation.

Inspiration will include lectures, curated conversations, design sprints, and challenges that help students understand and embody critical ideas, tools, and principles employed by modern designers.

Practice or practical workshops will consist of one-on-one consultations, individual research, and project prototyping.

Reflection will include regular project pin-ups and group critiques designed to accelerate collective learning and project progress through sharing individual design processes.

Students are expected to attend every week as each session has been designed to equip students with the necessary skills to complete all assessment activities to receive a passing grade.



Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 12.5 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 3 hours of studio time, 2.5 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 7 hours of self-directed work on assignments.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including workshops to receive credit for components of the course.

Lectures will be available as recordings.

The course will include live online events including group tutorials.

Attendance on campus is not required for assessment submission.

The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning 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.

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.

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.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

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.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an 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. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

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 students may be asked to submit 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. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 18/11/2021 10:06 a.m.