Program Overview

EPARTS190 - Design Drawing

Course Description

Design Drawing allows students to explore freehand sketching, design studio processes and concept visualisation. This course offers traditional and non-digital methods to help develop skills in perspective drawing and basic rendering techniques. It is expected that students will develop research and writing skills and acquire resources that will assist in an academic learning environment.

Course Content

• Perspective principles
  • Freehand perspective sketching
  • Design process
  • Concept visualisation
  • Basic rendering techniques
  • Technical drawing
  • Visual analysis

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Create freehand and observational sketches that show an understanding of the basic principles of perspective.
2. Generate ideas using sketching as a tool.
3. Communicate visual concepts through design process by producing a series of drawings.
4. Describe basic rendering techniques through freehand drawing.
5. Construct technical drawings using a measured perspective system.
6. Analyse drawing methods used in design industries.
7. Apply research skills and effectively use library resources including referencing of visual imagery and academic writing.

Contact Hours

Lecture

• Offerings: F2F-NCL-SEM1, F2F-OUR-SEM1
• Duration: 1 hour(s) per week
• Number of sessions: 1 week(s)
• Starting week: Various (3, 1, 2, 5, 9)
• Delivery mode: Face to Face On Campus

Tutorial

• Description: Note: Class will be held in a studio environment.
• Offerings: F2F-NCL-SEM1, F2F-OUR-SEM1
• Duration: 2 hour(s) per week
• Number of sessions: 12 week(s)
• Starting week: 1
• Delivery mode: Face to Face On Campus

Assessments

• Perspective Principles 1
  • Type: Project
  • Weighting (%): 20
  • Individual or group work: Individual
• Written Analysis
  • Type: Written Assignment
  • Weighting (%): 30
  • Individual or group work: Individual
• Perspective Principles 2
  • Type: Project
  • Weighting (%): 50
  • Individual or group work: Individual

Course Details

• Study level: Enabling
• Course level: Enabling
• Units: 10
• College: Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre
• School: Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre