ENGR 1044 Drawing Skills for Design Thinking
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 301285
Coordinator Karen Yevenes Opens in new window
Description Drawing skills can unlock and translate creative thoughts as actions, iterations, and guide collaborative dialogue in meeting common goals. In combination with Design Thinking essentials which include empathy, ideation, and experimentation, practiced drawing skills can accelerate decision-making for individuals or groups. This unit is focused on developing hand drawing skills as a tool for generating creative ideas and design solutions. Students will attain an understanding of spatial relationships between humans and objects, and natural and built environments. The emphasis is on using drawing as a method for conducting exploratory investigations, recording creative thinking processes through ideation and inspiring innovation. Students will gain confidence in communicating their creative ideas to a wide audience.
School Eng, Design & Built Env
Discipline Other Engineering And Related Technologies
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
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Level Undergraduate Level 1 subject
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
| Item | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative thinking sketchbook | A4 Sketchbook of weekly tutorial exercises | 40 | N | Individual |
| Technique: Portfolio of perspective drawings | 15 x A3 Pages of perspective drawing exercises | 30 | N | Individual |
| Communication: Portfolio of explanatory drawings | 3 x A3 Communication drawings | 30 | N | Individual |
Teaching Periods