Bachelor of Design Product Design

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The Product Design course teaches students critical thinking skills in concept investigation through a hands-on approach. Students learn to appreciate the design process as a key step in technology and manufacturing management.

Through a broad-based, diagnostic curriculum, students will learn to grasp investigational, analytical and problem-solving skills through a project-based, modular system. This course also develops understanding of various specializations in the product design field such as furniture, transportation and consumer products. Students also gain exposure through working on realistic projects that simulate actual projects.

This approach underpins the relevance and importance of industry requirements in a highly competitive design environment.

BACHELOR OF DESIGN
Awarded by Raffles College Pty Ltd
Trading as Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney, Australia

Intakes: January, April, July and October

Student can exit with Advanced Diploma after completion of 2 Years.

Year 1

Cultural Studies

The Cultural Studies module will provide students with knowledge and skills through practical exercises, lectures, demonstrations and examples to enable them to describe and appreciate visual arts and architecture. It helps the student to reflect upon and analyse the interaction between arts and associated cultural and social values. The second part of the module will focus on the development of design within the 20th century and future trends.

Colour Analysis in 3D Design

Understanding the importance of colour in design through freehand drawing applications, where students gain further knowledge in observational drawing skills, applying this knowledge through the study of colour theories and their applications within design. Students will also be exposed to areas of basic colour psychology within specific design parameters.

Observational Drawing

Students are trained in observational drawing skills through the analysis of the human form and natural structures, thus gaining further confidence in freehand drawing through understanding basic principles of structure, form, volume, space, planes and lines.

Model Making

Introduction to model making - understanding form, structure, volume and space through the use of a variety of basic model making materials for the construction of three dimensional forms – understanding the importance of scale in design.

Studio Practice 1: Sustainable Product Design

Introduction to the practice of sustainable design through the investigation of contemporary practices including Design for Recycling (DFR) Guidelines. Students apply new knowledge and views to global and local ecological problems and develop innovative approaches through the design process.

Design Theory

An analysis of 20th century design movements and their impact on specific areas of 3D design in the 21st century, in particular consumer products, jewellery, furniture and glass.

Digital Imaging

Exploring the applications of digital photography and imaging software through image capture and manipulation and the application to presentation of 3D images.

Studio Practice 2: Lighting Design

In this module students develop an understanding of the importance and relevance of lighting design within a contemporary design environment relating to internal environments, setting specific atmospheres within a given set of specifications.

Materials and Processes

This is an introduction to specific materials and their applications. Basic workshop health and safety procedures and an exposure to a wide range of materials and how they are utilized in 3D design.

Computer Aided Design

Students will learn the applications and processes of AutoCAD software based on 2D drafting, detailing and 3D applications and their relevance within 3D Design through applying lecture material to a series of studio exercises. A strong emphasis is placed on ascertaining that all students proceed at the same pace in a computer lab environment.

Studio Practice 3: Furniture Design

Re-cycling

Students are trained in furniture design through the investigation of various design methodologies, conceptualization approaches and problem-solving mechanisms, resulting in practical design solutions.

3D Conceptualization

In this module students will learn that sometimes an abstract or seemingly irregular thought pattern can lead to a unique and appropriate design solution. Sometimes that process can be influenced by a single or a number of factors -- technology, visuals, words, cultural trends and market research. Students will undertake several projects to help understand and create design solutions determined by those topics referencing -- nature, future technology, word & image association and observing ‘sub-cultures’. Students will also evaluate some iconic products to gain an understanding as to their unique origins.

Design Drafting & Rendering

Design drafting emphasizes the designer’s approach towards the layout of design solutions in a disciplined drawing format, which can be used by others to produce specific products. Concurrently, knowledge and skills in marker rendering techniques will be introduced to provide students with additional presentation skills.

Students will learn the basic principles of design drafting through lectures, demonstration exercises and assignments; they will be introduced to various drawing & rendering techniques.

Year 2

Studio Practice 4: Electrical Product Design

This module involves examination of product design for industry by analysing a range of examples of electronic & electrical products within a creative, commercial and highly competitive consumer market.

Computer Rendering

Students will learn the applications and processes of Rhinoceros software based on free form 3D modelling and computer rendering. Students will be introduced to the principles of NURBS geometry which can be used to create curves, surfaces and solids within 3D design.

Solid Modelling

Solid Modelling emphasizes understanding of the designer's approach towards presentation of design solutions in a disciplined electronic format. In this module, students will be introduced to Solid Works, 3D mechanical design software.

Studio Practice 5 : Transportation Design

Understanding of identity and product analysis by examining aspects of Transportation Design through specific areas of Automotive, Marine, Aviation and Railway design Specialisations.

Academic Research and Communication Skills

This unit covers key aspects of research and communication studies in academic contexts relevant to students of design and marketing. Students engage in collaborative learning activities throughout the term in order to develop their teamwork skills. Students learn to locate ,understand and critically evaluate information from books, journals,the internet and other primary sources in order to do effective research. Using these sources of information,students then produce an extended piece of analytical writing and give oral presentations to their peers. Skills in doing primary research (i.e. conducting focus groups and surveys),accessing and evaluating information, paraphrasing, using established referencing systems , applying the principles of effective communication and the professional presentation of documents are covered during the module.

Manufacturing Technology

Analysis and investigation of a range of manufacturing processes (one-off and mass production) through lectures,discussions and visits to industry,which will broaden knowledge and understanding of the constraints of specific processes and its application within 3D Design.

3D manipulation

3D Studio Max is a powerful and popular desktop 3D graphic programme, used in a wide variety of commercial and creative applications. Students will gain knowledge and skills in three dimensional rendering through the application of 3D Studio Max.

Studio Practice 6: Spatial Design

This involves examination and understanding of Spatial Design within public spaces (internal and external environments) considering specifically 'human-centred' factors and requirements.

Design management

This module enables students to understand the importance of professional practice in areas of: project management, intellectual property, legal aspects, meeting procedures, client management and documentation procedures.

Major Design Project

This final project will be self-proposed, from previous projects undertaken throughout the year and developed through to pre-production stage, under the supervision and guidance of the studio lecturer.

Internship

The Internship module is part of the Advanced Diploma programme. It is compulsory for the students to complete this module in the course of study. The industry internship period is duration of a total of 320 hours. The students can complete the hours by working 8 hours per day, or an alternative arrangement, which still total 320 hours. During this scheduled period, students may have to take one day off in the week to report to school for internship meetings and classes.

Degree

Design and Marketing

This subject introduces the basic concepts of marketing and public relations relating to designing. Students will learn how to apply these principles in practice when making decisions when marketing their products and services to potential customers in domestic and international markets.

Design Research Interactive Systems

In this module students will be required to explore and analyse the importance and relevance of human factors and ergonomics within the overall design process. Students should also reflect knowledge and understanding of specific design methods used, to gather information relating to the overall design process, applied to a specific design task.

Exhibition Design

This module encourages students to work as a group, to finalize an exhibition space for the Graduation Show. Within this module, students are required to co-ordinate, plan and design their exhibition space to include project scope, costing, sourcing, negotiation, design requirements and health and safety issues within a designated exhibition space. Students are also required to understand varying needs of other 3D specialist areas within the graduating group of students when designing a specific exhibition space.

Major Studio Project

This module provides students with the opportunity to research, design, develop and analyse a series or body of work for presentation, for the duration of a full term. This would allow students to develop a strong conceptual basis, applied to the body of work and to fully analyse and resolve design problems to realize a substantial series or body of fully resolved work. It is expected that a high level of maturity and professionalism towards a design project will be attained through the realization of this body of work. In addition to scheduled class time, students are required to work independently and also to seek regular tutorials and feedback sessions with their subject lecturer.

Material Technology and Manufacturing Processes Studio

This module enable students to carry out an examination of the nature of production methods and influences of the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of materials, used for specific 'one-off' and mass production methods. Through this module students will examine the selection process of materials required to design for specific manufacturing applications. Operations and planning for efficient manufacturing processes will be examined, including specifications, documentation and costing analysis for a product to an accepted industry standard. Students will analyse a range of materials and their fabrication possibilities.

Product Design Analysis Studio

This module will explore product aesthetics, functional elements and design analysis of a specific product. The analysis will start with an understanding of the product development in a historical context in terms of its visual and functional evolution as well as its physical and mechanical properties. Students will analyse aesthetics, function, structure, materials, and mechanical elements such as strength of a part in an assembly process.

Project Management

This module examines the ways in which design projects are managed to be delivered on time, within budget and meeting the quality and standards specified. The importance of project management feedback is emphasized as being critical in the development of the project design process. Project formulation, design & analysis skills involved for effective feedback are also examined.

Sustainable Design

This module demonstrates the importance of designing in a sustainable and socially responsible manner. Designers are increasingly required to respond to a range of ethical and social concerns. This module will equip students with a sustainable working methodology and ethos, in addition to a sound knowledge of material, technologies and processes which will enable the implementation of sustainable design. Students will be required to actively discuss and debate issues relating to ethical design, research and evaluate sustainable designs, and practitioners, and develop their own approach towards sustainable design.

Raffles Design International Mumbai

Raffles Design is among the top design education providers in Singapore and is the largest design course provider in the Asia Pacific region; it has 33 colleges in 30 cities across 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific region: Australia, Singapore, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Cambodia.

The goal of our design courses is more than professional mastery or technical capacity or commercial advantage, but the commencement of a life-long pleasure in the human exercise of our minds, our most human part. It is an education whose spirit is designed to remind us that education is life- long and will be the means, far more than a job career, to forge those links with family, friends, community and country that will allow each to sustain the other.

Raffles Design International, Mumbai

Raffles Design International, Mumbai was established in the year 2004. The school is conveniently located at Santacruz West in suburban Mumbai. The courses offered by the school are: graphic design, multimedia design, fashion design, interior design, product design and fashion marketing degree courses in India. Raffles Design International aims to produce talented and skilled graduates who will shape the future of design and business related disciplines. Raffles Design has produced more than 400 award winning designers over the last 20 years.

At our facilities students will not only be able to gain exposure to international creative and business environments, they will also gain hands-on practical experience. Students can transfer or further their study if they wish at any of our schools or universities which have articulation agreement with us. Our entire school network follows the same academic calendar ensuring no study time is lost when transferring and all prior subjects successfully completed will be recognized. The medium of instruction is English and our curriculum is truly international. As part of their design training, the students perform internships at respectable companies and will also be able to develop a substantial work portfolio for themselves that will help them in building their careers.

The following Bachelor of Design degrees are available at Raffles Design's first international design college in Mumbai India:

• Fashion Design

• Interior Design

• Product Design

• Graphic Design

• Multimedia Design

• Fashion Marketing