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DES106 Design in Application

Course Coordinator:Kellie O'Dempsey (kodempsey@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries

2026Semester 2

UniSC Sunshine Coast

UniSC Moreton Bay

 Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Online

 Online You can do this course without coming onto campus, unless your program has specified a mandatory onsite requirement.

Please go to unisc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

Showing how spaces, objects, packages, signage and almost everything else designers create look when translated into the real world is a major requirement in putting together client presentations. Such presentations provide the opportunity for designers to show clients and colleagues what the project they are commissioning looks like and thereby give them the opportunity to give valuable feedback prior to the project going into production. This course will give students the skills and knowledge to bring their designs into the virtual world for application in a number of presentation scenarios.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Lecture – 1 hour online lecture content for 12 weeks (or equivalent). 1hr Week 1 12 times
Laboratory 1 – In-class laboratory 2hrs Week 1 12 times
Online
Lecture – 1 hour online content for 12 weeks (or equivalent). 1hr Week 1 12 times
Laboratory 1 – Interactive zoom laboratory 2hrs Week 1 12 times

Course Topics

3D Design 
3D Printing 
Virtual environments 
3D Sound 
Virtual reality 
Augmented reality 
Interactivity 
Generative design 
Industry pathways 
Immersive worlds 

What level is this course?

100 Level (Introductory)

Engaging with discipline knowledge and skills at foundational level, broad application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts and with support. Limited or no prerequisites. Normally, associated with the first full-time study year of an undergraduate program.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming...
1 Construct drawings, scenes and models that represent the nuances presented by objects in the real world. Creative and critical thinker
Engaged
2 Using 3D software, compose and model objects and scenes containing a range of forms with different physical characteristics. Knowledgeable
Creative and critical thinker
3 Choose and utilise design strategies to create components for specific elements within the modelled scene (i.e. textures). Creative and critical thinker
4 Critically evaluate work in progress and make and justify creative decisions. Knowledgeable
5 Research and apply theoretical knowledge needed to produce a fully rendered and textured virtual image. Knowledgeable
Empowered
6 Document and communicate your creative and technical process through visual and written modes. Empowered
Ethical

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Not applicable

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Students should be familiar with working with computers and design software.

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

Students will participate in in-class critiques sessions on a weekly basis starting in Week 1.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece Individual 40% 
Model plus 8-12 pages
 Week 7 Online Submission
All 2 Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece Individual 40% 
Final creative artefact plus 8-12 pages support material
 Exam Period Online Submission
All 3 Artefact - Creative Individual 20% 
4 screenshots in a single document
 Week 13 Online Submission
All - Assessment Task 1:3D modelling and scene.
Goal: 
Using 3D software, the goal of the task is to replicate how objects behave in the real world and how their visual properties are modified by light.
Product: Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece
Authorship Statement:
Format: 
Professional format. You will design a challenging scene containing various objects. Using 3D software you will create a number of models of differing complexity and assemble these models to re-create your scene. You will document your creative process and submit with your scene. Full details are available on Blackboard in the Assessment Folder.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Detail and accuracy of individual models
 1
2 
Skill development and experimentation
 2 3
3 
Planning and construction of models and scene
 3 4 5
4 
Communication of creative process
 4 6
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                                All - Assessment Task 2:Virtual scene
                            
                        

                        

                            Goal:
                            
You will evaluate and apply a range of rendering and image editing techniques in order to create a fully rendered virtual scene

                        

                        

                            Product:
                            Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece
                        

                        

                            Authorship Statement:
                            
                        

                        

                            Format:
                            
Professional format. You are to render your 3D scene using rendering and post production software to create a photo realistic image. You will document your creative process and submit with your image. Your final creative artefact could include interactivity, animation or spatial audio. Full details are available on Blackboard in the Assessment Folder.

                        

                        

                            Criteria:
                            
                                

                                    
                                        

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Production of a fully rendered ‘photo real’ image.

                                                
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Detail and accuracy of final rendering

                                                
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Skill development and experimentation

                                                
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Application of theoretical knowledge to the planning and setting up of the rendered

                                                
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Communication of creative process

                                                
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                                All - Assessment Task 3:Four in-class learning exercises.
                            
                        

                        

                            Goal:
                            
You will build the technical and design skills through completion of four specific tasks.

                        

                        

                            Product:
                            Artefact - Creative
                        

                        

                            Authorship Statement:
                            
                        

                        

                            Format:
                            
Professional / Industry format. Fourset-pieces that include drawing, photo-imaging and modelling exercises, each demonstrating an understanding of, and basic proficiency with, an aspect of 3D modelling and raster based image editing software. Full details are available on Blackboard in the Assessment Folder.

                        

                        

                            Criteria:
                            
                                

                                    
                                        

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                                                1
                                                
Detail and accuracy of 3D modelling and final rendering

                                                
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Skill development and proficiency

                                                
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Application of theoretical knowledge to the set exercises

                                                
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Directed study hours

                
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

            

        

    


    

        

            

                
What resources do I need to undertake this course?

                

                    Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
                

            


            

                
Prescribed text(s) or course reader

                    
There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

            

        


        

            

                
Specific requirements

                    
Not applicable

            

        

    


    

        

            
How are risks managed in this course?

            
Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

        

    


    

        
What administrative information is relevant to this course?


        

            

                
Assessment: Academic Integrity

                
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

            

        


        

            

                
Assessment: Additional Requirements

                Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
            

        


        

            

                
Assessment: Submission penalties

                Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
            

        


        

            

                
Links to relevant University policy and procedures

                
For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:
  • Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
  • Review of Assessment and Final Grades
  • Supplementary Assessment
  • Central Examinations
  • Deferred Examinations
  • Student Conduct
  • Students with a Disability
For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

            

        


        

            

                
Student Charter

                
UniSC is committed to excellence in teaching, research and engagement in an environment that is inclusive, inspiring, safe and respectful.  The Student Charter sets out what students can expect from the University, and what in turn is expected of students, to achieve these outcomes.

            

        


        

            

                
General Enquiries

                
  • In person: 
    • UniSC Sunshine Coast - Student Central, Ground Floor, Building C, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs
    • UniSC Moreton Bay - Service Centre, Ground Floor, Foundation Building, Gympie Road, Petrie
    • UniSC SouthBank - Student Central, Building A4 (SW1), 52 Merivale Street, South Brisbane
    • UniSC Gympie - Student Central, 71 Cartwright Road, Gympie
    • UniSC Fraser Coast - Student Central, Student Central, Building A, 161 Old Maryborough Rd, Hervey Bay
    • UniSC Caboolture - Student Central, Level 1 Building J, Cnr Manley and Tallon Street, Caboolture
  • Tel:+61 7 5430 2890
  • Email:studentcentral@usc.edu.au

            

        

    







    

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