Bachelor of Interior Design (Commercial)

The purpose of this subject is to introduce the fundamental theories, methods and practices for developing three-dimensional design using computer software. The subject covers 3D modelling concepts and techniques, as well as professional practice using contemporary industry software. The subject investigates the integration of computer modelling, texture and light. Concept development investigates the communication of spatial projects to a target audience. 

Assessment Tasks: Rendered Image, Computer Model, Design Process Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

The subject introduces business practices such as costing, time management, value engineering and general models of monetising and valuing output typical of a variety of design industries. Case study analyses’ of a typical design industry business practices, domestic and international, acquaint students with the differences and similarities that exist. Students learn about contractual agreements, and where appropriate become familiar with international shipping and distribution terms as well as an introduction to design copyright laws. Initial overview of time allocation practices and the creation and understanding costing terms such as: Bill Of Material (BOM) /Scope of Work / Deliverables used in typical projects is followed by application. Students plan a project from start to finish through to the development of an appropriate project management plan for their industry such as time management charts with typical dependencies highlighted and costed.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation, Project Plan, Proposal

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

Problem-based learning (PBL) builds students’ capacity to become increasingly proficient at addressing complex design problems with creative confidence. Students enhance their design thinking skills and mindsets to deal with the natural uncertainty of complex problems in this subject. They acquire the confidence to iteratively reframe these problems and take risks to create novel evidence-based solutions while preserving ambiguity throughout the process. Students acquire the necessary skills by engaging actively, independently and in collaborative multidisciplinary teams with complex social and meaningful problems. Learning happens by living the process, witnessing their peers’ progress and reflecting on their own experience while supported with academic learning resources.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Individual Reflection, Self and Peer Evaluation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

This subject introduces students to design thinking through the 'Double Diamond’ methodology, a collaborative process that facilitates the investigation of project challenges, synthesises appropriate concepts and delivers proposals that fulfil the needs of people, the possibilities of technology and the requirements for business success. It is a methodology that utilises both divergent and convergent thinking approaches to problem-solving. It is a method that focuses upon meanings instead of features and the quest for disruptive change, instead of incremental improvement. Students are emphatically encouraged to adopt a visionary approach. Divided into four distinct phases –Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver –the Double Diamond is a simple visual roadmap which helps students understand and frame their design-thinking to define problems, develop potential solutions and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Assessment Tasks: Proposal, Presentation, Blog, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

Contemporary design practice has evolved a culture that applies a range of research methodologies to investigate design processes that are appropriate and relevant to creative problem solving. This subject explores the notion of designer as a generator of need and purpose and how research practice underpins these roles. The purpose of this subject is to expand the student’s knowledge of the research processes that inform emerging design practice and how this affects the designer/client/project relationship. Students will expand their skills in identifying research methods and the application of analysis to a design project. Students will also be introduced to legal and ethical issues in design research.

Assessment Tasks: Design Project, Visual and Verbal Presentation, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

The theoretical base of this subject will focus on developing the students’ understanding of the complexities of designing a retail environment whilst appreciating the growing demand for the application of sustainable design practices - not only in materials and technologies but also in the longevity and adaptability of the final design solution.
Students will integrate their knowledge of a retail space, identity design and environmental imperatives into the creative realisation of a project brief. Students will further develop their research skills and apply these to the design of an ‘eco-friendly’ retail project

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Emerging Design Technologies: Commercial examines the technologies affecting the experiential nature of design for commercial and public environments in both the physical and digital arena. Students will explore how technology is influencing the commercial experience. The subject also identifies the global context of changing perceptions of ‘commerce’ and how the commercial environment is being redefined by environmental and technological trends.

Assessment Tasks: Video, presentation, design report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Social Enterprise is an exciting theoretically-based subject that is driven by the desire to create positive change through entrepreneurial activities. These activities harness design thinking and problem-solving processes in the realisation of pragmatic, viable project proposals from initiation to client presentation. By providing students with a framework to understand business model generation and the skills to source, evaluate, and measure opportunities through systematic research and competitor analysis, Social Enterprise empowers students to conceptualise, develop and propose new ventures and products that focus primarily upon social change for good. In addition, this subject will help students understand and address the practical challenges of working within this environment; to analyse different entrepreneurial business strategies, to explore diverse funding strategies, as well as incorporate theoretical discussions on major trends and issues in the social economy. Social Enterprise enables students to appreciate the power of creativity in problem-solving and the importance of the designer’s role in making a difference and precipitating change.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

This subject is designed to provide students with professional experience in an area related to their field of study or the career they are working towards. The aim of providing industry specific opportunities is to enable students to develop skills that will enhance their prospects of gaining meaningful employment and building their career for the future. Much of the benefit of work integrated learning comes from observation, practicing under supervision and reflection.

Work Integrated Learning is an excellent way to broaden the students learning environment while they are studying. It allows them to see first-hand how what they are learning in their degree translates into practice, as well as how ‘real world’ practice relates to what they are learning at university. This subject will develop work ready skills and boost students’ employability while they are studying. There are two work integrated learning options available to students:

Option 1: WIL302

Internship Students are offered the opportunity to work within a professional design environment for an extended period of time. It encourages students to build long-term relationships with the design industry and exposes them to the rigour of applied design practice while building their confidence in adapting to new environments. It also provides a context in which to enhance their communication skills and work collaboratively in a professional arena. Students will undertake a series of research tasks, conducting interviews and gathering data in order to understand the key concepts in managing a professional design practice with emphasis placed on the operation of the professional design environment.

Option 2: WIL302B Industry Live Brief

This subject requires students to respond to criteria set within the context of an Industry Live Project. An understanding of research methodologies appropriate to professional practice and the documentation of personal creative investigation will be explored. Students will also further investigate and examine entrepreneurial and commercial opportunities through collaborative work practice. The subject is delivered from a cross discipline perspective and draws on both discipline specific and common design practices. Students are required to work both independently or as part of a collaborative team in order to conduct research, analyse and define project parameters and deliver innovative solutions that expand the notion of an industry live brief.

Assessment Tasks: Internship, e-Journal

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject aims to cultivate a broader understanding of professional design industry portfolios, exploring contemporary styles and methods of presentation as well as analysing employment target markets. This is enhanced by self-directed research that assists students to acquire an understanding of industry specific needs and preferences in their chosen area of interest. This subject also builds students’ awareness of the importance of building relationships within their design industry and exposes them to the potential rigors of the real-world design practice whilst building their confidence in their chosen field.

Assessment Tasks: Draft Online Website Portfolio, Report, Final Resume and Mini Portfolio

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, students develop skills to use industry leading 3D modelling and documentation software to create a design proposal for a physical environment. They will be introduced to strategic and efficient modelling processes for construction documentation to effectively communicate requirements for a nominated brief. Adherence to Australian regulatory code standards is emphasised for the preparation of a documentation set to industry standards.

Pre-requisite: DDW100 Design Drawing

Assessment Tasks: Test, 3D Computer Model, Report, Working File

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject provides students with the opportunity to develop their understanding of relevant design history and theories and their application to change and innovation within contemporary practice.
Central to this subject will be the application of contemporary design thinking in the critical reflection of their own, and their peers, creative output. Students will also gain insight into evaluating design outcomes in response to user feedback. The subject is designed and delivered from an interior designer perspective and draws on the student’s knowledge of design history and innovation. This subject also draws on the student’s own experience as a design consumer. 

Assessment Tasks: Report. Presentation, Design Project

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Scheduling Interiors 2: Commercial introduces the student to the practical knowledge required to construct nominated commercial environments. It recognises the importance of nominating appropriate and sustainable finishes, furniture and fittings for nominated commercial environments. Students learn the following: types, styles and suitability of materiality and finishes; application of lighting types and styles; fixtures and fittings and selection of joinery items. The subject requires students to assess materiality, colour, form and function, while demonstrating creative problem solving by adapting a conceptual idea into a final design piece. The subject educates students in specification writing, preparation of schedules and what role they play in contract administration, as well as the principles of quality assurance in the design and documentation process. The principles of building management systems are also introduced.

Assessment Tasks: Design Project, Presentation, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject will focus on developing the students’ understanding of the complexities of designing nominated commercial environments considering use of materials, technologies, and adaptability of the final design solution. Students will integrate their knowledge of industry informed design, brand and social space imperatives into the creative realisation of a nominated commercial project brief. Students will be required to deliver a site-specific client based response for their design outcome. Students will also be required to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate building codes and Australian standards for a nominated commercial environment. 

Assessment Tasks: Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Systems and Documentation 3: Nominated extends the student’s learning and communication of different construction systems. Existing skills and knowledge are enhanced through development of a complex project and building systems. The subject investigates how design solutions are communicated to stakeholders (project managers, consultants and contractors) - namely through research, documentation and specifications. Students develop documentation drawings for design proposals using computer-aided methods.

Assessment Tasks: Presentation, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject expands the understanding of symbols, signs, and semantic conventions within communication systems and media. Students are introduced to the history and application of semiotics and encouraged to review, relate, and re-evaluate design and communication strategies within the context of deconstructing conventional thinking and design practices. Students explore cultural shifts in messaging and media platforms and the role of meaning in an evolving creative and technological environment.

Assessment Tasks: Case Study, Campaign Execution

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject explores the groundwork theory and practice of user experience (UX), user interface (UI) and frontend web development and design. The subject initially covers fundamental concepts in UX and UI design. It then transitions to the fundamentals of front-end development and design by teaching students how to code webpages using HTML and CSS. Students will code their own visual designs using a knowledge base of the fundamentals within these two markup languages. In addition to this, students will learn the basic principles of responsive design, and how web pages need to be designed for a variety of screen based media including phones, tablets, laptops and televisions. This subject gives students a foundation of web based digital skills that are required in a variety of design related career opportunities.

Assessment Tasks: Design Documentation, Webpage Development, Responsive Webpage

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Fashion and Social Media requires students to collaborate online within a group to design and build a social media strategy for a fashion brand. Employing a problem based learning methodology, students critically review and analyse their understanding of social media and its applications. They identify and build on their understanding of the evolving social media landscape and its many features by demonstrating and applying the usage and benefits for fashion companies. Students develop an appreciation of the range and functionality of social media tools that currently exist and are used in the fashion industry, underpinning the sales, marketing and branding divisions of such businesses. In a simulated boardroom scenario, students identify and present a range of scenarios for the development of a social media strategy for a fashion brand and critically analyse the return on investment for their chosen approach.

Assessment Tasks: Social Media Project, Digital Applications, Report

Delivery Mode: Online

The theoretical base of this subject will focus on developing the students’ understanding of the complexities of designing interiors for both single and double storey residential environments whilst appreciating the growing demand for the application of sustainable design practices- not only in materials and technologies but also in the longevity and adaptability of the final design solution.

Students will integrate their research and knowledge of residential environments, and environmental imperatives into the creative realisation of project briefs.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation, Design Project

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Systems and Documentation 2: Residential continues to develop the student's understanding of the different construction systems applicable to residential design within small to mid-scale projects. It also investigates how design solutions are communicated to stakeholders (contract managers, consultants and contractors) – namely through research, documentation, and specifications. Students will develop documentation drawings for residential design proposals. The tutorials and assessments will all be carried out using computer aided documentation.

Pre-requisite: BID108A Systems and Documentation 1

Assessment Tasks: Report, Images and CAD Documentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Systems and Documentation 3: Residential develops the students understanding of the different construction systems applicable to the design of multi storey residential environments, and how design solutions are communicated to stakeholders (contract managers, consultants and contractors) – namely through documentation, and contract documentation (e.g. function and construction of stairs). Students will develop a complete set of documentation drawings for their multi storey nominated design proposal. The tutorial and assessments will all be carried out using computer aided documentation.

Pre-requisite: BID108A Systems and Documentation 1

Assessment Tasks: Drawing Portfolio

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Systems and Documentation 4: Residential extends the student's knowledge and communication of different construction systems for a nominated residential design proposal. In the case of physical environments, the students are required to complete a full documentation package for their nominated design proposal. In the case of digital environment proposals, students are required to extend the communication of their design proposals through additional digital representation techniques: e.g. fly-throughs, animation, interactive components.

Pre-requisite: IDR303A Systems and Documentation 3: Residential

Assessment Tasks: Design Project, CAD

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject will introduce you to the tools and techniques used in successfully tailoring and managing waterfall and agile projects. The language used by practitioners in conjunction with the terminology recognised by the Project Management Institute (PMI) is explored. You will consider Project Management (PM) principles and performance domains of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guide, which will include development approach & lifecycle, planning, project work, measurement and delivery.

Assessment Tasks: Case Study, Case Analysis, Test

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Within this introductory course, students will learn the principles and practice of public health and improving the health of populations. Students will learn various functions and definitions of public health, the historical origins of public health and its evolution as a discipline. Students will learn relevant key principles associated with public health: ecological, human rights-based approach to health, social determinants approach; ‘new public health; the role and function of government in the administration of public health; public health service models, including comprehensive and selective primary health care. They will consider different understandings of health and illness, including professional, lay and Australian Indigenous definitions.

Assessment Tasks: Test, Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online