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This module aims to assist students with the transition into university design education - becoming familiar with the process of Design at 黑料网. Both individually and in teams, students will be encouraged to develop and foster imaginative and creative capabilities across the core design practice competencies of sketching, model-making, and CAD.

The aim of this module is to provide the student with an understanding of design history and its impact on individuals, society, and the environment. Whilst completing the module students will explore their perceptions of design and how this might influence their own design processes. In addition, students will learn how to source reference material, develop their academic writing, and discuss design themes in group seminars.

The aims of this module are for students to To further develop a fundamental understanding of design practice skills by extending and enhancing the design development and concepting skills introduced in module DSA301: Design at SDCA. Students will also become familiar with user research as the basis to design compelling product experiences.

The aims of this module are for students to:

A1. Practice key methods for prototyping the aesthetic and functional attributes of a design concept.
A2. Familiarise themselves with the decision-making processes needed to plan and communicate appropriate prototyping strategies and intent.
A3. Extend and enhance students understanding of prototyping introduced in the Part A module, Understanding People (DSA303).

The aim of this module is to provide students with a basic understanding of semiotics, semantics, and branding in relation to human-centred design. Whilst completing the module students will develop appreciation of form, colour, and other designed features as signifiers of desired branded product qualities alongside the ability to conduct, analyse, and present visual research information.

The aim of this module is to give students an introduction to a range of practical skills needed to design for experiences both in the physical and virtual realms by extending and enhancing the analysis and design development skills introduced in the Part A modules: Design at SDCA, Understanding People and Prototyping for Design.parallel module: Storytelling.

The aim of this module is for students to
A1. Appreciate the narrative arc as a device for the planning and development of compelling stories
A2. Introduce a range of participatory Storytelling techniques
A3. Practice the planning, filming and editing of video, using post-production and animation techniques as appropriate

The aims of this module are for the student to extend and enhance the design and development skills introduced in the Part A modules: Understanding People, Interactions and Experiences and Storytelling. Through exploring and anticipating future contexts, scenarios, experiences and narratives, students will anticipate future user needs and design and represent innovative and exploratory future solutions.

This module aims to support students in extending and enhancing key communication and presentation techniques for the creation of an outward facing professional design identity.

The aim of this module is for students to develop an understanding of the distinct and inter-related nature of Industrial Design, Experience Design, and Environments Design. Students will gain an appreciation of typical materials and processes used within these areas, extending, and enhancing the design development and conceptualisation skills introduced in the Part A modules: Design at SDCA, Understanding People, Signs & Meanings, Interactions & Experiences.

The aim of this module is for the student to extend and enhance their knowledge and application of user research methods in the context of the products, experiences, and environments design. Students will collect primary data, identify insights, and develop an opportunity statement from the data and ideate initial concepts from a user perspective. Students will develop and apply skills introduced in Part A, in particular Understanding People 1.

This module aims to develop students expertise in software and digital tools commonly used in the design of products, experiences, and environments. Students will use digital tools and produce outputs from software that enables the construction, evaluation, visualisation, and communication of design proposals, advancing and augmenting the software skills introduced in the Part A modules: Design at SDCA, Understanding People, Prototyping for Design.

This module aims to expose students to the notion that technologies are entities that are shapeable by design and designers, and in doing so can lead more meaningful products, experiences, and environments. Students will understand the position of technology in society now and in the future, and propose new future facing products, experiences, and environments. Students will extend and enhance the design development and concepting skills introduced in the Part A modules: Interactions & Experiences, and the Part B modules: Shaping Materials, Understanding People 2.

The aims of this module are to:
A1. Discuss the notions of a critical art/design studio based on a fictional setting of social dreaming.
A2. Identify and interpret the physical circumstances of a place, the social structure, and the basic principles of a non-human-centred community.
A3. Conceptualise ideas to shape the essential objects required to sustain existence in a hypothetical setting, using an object-oriented design ontology and working in groups.
A4. Facilitate various modes of visualisation and production to illustrate proposals and create a viable, feasible and convincing collective story.

This module aims to further advance students¿ expertise in software and digital tools commonly used in the design of products, experiences, and environments. Students will use digital tools and produce outputs from software that enables the construction, evaluation, visualisation, and communication of design proposals, advancing and augmenting the software skills introduced in the Part A modules: Design at SDCA, Understanding People, Prototyping for Design, and the Part B module: Digital Skills for Design 1.

The aims of this module are to:

• give students an awareness and understanding of arts management as a discipline, in the context of arts organisations and the creative industries;
• provide students with a context in which to explore ideas and practices related to professional environments they may wish to progress to post-graduation;
• present students with the opportunity to evaluate and apply information, resources and ideas to a scenario relevant to their career futures.

The aim of this module is to equip students with both the skills and mindset to uphold and reflect on the values of Responsible Design, namely design that is ethical, pluriversal, planet-centric, decolonial, transdisciplinary, and optimistic, in both the processes and outcome of the creative agenda.

This module highlights the social production of art. It explores the extent to which art and cultural production contributes to protest movements and activates social and political transformation. Addressing historical and contemporary connections between art and activist practices, it will provide students with an understanding of the complex relationship between art, politics and wider social movements.

In addition to facilitating the development and contextualisation of their own socially-engaged studio or cultural practice, it will provide students with an opportunity to develop specialist interests for future study in Part C and to engage in the creation of a community of learners and researchers.

The aims of this module are to:

• explore how creative interventions can transform how spaces function
• develop theoretical and practical understanding of how creative practitioners can actively work to inform placemaking.

The aim of this module is to broaden the student's perspective, understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage, and the range of approaches, methods, tools, and emerging technologies, available to support the preservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage.

Students will practice the generation of speculative ideas through appraising academic literature and existing research, emphasising sustainable thinking in the context of preserving cultural heritage.

The aims of this module are to:

• Raise student's awareness of identity and representation issues in character designs.
• Equip students with transferrable character design skills that could be applied to a wide range of creative arts subject disciplines.

The aim of this module is to teach students how designed experiences and creative practice influence human wellbeing and how designers and/or creative practitioners can impact upon the positive wellbeing of people through their design and creative practice.

The aims of this module are to: learn basic elements of creating narratives for the story industry, to include film, TV, stage, animated film, and video games, and to provide a forum in which these skills can be practised.

The module will enable students to analyse and explore their own creative practice. They will design and develop their own short outline for a dramatic story, under the supervision of tutors.

The aims of this module are to:

• Understand the core principles of human-centred design and how they apply to fashion and fashion products.
• Develop effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in multi-disciplinary teams for the successful execution of fashion design products for a specific consumer.
• Compile a portfolio showcasing individual and team contributions to fashion design products, highlighting the integration of human-centred design principles.

The aim of this module is to encourage students to consider the ethical implications of the use of generative AI tools in design practice. Students taking the module will undertake an experimental design project entailing brief setting, secondary research gathering and analysis, ideation, design development, and the visual presentation of a chosen proposal using generative AI tools throughout the process, combined with reflective writing at each stage on the pros and cons of using generative AI tools.

Students conclude with reflection on learnings and findings, any changed perceptions, and future forecasting of Generative AI in their chosen field of study. After completion of the module students will have gained an appreciation for what generative AI tools are available, foresight of how these tools are developing, and what the ethical implications are for the use of generative AI in their field of study.

The aims of this module are to:

• Introduce a range of theories and concepts related to costume and clothing, pertaining to fashion in film.
• Apply these concepts to a variety of relevant cinematic contexts including historical period, the wearing of uniform, the construction of fantasy, the function of specialist dress, fashion as symbols of community, ritual and identity.

The aims of this module are for the student to:

• Integrate and apply knowledge and understanding, cognitive and practical skills from modules studied throughout the programme.
• A2. Demonstrate core competencies in:
  • Conducting and analysing primary and secondary research
  • Developing a vision statement and design principles
  • Concept exploration and development
  • Concept development
  • Prototyping solutions for evaluation with users and other stakeholders
• A3. Considering real world production constraints (materials, resources, development) in the refinement of their concept
• A4. Evaluating solutions with stakeholders; proposing and justifying improvements based on evaluation feedback
• A5. Creating presentation material suitable for communicating the project at an end of year show

The aims of this module are for the student to:

• Integrate and apply knowledge and understanding, cognitive and practical skills from modules studied throughout the programme.
• Demonstrate core competencies in:
  - Conducting and analysing primary and secondary research
  - Developing a vision statement and design principles
  - Concept exploration and development
  - Concept development
  - Prototyping solutions for evaluation with users and other stakeholders
• Considering real world production constraints (materials, resources, development) in the refinement of their concept
• Evaluating solutions with stakeholders; proposing and justifying improvements based on evaluation feedback
• Creating presentation material suitable for communicating the project at an end of year show

The aims of this module are for the student to:

• Integrate and apply knowledge and understanding, cognitive and practical skills from modules studied throughout the programme.
• Demonstrate core competencies in:
  - Conducting and analysing primary and secondary research
  - Developing a brief
  - Concept exploration and development
  - Concept development
  - Prototyping solutions for evaluation with users and other stakeholders
• Considering real world production constraints (materials, processes and costs) in the refinement of their concept
• Evaluating solutions with stakeholders; propose and justify improvements based on evaluation feedback
• Creating presentation material suitable for communicating the project at an end of year show

The module aims to provide a design sprint experience that allows students to nurture the skills required in a design consultancy to respond rapidly to client briefs.

The module offers a selection of briefs provided by companies and design consultancies, with a design process being undertaken by students over a compressed period. The students are required to select one brief and to generate a design proposal that is then sent to the companies for feedback in combination with the University assessment procedures.

A sub-aim of the module is to provide occasions for students to interact with industry and nurture their professional skills.

The aims of this module are for the student:

• to exploit and enhance design capabilities acquired in Parts A, B and I, through appropriate design team activity;
• to utilise appropriate design research to enhance innovative design activity;
• to have the opportunity to enter an international student design competition;
• to generate high quality content for a personal design portfolio.

The aim of this module is to:

• develop and apply understanding of human variability, in particular ageing and disability;
• understand and apply standards, legislation and design(er) responsibility to the design of particular products, services or systems;
• explore the specialist requirements of inclusive design from the perspective of diverse user groups
• explore and apply approaches to inclusion, as well as where bespoke, customised, exclusive design is appropriate.

This module aims to prepare design students with the knowledge and skills required to develop innovative sustainable design solutions.

The aims of this module are to develop research, project management and report writing capability by investigation which aims to further the development of a design topic.

The aims of this module are for the student to gain a greater understanding of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Manufacture (CAM), and what computer supported technologies bring to the design process. The module will allow the student to build on core CAD/CAM skills developed in Parts A and B of the programme through the theoretical and practical application of advanced CAD/CAM techniques, but with particular focus on 3D data acquisition and surface modelling for high quality production models.

The aims of this module are for the student to gain a greater understanding of 3D Printing (also known as Additive Manufacturing) and how to design components and products that fully exploit the advantages of 3D Printing within in the limitations of the technologies. The module is aimed at producing end-use parts and not prototypes. The module will allow the student to build on CAD skills developed in Parts A and B of the programme through the theoretical and practical application of appropriate design guidance, 3D printing preparation software and low-cost polymer material extrusion 3D Printing.