Course detail

Studio Follow-up I - Product Design - winter

FaVU-M1PD-ZAcad. year: 2017/2018

Students work on two or three projects depending on their scale and complexity. The student chooses the topic on his own. This year is the last opportunity to verify eligibility for team work on a joint project of two to three-person teams.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

18

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Creative approach to the technologies of the studied subject and to its artistic context.

Prerequisites

Ability to set and defend the personal MA program.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Semester exam project.

Course curriculum

Students choose themes and define assignments themselves. This stage is also a part of evaluation. Now, the role of a teacher is more that of an opponent. Increasingly, the emphasis is put on wider context of creation, which is supported by the structure of theoretic courses. The fifth year is the last opportunity to verify the capability of team work on a common project.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The role of the professor moves into the opponent's position and the focus is on the broader societal context of design.Independent realisation of the tasks coming out of the students´ creative nature.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Regular consultations are mandatory.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

D.A. Norman: Design pro každý den
Mackenzie, D.: Green Design. Design for the Environment
H. Gardiner, CH.Gere, ed.: Art Practice in a Digital Culture
http://www.rapidtoday.com/design.html
http://opvk.ffa.vutbr.cz/texty/zakladni-informace-o-projektu.html

Recommended reading

Fiell, Charlotte and Peter (ed.): Designing the 21st Century

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme Master's

    branch APD , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

195 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer