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| Unit name |
Design Methods 2 |
| Unit code |
CENG20016 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
I/5
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Morgan |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
CENG10011 Design Project & Methods 1
|
| Co-requisites |
Design Project 2 (CENG20015)
|
| School/department |
Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit introduces students to:
- Different approaches to the conceptual design process, and associated design methods, tools and techniques, including;
- Systematic design
- Human-centred design
- Social innovation design
- The nature of design, design fixation, and design thinking, in a socio-cultural and global context
- Working as part of a creative design team and the nature of learning to design
Using a variety of design exercises within three mini-projects, the aims of the unit are to enable students to:
- Discover and define design problems and requirements through appropriate research
- Generate concepts and down-select using appropriate methods
- Manage the conceptual design process and evaluate outcomes
- Communicate design work to a non-technical audience
- Demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of design process, methods and tools with the ability to apply them in a range of situations
- Engage with and reflect upon the open, complex, networked, and dynamic problems of modern society
Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Manage a variety of design processes within the freedoms and constraints of real-world problems
- Use a variety of design processes, methods and tools to create and evaluate innovative design concepts
- Critically review and reflect upon the use of different design methods, tools, and frameworks
- Appreciate and reflect upon the nature of design and design knowledge
- Use visual and verbal literacy to communicate design information by written report and oral presentation
Teaching Information
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, which may include lectures, practical activities supported by drop-in sessions, problem sheets and self-directed exercises.
Assessment Information
Formative assessment:
TB1:
- 2X Group design review and reflection (ILO 1-5)
TB2:
- 1X Group design review and reflection (ILO 1-5)
Summative assessment:
TB1:
- Individual written literature review on conceptual design methods, tools and frameworks ''(40%) (ILO 3-5)
TB2:
- Group reflective report & presentation critically reviewing and reflecting upon group use of design methods, tools and frameworks, using group design work completed throughout the unit as illustrative case studies ''(60% 'must pass)'' (ILO 1 -5) 
Total: 100% coursework
Supplementary assessment:
- Individual reflective report & presentation (ILO 1-5)
Reading and References
- G. Pahl & W. Beitz, Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Springer, 2013 (various editions in library, TA174)
- K. Dorst, Frame Innovation, MIT Press, 2016 (available through library as hardcopy and e-book. TM has a reference copy)
- N. Cross, Engineering Design Methods, Springer, 2008 (various editions in library, TA174)
- N. Cross, Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work, Berg, 2011
