DT3D01 - Interior Design Major Project 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | DT3D01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Interior Design Major Project | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Games and Design | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Design | ||
| Module Leader: | Heddus Davies | ||
| Module Team: | Kate Thomas, Emma Marshman | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 101316 - interior design and architecture | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
Promote student autonomy through the selection and production of a self-set design brief.
Provide opportunity to establish a major piece of work to add to the student’s professional portfolio.
Instil a theoretical or philosophical approach to students’ design practice and awareness of how their work relates to social, commercial, or cultural contexts.
Empower students to work independently and methodically through the full design process. Encourage students to be organised and responsible for their own work and time management.
Refine the required skills for design work to be presented and communicated following professional standards.
Content Summary
On this module, students will build their skills relative to the subject area and develop increasing autonomy through a self-selected major project brief.
The module will begin with an immersive learning period, which allows students to work together to define their intentions in terms of subject, location, building, scale of intervention, proposed adaptive re-use, and potential client. Following this immersive learning period, students will determine and explain their aims and intentions as a designer, as well as the nature of the project, and how it sits within a social, commercial, industrial, historical, or cultural context.
In developing the scheme throughout the remainder of the module, students will work towards a full professional Interior Design presentation of the finalised scheme to include a representation of the project proposal, concept ideas, and all design content at an appropriate scale. The project will evolve, guided by regular workshops and feedforward sessions that will monitor project development, but the progress is heavily reliant on a great deal of self-discipline to achieve interim deadlines and a fulfilling outcome. Through this process, students will refine their research techniques and build on reference materials, along with developing a personal programme of work to establish organisational skills.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 6 |
| Tutorial | 6 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 30 |
| Supervised time in studio/workshop | 28 |
| Independent Study | 240 |
| Directed Study | 88 |
| Groupwork | 2 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Form design strategies based upon building and context analysis. |
| LO2 | Present design proposals and solutions following professional industry standards. |
| LO3 | Conceptualise relevant design solutions to a self-selected brief. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 2 | Draft Design | 0 | N/A | 20 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 1 | Project Proposal and Concept | 0 | N/A | 20 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project 3 | Final Design Presentation | 0 | N/A | 60 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Project Output 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Project Output 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Project 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |