Handbook

Design Honours Research Project 1 is the first in a sequence of two Honours research courses designed to support you in developing your Honours research project. In this course, you will plan and critically develop a theoretical and practice-led research project that is directly related to the concepts, materials and processes and ideas emerging from your design practice. You will experiment and prototype design propositions and develop a written dissertation that will be further developed in DDES4102 Design Honours Research project 2. This course is taught in a studio context, emphasising contemporary design practice as a key mode of investigation and discovery. The studio also operates as a collegiate and peer-oriented environment, fostering a supportive and rigorous culture of creative practice, critical discussion, and exchange.