Main Field of Study and progress level:
Industrial Design: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Grading scale: Two-grade scale
Responsible department: Umeå Institute of Design (UID)
Revised by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2021-09-08
Contents
The course is aimed at students without previous experience of studies in the area of industrial design. The goal of the course is to give the student a possibility to explore the practice and the understanding of form, in order to train and develop skills and abilities, and to prepare for and facilitate participation in the curricular education on courses and programmes in industrial design.
The course focus is on promoting an exploratory and investigative approach to form. Typical exercises would motivate the students to continue their own experiments and personal development in the area of form. This form study course is divided into two parts, a self study through a recommended reading of books and articles which would be followed with practical assignments and exercises in two and three dimensional visualisation. The course also aims to introduce specific concepts and basic theories of form.
Expected learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student shall be able to:
- account for the basic principles of evolution of form
- account for basic theories of form
- use an adequate form related vocabulary in relation to concepts of form
- visualise two- and three dimensional form in paper, foam and clay and relate this to the basic
principles of form evolution and to basic theories of form
- independently explore and reflect over their own understanding of and skills in the area of
form.
Required Knowledge
General entry requirements to higher education are needed for admittance to the course. Priority is given to student who, the semester the course is given, is 1) a student on Industrial Design Introduction, or 2) admitted to a programme or course taught in English at the UID and who has no previous training in form or design studies. Thereafter, students with previous design or form studies, as well as students admitted to programme or course taught in Swedish at the UID, will be admitted to the course. If study places are not filled on the course, other student categories might be accepted. Admitted students must have completed the workshop course in order to use workshop machinery.
Form of instruction
The course is a self study course. A teacher led introduction to the course is given, after which students conduct literature studies and carry out practical exercises and assignments based on a specific project brief. During the course, each student will be given individual feed back at least once.
Examination modes
Examination consists of a written essay and of submission of specified 2D and/or 3D deliverables.
After completing the course, one of the grades Fail (U) or Pass (G) is awarded the student. In order to obtain credit for the course, all assignments must be completed.
For students who have not obtained the grade Pass, other examination sessions will be arranged. A
student who for two consecutive examinations for the same course has not been passed, has the right to have another examiner appointed, if there are no special reasons against this (Higher Education Ordinance chapter 6, 22 §). The request for a new examiner shall be made in writing to the Department board of the Umeå Institute of Design.
Other regulations
Equivalency credits for this course can only be given if it can be shown through transcripts and course
plans that a similar course has been passed, and after the course responsible and director of studies
have evaluated and approved the students individual level of skills and knowledge.
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web.
Please contact the faculty.
