Graduation Project: Practice - CODE3202
Description
The Graduation Project is the culmination of the Computational Design studios and the Bachelor of Computational Design degree. It develops a design component (practice) in CODE3202 that is argued for through theory in CODE3201. Both CODE3201 and CODE3202 are one package and students need to be enrolled in both. Thesis and project must fit within one of the seven paths and give students the chance to specialize in one of the paths as part of their degree and consequently gaining a proficiency level in the subject. We apply Design Research as a methodological structure for both, CODE3201 and CODE3202. Industry partners can provide projects and the student work will consequently concentrate on ‘real world’ problems delivered out of an industry context. This is aligned with CoDe’s vision to become a Research & Development department for creative industries and exposing students to the concept of research as a part of a design process. If no industry partner can be aligned to a students project, students will complete their thesis without an industry partner as the industry partner is an option and not compulsory. Projects in CODE3202 can and will vary depended on the specialisation path. To give and example projects in: Constructing would result in either physical models, workflows or virtual simulations; in Contextualising sensor based and electronic interfaces; and in Calibrating digital workflows or optimisation software packages. Hence the course deliverables will vary. Still all projects are based on a design question, defined in CODE3201 and need to be documented accordingly through plans, section, elevations, pictures, video clips, physical or virtual models, etc. The course is complemented through a series of industry lectures to introduce students to industry and to prepare them for their future careers in various companies.