222358

Visual Communication Design 3.5: Design for Social Change

In this course, students will develop a deep understanding of human-centered design processes that respond to the needs, preferences, and behaviours of the target audience. Students will create an innovative design strategy to address a societal issue. This course has broad appeal, offering students a high level of creative independence and an opportunity to focus on their specific area of design interest. Students are also encouraged to consider their role as a designer and how they can contribute to society in a meaningful way.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

222358

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

300-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

30

Subject

Visual Communication Design

Course planning information

Prerequisite courses

Complete first
15 credits from 222367, 222368, 222369, 222372

You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.

Restrictions

Similar content
222302, 222303, 222311, 222321, 222331, 222341, 222356, 222371

You cannot enrol in this course if you have passed (or are enrolled in) any of the course(s) above as these courses have similar content or content at a higher level.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 200-level before enrolling in 300-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Demonstrate an ability to shape the relationship between creative work and audiences, clients, markets, users, consumers, participants and/or citizens. (Whanaungatanga and Connectedness, A3)
  • 2 Contribute to innovative developments in creative practice. (Graduate profile: Creativity and Toi C3)
  • 3 Manipulate materials, media, processes, technologies and environments with visual communication design expertise. (Graduate profile: Virtuosity and Mōhio D1)
  • 4 Combine technical excellence with creative thinking in order to produce high quality creative outputs. (Graduate Profile: Virtuosity and Mōhio D2)
  • 5 Demonstrate strong, persuasive visual and verbal communication skills. (Graduate Profile: Connectedness and Whanaungatanga E1)
  • 6 Think and work independently and collaboratively, making autonomous decisions, managing workload and deadlines. (Graduate profile: Autonomy and Mana E3)

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Creative compositions 1 2 3 4 5 6 100%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

There are no set texts for this course.