Subject details

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. appraise the broad dynamic local, national and international context within which design practice moves
  2. reflect, assemble and reconstruct a body of work to strategically position it for one or more local, national and international employment or commission opportunities
  3. integrate a range of technologies to demonstrate professional discipline-specific oral and visual communication skills aimed at generating a market position
  4. evaluate and synthesise skills and knowledge relevant to transdisciplinary design practice
  5. communicate clearly across various formats using a range of media to effectively and appropriately portray a body of work within a professional design environment.

  • Topics

    • Portfolio
    • Local, National and International Practice
    • Branding
    • Curating a CV
    • Branding Yourself
    • Web-Based Promotion
    • Social Media
    • Your Career Journey
    • Public Speaking
    • The Pitch
    • Review & Reflection

  • Study resources

    • Instructional Methods

      • Audio/Video conferencing
      • Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
      • Online assignment submission
      • Podcasting/Leacture capture
      • Standard Media
      • Streaming Multimedia

    • Online Materials

      • Audio-Video streaming
      • Printable format materials
      • Online Assessment
      • Resources and Links

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

  • OtherDetails -

    Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone

This subject was previously known as Interior Architecture Marketing (Practice) Strategies.

This subject explores and articulates the design student's transition from university life to post university life as a design practitioner. Students work with experienced and specialist practitioners to investigate and trial platforms and strategies appropriate to branding and marketing themselves as designers, their existing body of work, and their emerging practice trajectories. Students are introduced to various strategies, techniques and media platforms relevant to developing their professional profile. In the production of their folios, and the development of their own profiles, students are encouraged to understand their design practice in the broader local, national and international context of design practice. The contemporary concept and practice of trans-disciplinary where people work creatively across disciplines and in new modes of innovation, is also explored.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

  • Assignment 1 - Reflective Folio (20%)
  • Assignment 2 - Online Web Folio (50%)
  • Assignment 3 - Interview Pitch (30%)

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.

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Related degrees

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture)