| Module code | ONT 100 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Introduction to design and integration with supporting modules. Design principles, skills and techniques. Small-scale design projects and environmental influences (physical, social, cultural, historical), space requirements and creative interpretation. Acquisition of skills in design communication through imagination, intuition and conceptual thinking. Relation of internal to external space. Anthropometry and ergonomics; visual literacy (visual media, analysis and interpretation) and criticism. The designer as visual thinker. Perception; ideograms. Development of a vocabulary to describe and illustrate the discipline of design. Pertinent theory that informs and supports the design process. |
| Module credits | 60.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 17 studio hours per week, 2 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | Double Medium |
| Academic organisation | Architecture |
| Period of presentation | Year |
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