Industrial Creating and Making Knowledge Work at UWS SolAce Solar Car Project revealed to the world on 29 August 2013 (bottom)

SolAce crossing the Solar Car Challenge finish line in Adelaide on 12 October 2013 (below)

Our school strategy is to lead our graduates in the development of their synergetic, computational, , design, managerial and entrepreneurial thinking, so that they will be able to tackle problems and develop systems with capabilities limited only by their creativity, imagination and desire for innovation.

2 Bachelor of and our School

pursuing the ultimate efficiency in electric Our students often compete and cars, making sure that our children and win national and international their children will have the same mobility competitions. Some of their options we have but with a much lighter achievements include: footprint on the planet. Projects such as SolAce reflect our School Strategy while helping develop our graduates. Cormack National Competition 2013 winners (above): In 2013 the School provided new Michael Rudd (Second prize workshops and studios to support winner, left), Shane Prasad blended learning and research in industrial (Highly Commended, right) design and mechanical engineering, as well as a new lab. Australian International Design SCEM plans to extend further these Award/ Award 2011: facilities to support creativity, innovation Balin Lee (Short listed) and entrepreneurship in technology, design and development. Education in Science, Technology (ICT), SRD CHANGE 2011 National The School has further developed Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Competition: its capacity for rapid prototyping in together with Industrial (Engineering, Balin Lee (First prize winner) Product, Building, Technology) Design a broad sense, which brings one is essential for the future prosperity of step closer the implementation of the Australia and the World. It has a profound School plan for experimenting with SRD CHANGE 2011 National impact on the quality of life of our society ideas and broadly embedding creativity Competition: and on the environment we live in. and entrepreneurship in all of its Philip Brien (Major contributor) academic programs. During the two years since its inception, the School of Computing, Engineering These developments are a result of the Anthill Top 100 innovative and Mathematics (SCEM) at the School strategy to lead its graduates products 2009: University of Western Sydney (UWS) in the development of their synergetic, Jacob Grech (Second place) has extensively supported closer computational, engineering, design, managerial and entrepreneurial thinking, interaction between Industrial Design, Australian Student Dyson so that they will be able to tackle Engineering, Construction Management, Award 2009: problems and develop systems with and Information and Communications Brandon Clark (Short listed) Technology (ICT) disciplines. capabilities limited only by their creativity, imagination and desire for innovation. An example of a vehicle for such Wheels Young This brochure provides a sample of interaction has been the Solar Car project Competition 2008: our current Industrial Design innovation ‘SolAce’. The School has provided James Livas, at UWS. diverse support to the project at different Nicholas Newton (Finalists) stages, including car design, development and participation in the World Solar Challenge 2013. Chris Selwood, the Professor Simeon Simoff Dyson Award 2007: Challenge event director, has summarised Dean Sebastian Bratt (Finalist) the long-term goal of the challenge as School of Computing, Engineering taking much more care of our planet, by and Mathematics Commercial Radio Australia Competition 2004: Bobby Lowe (Winner)

3 Clockwise: CavDoc by Daniel Cavasinni: Gel photographic documentation system after electrophoresis process

Kinetic by Joel Taylor: New car intelligent forward facing child restraint using Human Computer Interaction (HCI), pressure sensors and new cushioning system

Widevision Exhibition: Custom House Show. A yearly show displaying Honours and Coursework students’ projects

Our vision is to prepare and take our students from conventional knowledge of assembly line to new network society parameters as pre-eminent model of modern organisation, new maker culture and open design.

Widevision Final Year Exhibition A celebration of our students’ achievements together with industry, community, family and friends

4 Our Program of Industrial Design

Tooling), which allow students to develop What is Industrial Design? specific areas within the discipline they find professionally most attractive. Sound Creative thinking knowledge in a broad range of design On potentially anything that can disciplines is provided, including design be produced in reference to a methodology, design innovation, human 5 Ps model: computer interaction, , ergonomics, manufacturing technology • Philosophic purpose and design, aesthetics, mathematics, Why do we create artefacts? management, 2D and 3D CAD, etc. The To assist, change, enhance and course culminates in a final year industrial lead society and culture through design project leading to industry innovation, responsible design placement, Masters or PhD research. and sustainability. Common occupations are in: • Products and innovation • technological innovation What do we do? (i.e. electronic, construction and From iPhones to , Our industrial design program prepares building, medical and scientific) exhibitions, cars, footwear and students to be knowledgeable, creative • durable and fast moving consumer , television and film, and innovative, with emphasis on design, goods (i.e. commercial and domestic entertainment and games, etc. its place in and effect on society and appliances, white goods, food, tools, people. The Bachelor of Industrial Design, packaging) • Process and system solutions and its counterpart the Bachelor of Design How do we do them? and Technology, take into account the • entertainment and games By conceiving, designing, rapid transformation of communication and (i.e. games development, model developing, managing, industrial technologies, and recognises the making, film and animation) implementing and operating them. need for to resolve increasingly • online and e-learning solutions Widevision Final Year Exhibition complex issues. The course provides A celebration of our students’ achievements (i.e. , e-commerce, • People and users students with the knowledge and skills to flexible learning) Who do we design products together with industry, community, family and friends enable them to respond with flexibility to and innovation for? How do design challenges within human centred • user centred design (i.e. GUI, HCI, they use them? design context. HMI, visualisation and simulation). The program involves a number of industry Graduates are eligible for membership • Place and context partners on research projects. It has also of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA). Where are our users? When do they use our innovations? implemented an internship program in line Come and talk to us. We will be happy with its commitment to producing industry to explain our vision and how we can ready graduates; students are required to assist you. undertake a period of industry placement Very importantly .... before graduation. Any products or The program currently combines streams Mauricio Novoa in , Sustainable Director of Academic Program systems including their Design and Industrial Design Graphics Industrial Design, tangible and intangible (CAD/CAM, Rapid Prototyping and School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics components

5 Clockwise: Element by Joel Ferguson: Car intelligent rearward facing child restraint using Human Computer Interaction (HCI), sensors and light with fingerprint recognition buckle M-Touch by Khoa Nam Phan: Visual impairment aids for galleries and museums Tuk-Tuk Innovaton by Bobby Lowe: Modular multi-transport (taxi, pickup truck, forklift) Hanging Light by Giovanni Mellios Mobile Nebuliser by Benn Whitfield

We create improved experiences for users with a User Centred Design (UCD) approach.

We handle projects from Conceiving and Designing to Implementing and Operating them (CDIO Syllabus).

6 Our Program and Students’ Work

Clockwise from top: E-Trix by Omar Alrawi: Award winning electric bicycle Electric Motorcycle by Daniel Anderson Alpha Romeo by Daniel Anderson: Redesign Flower Art Set by Chris Moore Vital Cordless by Ben Scotman: Drilling system for the female market 3D by Shayne Reynolds: Sports shoes and bicycle parts

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Our Facilities

We offer state of the art Design Studio and Workshop facilities with newly equipped Computing and Rapid Prototyping Laboratories.

Both courses delivered by the Industrial Design Program at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics are accredited by Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students, Department of Education, Australian Government, with the following University of Western Sydney registrations: Locked Bag 1797 Penrith NSW 2751 Australia Bachelor of Industrial Design uws.edu.au Bachelor of Design and Technology CRICOS Provider No: 00917K