Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 1 - Monday 19 December 2022 6.30pm (AEST)
Fine Arts and Design (excluding Architecture) (including Doctoral)
- Presiding Officer: Professor Margaret Sheil AO
- Ceremonial Host: Mr Adam Williams
- Presenting Officer: Professor Lori Lockyer
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Doctor of Philosophy
BARZEGARAN, Marieh
Thesis Title
Evaluating the Impact of Neighborhood Attributes on Residents' Place Attachment
Supervisors
- Professor Marianella Chamorro-Koc (Principal Supervisor)
- Professor Paul Stephen Sanders (Associate Supervisor)
Citation
In the era of rapid technological advances, there is a concern that people suffer from a sense of placeless-ness within their neighbourhoods. Place attachment, the residents’ meaningful bonds, to their living place, results from its environmental, socio-cultural and economic make-up. Thus, this study aims to investigate the different range of neighbourhood characteristics that affect the development of residents’ connection to their neighbourhoods. The study contributes to the theoretical, methodological and practical application of research in this field, the outcome of which can be of use in the planning and designing of new housing patterns and urban development issues.
BURDEN, Alan Gavin
Thesis Title
Affordances in Collaborative Robotic Production for Artisan Crafts and Hybrid Design
Supervisors
- Associate Professor Glenda Amayo Caldwell (Associate Supervisor)
- Associate Professor Jared William Awarua Donovan (Principal Supervisor)
- Dr Muge Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira (Associate Supervisor)
Citation
This thesis showed an industrial robot arm and augmented reality can complement handcrafting skills. The research studied artisans, finding a common technique was patternmaking – creating 2D templates for bending into 3D objects. A design process modified a workshop industrial robot to create 2D patterns. Additionally, a customised robot tool was designed for cutting and scoring materials, and an augmented reality headset allowed an artisan to control and see the robot’s planned actions. The findings show a hybrid approach of human and robot crafting techniques allowing artisans to make design objects in various sizes while maintaining the quality of the product.
HOGHOOGHI, Shahab
Thesis Title
Novice-to-Expert Knowledge Transition in Airport X-Ray Security Screening
Supervisors
- Professor Clinton Brian Fookes (Associate Supervisor)
- Emeritus Professor Vesna Popovic (Principal Supervisor)
- Dr Levi Eric Swann (Associate Supervisor)
Citation
X-ray security screening at airports is an important issue due to its complexity and uncertainty. Humans are playing key roles in performing effective x-ray security screening. Novice screeners are prone to making mistakes when performing screening tasks. Given the critical nature of the context and the potential cost of errors, it is important to develop novices into experts. To excel to experts, they need fast knowledge transfer. This research focuses on the knowledge transition and learning approaches used during airport x-ray security screening. It proposes a speculative intelligent interface design to support quick novice to expert knowledge transition.
KICKBUSCH, Steven James
Thesis Title
How Learning Designers Work with Teachers
Supervisors
- Professor Leslie Anthony Dawes (Associate Supervisor)
- Dr Nicholas Patrick Kelly (Principal Supervisor)
- Dr Jason Scott Sternberg (Associate Supervisor)
Citation
This thesis investigates the relationship between learning designers and teachers by addressing the question: How do learning designers work with teachers to develop their capability to design for learning? It explores the role of learning designers as both co-designer and coach through studies into the way that these roles play out during learning design sessions and the methods available for investigating them. It investigates how learning designers facilitate teachers’ development in three ways: design mindshift progression, design for learning skills and processes, and pedagogical skills for enacting learning designs.
MELLICK, Zoe
Thesis Title
Walking The Chain: The social construction of Australian cotton's sustainable value
Supervisors
- Adjunct Professor Elinor Laurie Refsland Buys (External Supervisor)
- Professor Robyn Petra Mayes (Associate Supervisor)
- Professor Alice Ruth Payne (Principal Supervisor)
Citation
This study analyses how sustainable value is created along the Australian cotton value chain, as well as opportunities to create value. Twenty-one stakeholders were interviewed across two Australian cotton value chains from farm, to retail, to reuse. Participants identified what sustainable value is, how it is created, who it benefits both in and beyond the chain (including local communities, the environment, and consumers) and where future opportunities to create value may lie. The study extends understandings around sustainability and its value within the context of fashion and textile value chains and identifies practices that can further sustainability within the industry.