DSDN 142Waehere ā-Auaha me te Atamai Hangahanga ICreative Coding and AI I
This course introduces students to the concepts and fundamentals of interactive visual perception through creative coding and AI for interactive interfaces. Students will develop their own visual, animated, multimedia and interactive design solutions to address an array of design problems.
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Course details
- Dates
- 7 Jul 2025 to 9 Nov 2025
- Starts
- Trimester 2
- Fees
- NZ$1,022.25 for
- International fees
- NZ$4,939.50
- Lecture start times
- Monday 1.40pm
- Campus
- Te Aro
- Estimated workload
- Approximately 150 hours or 8.8 hours per week for 17 weeks
- Points
- 15
Entry restrictions
- Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Taught by
School of Design Innovation—Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
About this course
This course introduces students to basic concepts of coding (programming), generative design and Artificial Intelligence. Students explore the fundamentals of visual perception, form, colour, motion and interaction through experimentation with digital technology.
DSDN 142 is an on-campus only course and is not available for distance study. This means all class sessions will be delivered in person at our Te Aro Campus.
Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
Situate their design, design thinking and design process within the context of introductory AI and creative coding.
Resolve and implement design solutions using algorithmic and sequential processes and AI design strategies introduced in the course.
Employ relevant (or required) formats/media to communicate design concepts, process, and analysis verbally, visually and in writing.
Recognise and use strategies that enable self-assessment and critique in the development of independent work.
How this course is taught
DSDN 142 Lectures, studios and tutorials require in-person attendance. Lecture recordings will be made available in Nuku for subsequent revision.
Assessment
- Project 1: Composition Mark: 20%
- Project 2: Data Mark: 30%
- Project 3: Responsive Mark: 30%
- Eight tasks (progress-based assessments, PBAs) that relate to specific project development or course learning objectives. These PBAs must be completed on the day and no extensions can be granted for this assessment. Mark: 20%
Assessment dates and extensions
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Mandatory requirements
There are no mandatory requirements for this course.
Lecture times and rooms
What you’ll need to get
Although computers are available in the studio setting and readily available at the school, it is highly recommended that students have their own personal laptop computer, which should be brought to each class.
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Selected offering
DSDN 142
7 Jul–9 Nov 2025
Trimester 2 · CRN 17154