Anitra Nottingham is currently Head of Course Design at RMIT University Online, Australia, and was previously Co-Chair and Online Director of the School of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University, USA, where she taught design, history, typography, and research methods. Anitra has been a Creative Director in agency and corporate settings, and was a book designer for Oxford University Press and Penguin Books Australia. She holds a Masters from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and is co-author of The Graphic Design Process (Bloomsbury, 2019).

• Introduction: The “Dark Art” of assessment design.1. The Graphic Design Studio2. Learning Outcomes3. Assessment Types4. Rubrics and Grading5. Briefing6. Academic Governance7. Continuous ImprovementFurther resourcesGlossary of key terms

Anitra Nottingham is currently Head of Course Design at RMIT University Online, Australia, and was previously Co-Chair and Online Director of the School of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University, USA, where she taught design, history, typography, and research methods. Anitra has been a Creative Director in agency and corporate settings, and was a book designer for Oxford University Press and Penguin Books Australia. She holds a Masters from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and is co-author of The Graphic Design Process (Bloomsbury, 2019).

• Introduction: The “Dark Art” of assessment design.1. The Graphic Design Studio2. Learning Outcomes3. Assessment Types4. Rubrics and Grading5. Briefing6. Academic Governance7. Continuous ImprovementFurther resourcesGlossary of key terms

Anitra Nottingham is currently Head of Course Design at RMIT University Online, Australia, and was previously Co-Chair and Online Director of the School of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University, USA, where she taught design, history, typography, and research methods. Anitra has been a Creative Director in agency and corporate settings, and was a book designer for Oxford University Press and Penguin Books Australia. She holds a Masters from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and is co-author of The Graphic Design Process (Bloomsbury, 2019).

• Introduction: The “Dark Art” of assessment design.1. The Graphic Design Studio2. Learning Outcomes3. Assessment Types4. Rubrics and Grading5. Briefing6. Academic Governance7. Continuous ImprovementFurther resourcesGlossary of key terms