Course Title: Production Strategies

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Production Strategies

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
VART3459	City Campus	Undergraduate	340H Art	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
VART3568	Hong Kong Arts Centre	Undergraduate	340H Art	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 16

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
VART3568	Hong Kong Arts Centre	Undergraduate	340H Art	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12018 (HA34)

Course Coordinator: Simon Perry

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2920

Course Coordinator Email: simon.perry@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

VART3458 Expanding Practice.

Course Description

In this course you will negotiate an individual studio work proposal with your lecturer which focuses on developing your research interests in visual and/or sonic art practice. You will consider what, why and how to realise your ideas through a variety of creative outcomes. You will engage in a range of analytical activities in a forum context with other staff and students. You will extend your material/ technological, reflexive and research skills in specialised aspects of your practice and produce sculptural/sonic works in response to your work proposal. This will facilitate a transition to self-directed art practice and/or post graduate study.

This is a work integrated learning (WIL) course. The key feature of WIL courses is that learning experiences simulate the working life of professional practitioners. As such this course introduces you to a research based approach to object making and its related practices by working as a practicing artist in a studio based learning context.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Capability Development

In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:

• find creative solutions to constraints and challenges in a fine art context
• effectively communicate via artistic production in a range of media and modes with awareness of and sensitivity to a range of local and global contexts and cultures
• develop a critically reflective arts practice, in order to continually develop, change and plan for a future that is both informed and improved by arts practice
• invent, design and construct a pro-active and critically relevant career as a member of the cultural and creative industries
• engage in autonomous and continued learning, apply new theories of practice and embrace new developments in cultural/artistic production
• form, develop and implement a vision and philosophy of art as a profession, contributing to the positive development of culture in both local and international contexts
  

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• plan and develop projects relevant to your area of sculpture or sound research interest and write an individual studio work proposal
• identify and develop meaningful conceptual frameworks and cultural reference points for your studio practice
• analyse the development of your project(s) to refine strategies and techniques
• apply the outcomes of your research to develop expansive and critical studio methods
• work independently to produce sculptural/sonic works in response to your studio work proposal at a professional level
• consider appropriate marketing and dissemination strategies through electronic media
  

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will engage with the studio as a process of creation and as a site of practice and enquiry. It is studio based which means your learning is activated through experimenting, exploring, testing, envisioning, observing, and playing with a range of materials and art making processes and methods in a studio environment to develop you as an art practitioner.

You will engage in a range of learning activities such as making works, experimenting with materials, practice based research, workshops, presentations, demonstrations, lectorials, gallery and site visits, reflective writing, group discussions, consultations on your studio work and occupational health and safety demonstrations.

You will also receive verbal and/or written feedback from academic staff and peers through a variety of consultations and tutorials. This feedback will help you to track how your learning is progressing against the specified learning outcomes and capabilities for this course. In classes you will engage in critical reflection and reviews.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT University will provide you with a range of resources and tools to engage in this course, including studio and workshop facilities, online systems and professional equipment specific to your studio area. A selected range of supplies are available, as well as support from technical staff. You will also have access to a wide range of online and hardcopy resources through RMIT University Library.

RMIT University is in close proximity to a broad range of galleries and cultural venues which you will be expected to visit as part of your course. Professional studio specific workshops, labs and suppliers are also readily accessible.

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the learning outcomes of this course and on your development against the program capabilities. The work resulting from your studio practice will be presented for assessment. It may consist of a range of works and/or presentation that either respond to a project outline or are self-directed and will be assessed by academic staff.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Studio Coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

An assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document.