Course Title: Prepare, store and maintain finished work
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: VART5939C
Course Title: Prepare, store and maintain finished work
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4224 - Certificate IV in Photoimaging
Course Contact : Josiane Mueller
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4585
Course Contact Email:josiane.mueller@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Guy Little
Phone: 03 9925 4865
Email: guy.little@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
This course covers the skills and knowledge required to select finished work for storage, to assess its needs for storage and to protect, store and maintain it.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVCRS14B Prepare, store and maintain finished work |
Element: |
1. Assess finished work for storage. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Determine criteria for selecting finished works to be stored |
Element: |
2. Store finished work. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and select appropriate protective materials and conditions for storage |
Element: |
3. Maintain stored work. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Maintain accurate and complete records of stored finished work |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of his course, you will have acquired the skills and knowledge required to select finished work for storage, to assess its needs for storage and to protect, store and maintain it.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will consist of:
In class activities include, but are not limited to:
- teacher demonstration
- student practice using a range of equipment
- group discussion
- teacher directed group activities
- work shopping of students’ own projects
Out of class activities include, but are not limited to:
- online research
- sourcing subject matter, props & models
Teaching Schedule
Week 1 | Course Outline, Assessment & Introduction, archival historical perspective, Ansel Adams legacy. | 1-3 | |
Week 2 | Archival, assessment of finished work areas and criteria | 1-3 | |
Week 3 | Archival, assessment of materials and storage conditions | 1-3 | |
Week 4 | Matt cutter and mounting materials | 1-3 | |
Week 5 | Archival Folios and presentation | 1-3 | |
Week 6 | Archival Digital, data & image management DROBO systems | 1-3 | |
Week 7 | Wilhelm Research Intstitute | Formative 1 | 1-3 |
Week 8 | Disclaimers & UPDIG industry standards | 1-3 | |
Week 9 | Stock library & licencing | 1-3 | |
Week 10 | Cold Storage and cold mountain storage facility, Micorsoft Corbis & Getty | 1-3 | |
Week 11 | Framing & framing methods and materials | 1-3 | |
Week 12 | Site visit Art Gallery of Victroia | 1-3 | |
Week 13 | Site visit Zetta Florence | 1-3 | |
Week 14 | Site visit Irwin & Maclaren | 1-3 | |
Week 15 | Guest lecture by Bond Imaging | 1-3 | |
Week 16 | Archival Research & review | Summative 1 | 1-3 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Please refer to my reading list on Blackboard.
You are advised to make use of RMIT’s library database facilities and to look at the Blackboard site for ongoing updated information.
Re RMIT Library database - Linda.com tutorials
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge of course content is assessed through participation in practical exercises, and through the application of learned skills and insights to your assignments.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge of course content is assessed through participation in practical exercises, knowledge assessment tasks and practical group projects.
Assessment tasks Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered as essential building blocks for more substantial summative assessment tasks. To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete each of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment. For further information on the grading system please refer to the course Blackboard site.
Assessment tasks
Formative Assessment
1. In your own time outside of class cut an optical centered A5 bevelled edge hole in a A4 matt card 5mm thick.
Summative Assessment
2. Write a 3 page typed essay (Verdana 12pt) on an archival photographic aspect that you are interested in with negotiation with your lecturer. Must include a bibliography.
For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program Administration
Other Information
Feedback
You will receive spoken and written feedback from teachers on your work. This feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Late Submissions
Please advise teacher in advance if an extension of time or special consideration is required for submission of work. Refer to the course Blackboard site for policy information including information on late submissions.
Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
Special consideration policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;ompetency in this course, you will need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessments and a grade for the summative assessments.
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