Course Title: Originate concept for own work and conduct critical discourse

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4281

Course Title: Originate concept for own work and conduct critical discourse

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

VART6086C

City Campus

TAFE

340T Art

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Course Contact: Ninna Cikoja

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email: tafeart@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to originate the concept in regards to art making and practice whilst conducting critical discourse about the concept for your own work. This course will help you to discover artists and their practices.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUVCOR04B Originate concept for own work and conduct critical discourse

Elements:

1. Research concept ideas.
2. Generate concept
3. Conduct critical discourse
4. Adjust and refine concept

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is on going throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through completion of a body of work that demonstrates concept development, understanding of materials and adhering to the guidelines of working in a studio.

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in the course:

  • Development of the concept through a process of selecting and critically analysing source material, then synthesising and refining the concept for own work
  • Effective participation in a critical discourse about the concept for own work which shows a command of relevant references, terminologies and ideas.