Course Title: Produce sculpture
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5234
Course Title: Produce sculpture
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 50.0
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) |
VART5999C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
340T Art |
Face-to-Face |
Term2 2009 |
Course Contact: Ninna Cikoja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email: TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course is designed to extend and reinforce the relationship between ideas, source information and the manipulation of the materials in the production of sculpture. You will be encouraged to extend their language, terminology and visual elements of sculpture and to understand adaptive properties and characteristics of materials.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
It is highly recommended that this unit be assessed in conjunction with the following units:
- CUVCOR03B Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work
- CUVCOR09B Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept
- CUVCOR12B Review history and theory for application to artistic practice.
Depending on the context, combined assessment and/or training with a range of other units would also be appropriate, e.g.:
- CUVCRS08B Document the work progress
- CUVCRS14B Prepare, store and maintain finished work.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVVSP51B Produce sculpture |
Elements: |
1. Prepare and maintain resources for sculptural work |
2. Explore sculptural techniques to plan work |
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3. Realise sculpture |
Learning Outcomes
In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
- lectures
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- peer teaching and class presentations
- group discussion
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- studio work
2. Out-of-class activities include:
- practical exercises
- reading articles and excerpts
- preparing for discussion
- project work
- independent research
You will learn to:
- Identify, interpret and incorporate philosophies, concepts and precepts into the production of sculpture.
- Analyse the properties and characteristics of materials and their adaptive potential towards the production of sculpture
- Apply advanced techniques and processes used in the production of sculpture
- Expand and use the vocabulary and phraseology of sculpture.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
- Direct observation of sculptural work in progress
- Questioning and discussion of your intentions
- Verbal and written reports
- Review of portfolios of evidence