Course Title: Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5234

Course Title: Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept

Portfolio: DSC

Credit Points: 0

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)

VART6003C

City Campus

TAFE

340T Art

Face-to-Face

Term1 2009,
Term1 2012,
Term2 2009

Course Contact: Ninna Cikoja

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email: TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course develops the skills and knowledge required to produce drawings which represent and communicate the concept. 


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUVCOR08B Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept

Elements:

1. Prepare to use a range of drawing techniques

2. Produce drawings


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Prepare and maintain physical resources for the production of drawings
  • Explore a range of drawing techniques
  • Produce advanced drawings of the human form.

You will also have an understanding of:
  • Occupational health and safety procedures
  • Physical properties and capabilities of the most commonly used materials
  • Techniques, materials and tools and the way they can be adapted and extended in the production of drawings
  • Approaches to drawing and the work of key practitioners
  • Elements and principles of design (introductory level)
  • Historical and theoretical contexts (introductory level)
  • Copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues.


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 work in progress
  • Review of portfolios of evidence
  • Production of more than one drawing of the human body which demonstrate a command of the techniques and are appropriate for the presentation context.
Work must reflect consistent interaction with teachers in the studio in order to be considered for assessment.

You must also demonstrate the ability to:
  • produce drawings which demonstrate a command of selected advanced drawing techniques which successfully represent the human form
  • research and evaluate advanced drawing techniques
  • the ability to critically analyse own work
  • work must reflect consistent interaction with tutors in the studio in order to be considered for assessment.