Course Title: Produce digital images
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: VART5984C
Course Title: Produce digital images
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5234 - Diploma of Visual Art
Course Contact : Ninna Cikoja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Kim Lawler
email: kim.lawler@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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 develops the skills and knowledge required to produce digital images through the exploration and application of a range of techniques, equipment and materials. The range of techniques are quite varied and broad in nature. This is a specialisation unit and refers to a specific art form. This work will be carried out under limited supervision.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVVSP12A Produce digital images |
Element: |
Explore digital techniques to plan work |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Assess the capabilities of techniques, equipment and materials for digital imaging work |
Element: |
Prepare and maintain resources for digital imaging work |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Correctly identify and select equipment and materials required for the production of digital images |
Element: |
Realise digital images |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Organise the resources required for the production of the proposed digital images based on the plan of work |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Prepare and maintain resources for digital imaging work
- Explore digital techniques to plan work
- Realise digital images
You will also have an understanding of:
- Equipment and materials used in the production of digital images
- Work space requirements for the production of digital images, including ways of organising and maintaining space
- Ways of exploring, adapting and combining techniques to achieve different effects in digital imaging work
- General knowledge of the elements and principles of design
- General knowledge of historical and theoretical contexts for digital imaging work
- Occupational lhealth and safety procedures
- Copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues
Details of Learning Activities
There is a range of learning activities including:
• Participation in practical workshops conducted by a teacher. Workshops also provide the opportunity for student to practice & perform under supervision and coaching from a teacher
• Participation in tutorials which can be one on one, small groups or whole class and which provide the opportunity for students to present their work for comment and critique by teachers and fellow students
• Individual studio time for students to work on projects to develop skills and conceptual ability in an environment of discovery and experimentation
• Keeping a visual diary which contains evidence of conceptual development, feedback on work from tutorials, reflection on own development and understanding, critical engagement and critical discourse
• Research
• Ongoing practice to become self managing
• When available, attendance at exhibitions and field work
Teaching Schedule
Weeks 1-2
• Introduction to digital imaging project 1: Photo Narrative
• Group & individual tutorials
• Demonstrations
• Theory and knowledge
• Observation checklist: OHS & studio practice
Weeks 3-5
• Group & individual tutorials
• Demonstrations
• Theory and knowledge
• Field work as available
• Observation checklist: OHS & studio practice
Weeks 5-7
• Group & individual tutorials
• Demonstrations
• Theory and knowledge
• Field work as available
• Observation checklist: OHS & studio practice
Weeks 8-15
• Presentation and feedback on project 1
• Introduction to digital imaging project 2: Contemporary Documentary Photography
• Group & individual tutorials
• Demonstrations
• Theory and knowledge
• Observation checklist: OHS & studio practice
Week 16 Studio work
Week 17-18 Assessment and moderation
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
As advised during the semester.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is on going throughout the semester.
You will be assessed by:
- Observation (with questions and answers) of OHS and work processes
- Review of visual journal by teacher/assessor against specified criteria
- Review of portfolio of digital images by a group of teachers/assessors.
Assessment Tasks
• Demonstration of safe and healthy use of equipment, materials and workspaces in workshops and studios assessed through checklists
• Visual journal
• Folio of digital images
Assessment Matrix
Assessment evidence | Element | Essential skills | Essential knowledge | Critical aspects of assessment |
Visual diary | 2. Explore digital techniques to plan work |
Literacy skills | • general knowledge of the formal elements and principles of design and their specific application to the production of digital images. • general knowledge of the historical and theoretical contexts for digital imaging work |
|
Folio | 3. Realise digital images |
• ways of exploring, adapting and combining techniques to achieve different effects in digital imaging work |
• general knowledge of the formal elements and principles of design and their specific application to the production of digital images | • Production of digital images which demonstrate a command of selected techniques and which are consistent with the conceptual vision. |
Observation of performance with Q&A which may include looking at workbook and digital files. |
1.Prepare and maintain resources for digital imaging work |
• literacy skills sufficient to read equipment instructions • numeracy skills sufficient to deal with such issues as resolution, sizing, file storage • ways of exploring, adapting and combining techniques to achieve different effects in digital imaging work • work space requirements for the production of digital images, including ways of organizing and maintaining space |
• equipment and materials used in the production of digital images • maintenance of equipment used in digital imaging work • organizational and legislative occupational health and safety procedures in relation to digital imaging work • awareness of copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues |
• Knowledge of equipment and materials and how they are used and extended in the production of digital images. |
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