Course Title: Refine digital art techniques

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: VART6230C

Course Title: Refine digital art techniques

School: 340T Art

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5308 - Diploma of Visual Arts

Course Contact : Jennifer Cabraja

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email:tafeart@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Kirsten Lyttle

kirsten.lyttle@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 80

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

In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to refine techniques in working with digital media and to develop own digital art style in a body of creative work. This occurs through a process of research, refinement and evaluation.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CUVDIG501A Refine digital art techniques
Element:	1. Research digital media ideas and techniques
Performance Criteria:	1.1. Support professional practice by expanding own knowledge of historical and contemporary digital media practice 1.2. Research ways that other artists have used different digital media techniques 1.3. Investigate how particular digital media techniques work to achieve different technical effects 1.4. Evaluate the relationships between digital media techniques and ideas 1.5. Adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches with consideration of intellectual property requirements
Element:	2. Select digital media techniques for refinement
Performance Criteria:	2.1. Consider the opportunities offered by different digital media techniques 2.2. Determine limitations and constraints of particular techniques 2.3. Select digital media techniques for refinement
Element:	3. Consolidate digital media technique to professional level
Performance Criteria:	3.1. Establish and follow safe work practices for selected techniques 3.2. Develop increasing confidence and skill through practice and experimentation 3.3. Proactively identify and resolve technical problems in digital media projects based on developing expertise 3.4. Challenge and test ideas, and allow new and unpredictable ideas to emerge 3.5. Evolve ideas and other professional skills through ongoing experimentation with technique 3.6. Develop own ways of working with techniques to create individual style 3.7. Create a coherent body of digital media work that shows command of selected digital media techniques
Element:	4. Evaluate own digital media technique
Performance Criteria:	4.1. Evaluate development of own technique with others and seek feedback 4.2. Seek and participate in conversations that challenge and explore different concepts and approaches 4.3. Reflect on the particular ways that experimentation with different techniques has informed own work 4.4. Identify ways in which technique may be further developed as part of a professional practice and build ideas into future work

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.

Details of Learning Activities

<h4><font size="1" face="Arial">RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. Learning resources include access to studio and computer laboratories and relevant software. You will need also be expected to make use of the library resources. </font></h4> <h4><font size="1" face="Arial">The learning activities for this course centre around the following:</font></h4>

<font size="1">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</font>
<font size="1">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</font>
<font size="1">Individual studio time for students to work on projects to develop skills and conceptual ability in an environment of discovery and experimentation</font>
<font size="1">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</font>
<font size="1">Research</font>
<font size="1">Ongoing practice to become self managing</font>
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Teaching Schedule

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Week 4 Organise shoots on location or in studio and prepare shoot management timelines

Week 5 Photo image works=flow work sheet

Week 6 Genres of Photography Assessment task Group & individual tutorials Demonstrations

Week 9 -12 Genres of Photography.

Week 13-15 Photographic self-portrait.

Week 16 Folio Preparation

Week 17-18 Assessment

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

You will be encouraged to attend exhibition openings and visit galleries outside of your learning environment. RMIT school of Art has two galleries and an ongoing exhibition program.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:

Practical tasks, a major project and a short test
Direct observation including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
Completion of an art journal and portfolio including personal reflection and feedback

Assessment is based on your ability to undertake the following:

Evolve and refine digital media technique through a demonstrated process of experimentation
Develop individual style in own work
Produce a coherent body of professional artwork that includes the use of well-developed digital media technique
Research digital media technique in the broader context of other artwork and artists
Use safe and sustainable work practices.

An assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks.Summative assessment tasks in this unit are graded

OH&S checklist

Visual journal

Digital Folders

CHD Competent with high distinction80 - 100Highly developed
CDI Competent with distinction70 - 79Well developed
CC Competent with credit60 - 69Developed
CAG Competent achieved - graded50 - 59Sound
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did not submit for assessment

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contract in Program Administration.

Other Information

You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.

The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstrations and production.It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.

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.

While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.

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