Course Title: Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: VART6314C
Course Title: Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6128 - Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Course Contact : Jennifer Cabraja and Fay Reynolds
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:visualarts@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Philip Allan
phillip.allan@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
In this course you will develop skills and knowledge required to extend creative expertise across new art forms and media. It involves exploring different art forms and media such as video, online media, installation or hybrid art and integrating new skills into creative practice.
Expertise with different art forms or media provides visual artists and other creative practitioners with the opportunity to evolve their professional practice and explore new ideas for and ways of creating work. This may involve a deepening exploration of work in a particular area of practice or a focus on new types of work. The course can be applied to any creative form with particular attention to new technologies such as digital of video work.
At this level, the independent practitioner already possesses well-developed skills in at least one art form and is evolving their work and ideas at a professional level. This process of experimentation, refinement and maturation lies at the heart of artistic practice and involves extensive practice as a fundamental part of the work process.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVACD602A Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media |
Element: |
1. Explore the professional potential of different art forms and media |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Evaluate ways in which the use of different art forms or media might enhance current practice |
Element: |
2. Explore and extend new skills with materials, processes and techniques |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Explore and experiment with new materials, processes and techniques in selected art forms and media |
Element: |
3. Conceptualise new approaches to work |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Apply critical and creative thinking ability to the development of new ideas |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Archive, maintain and manage film and digital assets
- Collaborate with others about nature and opportunities of new work forms
In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:
- Technology skills to conduct web-based research
- Compare contemporary styles and conceptual or aesthetic approaches to art making
- Maintain professional practice arrangements for art making
Details of Learning Activities
Your learning activities will take place in a studio and computer room. You will complete exercises and industry style projects. You will also be required to undertake independent study.
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.
The learning activities for this course centre around the following:
- 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
Please note: 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.
| 1 | Introduction to course | Introduction to photography as a fine art practice
. OHS. |
1 |
| 2 | Learn operation of equipment | Upgrade knowledge required to work in the varied locations of art imaging | 1 |
| 3 | Organise shoots on location or in studio and prepare shoot management timelines | Technology skills to check and reinstate equipment, studio and props. | 1 |
| 4 | Explore and experiment with new materials | Recognise and address barriers to effective photo imaging workflow | 1, 2 |
| 5 | Theme 1 – field work
Assessment task |
Theory and knowledge Field work as available Observation checklist OHS & studio practice |
2 |
| 6 | Artist approach to collaboration and new technologies | Exploring the online world | 3 |
| 7 | Presentation of theme work | Peer learning project | 2 |
| 8 | Site visit - digital bureaus | Group & individual tutorials Demonstrations
 Theory and knowledge
 Fieldwork as available Observation checklist OHS & studio practice. |
2, 3 |
| 9 | Theme 2 - self-portrait. | Presentation and feedback on project 1 Group & individual tutorials. Demonstrations,
theory and knowledge. Observation checklist: OHS & studio practice. |
1, 2 |
| 10 | Negotiate prices and fair exchange of services | Promote own photo imaging work in the media | 3 |
| 11 | Presentation of theme work | Peer learning project | 1, 2 |
| 12 | Collaboration project | Artist talk | 2, 3 |
| 13 | Theme 3 – new technologies and medias | Bringing together new ideas and expertise | 1, 2 |
| 14 | Evaluate the results of experimentation and testing with new art forms or media | Peer learning project | 2 |
| 15 | Presentation of theme work | Peer learning project | 3 |
| 16 | Assessment and moderation | Submit a folio of work that has been created during the 16 weeks. | 3 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
You will be required to have your materials purchased prior to the commencement of the project. Please refer to the materials list provided at enrolment. |
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 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.
Assessment Tasks
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.
Assessment task
OH&S checklist
Content/requirements
Demonstration of safe and healthy use of equipment, materials and workspaces in workshops and studios assessed through checklists
Due date
Week 16
Assessment task
Visual journal
Content/requirements
Research and opportunities
Images and ideas
Due date
Week 16
Assessment task
Theme work presented in a folio
Content/requirements
Folio
Class presentation
Due date
Week 16
You will receive feedback with verbal and/or written evaluation of your progress within class time. The submitted projects will be assessed with written feedback as well as a quality indicator that relates to separate components of the project and the overall outcome.
At the completion of the course, grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.
Graded assessment applies for courses within the Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts.
Grade CHD
Outline Competent with high distinction
Grading 80 - 100
Criteria Highly developed
Grade CDI
Outline Competent with distinction
Grading 70 - 79
Criteria Well developed
Grade CC
Outline Competent with credit
Grading 60 - 69
Criteria Developed
Grade CAG
Outline Competent achieved - graded
Grading 50 - 59
Criteria Sound
Grade NYC
Outline Not Yet Competent
Grading
Criteria
Grade DNS
Outline Did not submit for assessment
Grading
Criteria
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
Feedback
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.
Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FBusiness%2FFor%20Staff%2FPlagiarism/ (unresolved)
Special consideration policy (late submission)
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.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;
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