Course Title: Makers and Materials

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Makers and Materials

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HUSO2321

City Campus

Undergraduate

340H Art

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2017

Course Coordinator: Kristen Sharp

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2412

Course Coordinator Email: kristen.sharp@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Art History & Theory 1 (HUSO 2186)
OR
 Art History & Theory 2 (HUSO2213)
OR
equivalent.


Course Description

In this course you will investigate issues and debates regarding the definition, role and relationship between craft and design in contemporary society, locating these in relation to their cultural and historical contexts. You will explore current and historical Australian and global practices and examine key ideas such as functionality, concept, skill, decoration, ornamentation and materiality.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Capability Development

In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:

  • engage in autonomous and continued learning, apply new theories of practice and embrace new developments in cultural/artistic production
  • develop a critically reflective arts practice, in order to continually develop, change and plan for a future that is both informed and improved by arts practice
  • form, develop and implement a vision and philosophy of art as a profession, contributing to the positive development of culture in both local and international contexts


Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  • critically engage with key ideas and debates on the identity and role of craft and design, including their relationship to art, both current and historic
  • analyse the value and meaning of functionality, concept, skill, decoration and material in relation to craft/design work and philosophy of practice
  • locate the ideas and methods of key practitioners and theorists in relation to their social, cultural and historical contexts
  • compare global and local practices in craft and design
  • conduct independent research and present your ideas effectively in written form, with appropriate citation.


Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will engage in a range of learning activities such as lectures, reading texts, critical and analytical thinking, group discussions and/or on-line forums, research and essay-writing. In lectures and seminars you will examine and discuss a range of works, practices and concepts in order to explore the definitions (and debates) on craft, design and art.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT University will provide you with a range of resources and tools to engage in this course. RMIT University’s online systems will also support your learning and you will have access to a wide range of online and hardcopy resources through RMIT University Library.

Supplementary notes, readings, slide lists and guides about essay writing and referencing will be posted on Blackboard. A course bibliography will be distributed with a list of recommended readings.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the learning outcomes in this course and on your development against the program capabilities. Assessment may include a range of written and oral presentations.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks and staff members are available for individual consultation.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

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

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document.