Course Title: Making Through Research
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Making Through Research
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
VART3447 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
340H Art |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2016, Sem 1 2017 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
VART3548 |
Hong Kong Arts Centre |
Undergraduate |
340H Art |
Face-to-Face |
OFFSe12018 (HA31) |
VART3548 |
Hong Kong Arts Centre |
Undergraduate |
340H Art |
Face-to-Face |
OFFSe12019 (HA31) |
VART3548 |
Hong Kong Arts Centre |
Undergraduate |
340H Art |
Face-to-Face |
OFFSe12020 (HA31) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Rhett D'Costa
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2710
Course Coordinator Email: rhett.dcosta@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: building 2 City Campus RMIT Melbourne
Course Coordinator Availability: via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
VART3446 Composite Materials and Forms.
Course Description
Through a series of specific projects you will extensively define, research, document and present an area of individual material practice. You will be encouraged to develop a personal aesthetic sensitivity in relation to your own work. The material knowledge from this research will then be transformed into a series of finished works. You will initiate a body of work and related research to a professional level and develop a studio proposal in consultation with academic staff that is appropriately referenced, diverse and internationally contextualised.
This is a work integrated learning (WIL) course. The key feature of WIL courses is that learning experiences simulate the working life of professional practitioners. As such this course introduces you to a research based approach to object making and its related practices by working as a practicing artist in a studio based learning context.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Capability Development
In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:
- find creative solutions to constraints and challenges in a fine art context
- 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
- effectively communicate via artistic production in a range of media and modes with awareness of and sensitivity to a range of local and global contexts and cultures
- invent , design and construct a pro-active and critically relevant career as a member of the cultural and creative industries
- engage in autonomous and continued learning, apply new theories of practice and embrace new developments in cultural/artistic production
- 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:
- initiate, document and pursue research in a direction that informs your work
- demonstrate a high level of self-reliance, self-discipline and self-motivation in defining, organising and executing your research
- formulate and critically evaluate a theoretical and technical framework for your research
- produce a work/series of works which uses the outcomes of your research to explore personal concepts
- critically reflect your own work and the work of others
- identify and apply specific occupational, health and safety measures when making material samples and producing works related to the material processes used in your research
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course you will engage with the studio as a process of creation and as a site of practice and enquiry. It is studio based which means your learning is activated through experimenting, exploring, testing, envisioning, observing, and playing with a range of materials and art making processes and methods in a studio environment to develop you as an art practitioner.
You will engage in a range of learning activities such as making works, experimenting with materials, practice based research, workshops, presentations, demonstrations, lectorials, gallery and site visits, reflective writing, group discussions, consultations on your studio work and occupational health and safety demonstrations.
You will also receive verbal and/or written feedback from academic staff and peers through a variety of consultations and tutorials. This feedback will help you to track how your learning is progressing against the specified learning outcomes and capabilities for this course. In classes you will engage in critical reflection and reviews.
Overview of Learning Resources
Melbourne Campus
RMIT University will provide you with a range of resources and tools to engage in this course, including studio and workshop facilities, online systems and professional equipment specific to your studio area. A selected range of supplies are available, as well as support from technical staff. You will also have access to a wide range of online and hardcopy resources through RMIT University Library.
RMIT University is in close proximity to a broad range of galleries and cultural venues which you will be expected to visit as part of your course. Professional studio specific workshops, labs and suppliers are also readily accessible.
Hong Kong Campus
Hong Kong Art School will provide you with a range of resources and tools to engage in this course, including studio and workshop facilities, online systems and professional equipment specific to your studio area. A selected range of supplies are available, as well as support from technical staff. You will also have access to a wide range of online resources through RMIT University Library.
Hong Kong Art School is in close proximity to a broad range of galleries and cultural venues which you will be expected to visit as part of your course. Professional studio specific workshops, labs and suppliers are also readily accessible.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the learning outcomes of this course and on your development against the program capabilities. The work resulting from your studio practice will be presented for assessment. It may consist of a range of works and/or presentation that either respond to a project outline or are self-directed and will be assessed by academic staff.
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 Studio 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 teachers.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document.