Course Title: Plan work for a nominated site
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: GRAP5309C
Course Title: Plan work for a nominated site
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C4158 - Certificate IV in Design
Course Contact : Dale Nason
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9426
Course Contact Email:dale.nason@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 15
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 unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research and understand a nominated site in order to plan for work for that site.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVCRS01B Plan work for a nominated site |
Element: |
1. Gather information about the nominated site. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify relevant sources of information about the nominated site . |
Element: |
2. Analyse information about the nominated site. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify site characteristics that will affect the planning of work. |
Element: |
3. Develop and select options for work for the nominated site. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Consider the impact of site characteristics on work options. |
Element: |
4. Plan work for the nominated site. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Confirm site and the selected option for the site. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
This Unit is integrated within the activities of the CONCEPT Unit.
Both Physical and Non-Physical SITES will ne engaged with eg. the Online environment will be posited as a SITE.
Site analysis will take place via various methods of recording. Works produced will range spontaneous, single session ’response’, to more planned and deliberate Construction and Action.
Various media will be used to Document, including Photographic, Video, Mark Making, Screen Grabs, Dialogue recodings in text and audio, Collection of materials from Site, and so on.
The student will be encouraged to engage with unfamiliar sites and to learn methods that allow a site’s potential to be realised and exploited.
Teaching Schedule
| Session | Week | Description | Learning Elements |
| 1 | 20 Jul | Discussion - Project Theme | 1 |
| 2 | 27 Jul | Site Analysis and Information collection | 1, 2, 3 |
| 3 | 3 Aug |
Site Analysis and Information collection Develop Work for SIte. |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 4 | 10 Aug | Site Analysis and Information collection
Develop Work for SIte. |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 5 | 17 Aug | Production and Documentation | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 6 | 24 Aug | Production and Documentation | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 7 | 31 AUg | Evaluation. Peer Review. Assessment. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
1 x major project
Students will be tutored with a verbal and/or written evaluation of their progress, within class time.
A final assessment of Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent will be given at the end of the course when students will submit all completed work.
To be deemed competent students must satisfactorily complete all Learning Elements and related Performance Criteria.
Grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.
Assessment Tasks
One Major Project that is integrated with the CONCEPT Unit will be Assessed.
Smaller elements of Practice, including Collaboration, will take place and be embedded within this single project.
The total Assessable elements of the Major Project will be detailed in the Project brief.
Assessment Matrix
The following FINAL ASSESSMENT results are available:
CHD - Competent with High Distinction
CDI - Competent with Distinction
CC - Competent with Credit
CAG – Competency Achieved Graded
NYC - Not Yet Competent
Other Information
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that students attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
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:
www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration/online
Cover Sheet for Submissions
All students must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications. Please refer to the following URL for further information regarding plagiarism.
www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity/students
Work not seen in progress
If a student hands in any work that the teacher has never seen in class or discussed with the student prior to the submission, the teacher can refuse to assess the work on the basis of authentication issues.
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