Course Title: Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: GRAP5311C

Course Title: Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept

School: 320T Design (TAFE)

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C4158 - Certificate IV in Design

Course Contact : Abby Seymour

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9426

Course Contact Email:abby.seymour@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop drawings that represent and communicate the concept. This is a core unit that compliments all the specialisation units.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUVCOR09B Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept

Element:

1. Research suitable drawing techniques for representing the concept.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify appropriate sources of information relating to a range of techniques and materials and their application to the communication of a concept .
1.2 Systematically gather and organise the information.
1.3 Evaluate information in terms of the application of techniques and materials to the concept.
1.4 Select a range of possible techniques taking into account communication of the concept and the presentation context .

Element:

2. Determine purpose for drawings.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify purpose, scope and presentation context of drawing requirements.
2.2 Identify any technical requirements or specifications.
2.3 Select a range of possible techniques taking into account communication of the concept and the presentation context.

Element:

3. Explore drawing techniques and produce drawings.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Select appropriate materials and tools for drawing.
3.2 Draw the concept using the range of selected techniques.
3.3 Evaluate suitability of each technique in terms of its success in communicating the concept within the presentation context.
3.4 Select the drawing/s which best communicate/s the concept within the presentation context.
3.5 Prepare drawing/s for the identified presentation context

Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

  • 9 x Drawing Exercises
  • 2 Drawing briefs involving research, media and techniques
  • 1 x journal exploring and researching media/ techniques and observational drawing
  • classroom easel drawing
  • drawing in situ/outdoors from life
  • life drawing directly from a life model


Teaching Schedule

Week Week Beginning Activities Performance criteria
1 8 Feb O Week  
2 15 Feb Exercise 1 Brief 1 Journal Introduction to drawing course 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
3 22 Feb Exercise 2
Structural Drawing		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
4 1 Mar Exercise 3
Cross Contouring		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
5 8Mar Exercise 4
Mix Media and water colour
8 Mar
8 Mar Public Holiday		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
6 15 Mar Exercise 5
Cross Hatch, Mixed Media		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
7 22 Mar Exercise 6
Positive and negative		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
8 29 Exercise 7. Tone, charcoal 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
  Term Break 1 Friday April 2nd-April 12  
9 12 April Exercise 8
Blobs		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
10 19 April Blobs to complete 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
11 26 April AGIDEAS CONFERENCE
Exercise 9
Bracelet shading		 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
12 3 May Exercise 9 continued
 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
13 10 May Drawing Brief 1 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
14 17 May Drawing Brief 1 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
15 24 May Life Drawing animated 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
16 31 May Life Drawing animated 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
17 7 June Assessment 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
  Term 2 Break Mon, June 18-Friday July 2  
1 5 July Drawing Brief 2 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
2 12 July Drawing Brief 2 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
3 19 July Drawing Brief 2 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
4 26 July Drawing Brief 2 1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5
  Submit all projects briefs   1.1-.4,2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Photography
Other visual research


Overview of Assessment

Folio of exercises

Project

Visual Journal

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

  • Class exercises 50%
  • 2 drawing briefs 40%
  • 1 Support drawing journal 10%


Assessment Matrix

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