Course Title: Develop self as artist

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2018

Course Code: BUSM8780C

Course Title: Develop self as artist

School: 340T Art

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4370 - Certificate IV in Visual Arts

Course Contact: Jennifer Mills

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472

Course Contact Email: visualarts@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

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 develop the technical and conceptual skills required to work in any area of arts practice. This course identifies opportunities to assist in developing you as an artist.

This course is clustered (delivered and assessed in conjunction with) with CUAIND302 Plan a career in the creative arts industry

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CUAPPR404 Develop self as artist
Element:	1. Refine arts practice skills
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Plan strategies to improve own arts practice skills 1.2 Identify and use relevant practice, feedback, discussion and evaluation opportunities to continuously improve own skills 1.3 Identify and use relevant sources of information to keep up-to-date with industry issues 1.4 Identify and use a range of opportunities to develop own arts practice
Element:	2. Develop own style or voice in arts practice
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Explore and use a range of creative thinking techniques to generate ideas and integrate them into own arts practice 2.2 Discuss ideas with relevant people and apply knowledge gained to inform own practice 2.3 Use practice time to experiment safely and sustainably with new ideas in a range of genres and interpretations 2.4 Study the work of others to stimulate own conceptual and technical skills and consider intellectual property implications 2.5 Explore and use technology where appropriate to expand own practice
Element:	3. Evaluate own work
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Seek and apply constructive feedback from relevant people to improve own work 3.2 Evaluate work against planned strategy for developing own arts practice 3.3 Identify place of own work in relation to other artists in own area of practice 3.4 Adjust processes, techniques and practice as necessary to improve technical, conceptual and commercial outcomes
Element:	4. Pursue work opportunities
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Identify and review sources of information on work opportunities 4.2 Identify and access industry networks and events to generate work opportunities 4.3 Develop and distribute promotional material about self as required

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Acquired network and industry resources
• An awareness of a range of professional opportunities and career relationships in the arts industry
• Develop substantiated positions to support professional practice.

In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:

• A professional rapport with industry
• Experimenting with technology and techniques
• Expanded knowledge of the arts industry.

Details of Learning Activities

In this course, you learn through:

1.  In-class activities:

·         lectures

·         teacher directed group activities/projects

·         class exercises to review discussions/lectures

·         peer teaching and class presentations

·         group discussion

 

2. Out-of-class activities include:

·         practical exercises

·         reading articles and excerpts

·         preparing for discussion/presentations

·         project work

·         independent research

You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research.

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 resources. As this course is clustered with Work effectively in the creative arts industry some of the class contents may apply more to the other subject than to this one. Week Course content Task / Assessment due dates Elements 1 Introduction to course: learning outcomes assessment criteria course requirements What is an Art’s Business? Presentation of Brief 1 -The Business Plan Brief 1 given out   1.1 2 Business Plan overview Mission statement developed - Business Proposal and Mission Statement   1.1,2,3 2.1,2.4 3 Goal Setting Time management   1.1 2.1 4 Present position analysis SWOT analysis   1.1 2.1 3.1 5 Development of strategic conclusions     1.1 2.1 6 Review Business aims and goals Key success factors External analysis Internal analysis   1.1,1.3 2.1,2.5 3.3 7 Galleries and displays Presentation of Brief 2- The group Presentation Brief 2 given out 1.1,1.3 2.4,2.5 3.3 4.2 8-10 Development of the group presentation – research done in computer lab and also personal out of class research   1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5 3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4 4.2. 11-12 The Group Presentations  Brief 2 presented 3.1 4.1 13   The Marketing Plan   1.1,1.3,1.4 2.1,2.2,2.4 3.4 4.1,4.2,4.3 14 The Operations Plan   1.1,1.2   15 The Financial plan   1.1, 2.1, 3.1   16-18 Personal Business Plan development In computer lab and also personal out- of- class research Brief 1 handed in, In week 18 1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5 3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4 4.1,4.2,4.3,

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

You will be encouraged to attend and familiarise yourself with galleries and other exhibiting venues..

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.

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.

Assessment Tasks

 

 

To demonstrate competency in this course, the student will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. The student will receive feedback on all assessment. As This is a clustered course so that some aspects of the assessment will relate more to this unit of competency and some will relate to the other.

 

There will be two pieces of assessment for this subject;

Assessment:        

                      1. Business Plan for one’s own Arts Business

                      2. Class presentation of a proposed group show

 

1. Business Plan for one’s own Arts Business

Each student proposes a business idea which can be developed into a Business Plan.

 

2. Class presentation of a proposed group show

A group exhibition is proposed and researched. Each group puts together a concept for the group exhibition, finds a real gallery and researches it as well as marketing, finances, statements etc. Then each group presents their proposed exhibition to the class with the results of its research.

 

 

This Cert IV course is delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment

CA	Competency Achieved
NYC	Not Yet Competent
DNS	Did Not Submit for assessment

Assessment Matrix

course title Develop self as artist   RMIT Unit code BUSM8780C National code CUAPPR404 Assessment tasks Elements/ Performance criteria Required knowledge Required skills   Critical aspects     Brief 1. Business Plan for one’s own Arts Business       Brief 2. Class presentation of a proposed group show                 Brief 1 1 2 3 4         Brief 2 1 2 3 4             1.1-4 2.1-5 3.1-4 4.1-3             1.1 2.1-5 3.1-3, 4.2         To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:   * summarise information and resources available to develop self as artist   * discuss different creative thinking techniques that could be used to generate ideas for own arts practice   * outline trends, emergent technologies, work opportunities and career planning in own area of arts practice   * describe industry networks and promotional opportunities relevant to own area of creative practice   *explain work, ideas and techniques of well-regarded practitioners in own area of arts practice   * discuss theoretical and historical contexts relevant to own area of arts practice   * discuss intellectual property issues and legislation associated with own area of arts practice   * summarise sustainability considerations for creative practice in the relevant context   * explain work health and safety requirements in relation to own area of arts practice   Learning   *Identifies and uses systematic appraisal methods to plan improvements to own arts practice and own style or voice   *Draws selectively on own experience and opinions of others to adapt and improve own approaches     Reading   *Interprets information in a variety of forms regarding at times complex or abstract ideas, and uses the knowledge gained to evaluate trends, new technologies, work opportunities and career prospects   Writing   *Develops promotional material for own work, using clear language and a variety of strategies when planning, drafting and reviewing   Oral Communication   *Participates in a verbal exchange of ideas regarding conceptual and technical issues in creative work and related industry trends, using appropriate, detailed and clear language   *Uses listening and questioning skills to discuss and clarify feedback provided by key others   Navigate the world of work   *Uses a range of strategies to identify work opportunities, including accessing and downloading relevant online information   *Considers development of personal career with reference to own capabilities and the work of peers   Interact with others   *Uses appropriate communication practices to discuss and confirm ideas with others   Get the work done   *Plans and organises methodologies and resource requirements according to creative vision   *Experiments with a range of techniques and tools in the development of work, and acts on opportunities for refinement   *Evaluates effectiveness of decisions in terms of how well that stated goals are met   *Reflects on the ways in which new technologies are used, or could be used to expand work practices     Evidence of the ability to:   * apply planned strategies to experiment safely and sustainably with new ideas in a range of genres and interpretations, and refine skills in own area of arts practice   * demonstrate work practice that develops own style through exploring and experimenting with new ideas in making and/or interpreting work   * use discussion and evaluation opportunities to inform and develop own technical and conceptual skills   * access varied industry networking and event opportunities to develop own arts practice promote own work and pursue work opportunities.

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.
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 (unresolved);
Reasonable adjustment	In assessing whether a particular adjustment is reasonable consideration should be given to: ·         the student’s disability and his/her views ·         the effect of the adjustment on the student, including effect on his/her ability to achieve learning outcomes, participate in courses or programs and achieve independence ·         the effect of the proposed adjustment on anyone else affected, including the education provider, staff and other students ·         the costs and benefits of making the adjustment. As a result, what constitutes "reasonable" varies on a case-by-case basis and the balance is sometimes difficult to strike.  However, it is clear that education providers are not required to lower academic standards or disregard the needs staff or other students. In more complex cases discussion with the disability service will be useful. It may be useful to examine previous judgements in relation to the DDA.
Language Literacy & Numeracy	An RTO needs to fit LLN into the delivery of its training and assessment as it has an important role in: redressing any deficiencies in its students’ key LLN skills ·         building the generic skills of teamwork, communication and problem solving that are highly valued by employers.
Employability skills	In addition to developing skills and knowledge for a particular job, this program also aims to help you to develop broad work skills, known as Employability Skills. There are eight employability skills. Employability Skills which feature in the Diploma of Visual Art include: Communication Teamwork Problem solving Initiative and enterprise Planning and organising Self management Learning Technology  Employability skills are embedded in the units of competency in your program. When you demonstrate that you are competent in your particular job skills and knowledge you are also demonstrating that you have developed relevant employability skills. Further information about the employability skills you will develop in this program is available at: http://www.ntis.gov.au/Default.aspx?/trainingpackage/CUV03/volume/CUV03_1/ chapter/EmpSkillsMandText

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