Course Title: Produce sculpture
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: VART5999C
Course Title: Produce sculpture
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5234 - Diploma of Visual Art
Course Contact : Ninna Cikoja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Loretta Quinn loretta.quinn@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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
It is highly recommended that this unit be assessed in conjunction with the following units:
- CUVCOR03B Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work
- CUVCOR09B Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept
- CUVCOR12B Review history and theory for application to artistic practice.
Depending on the context, combined assessment and/or training with a range of other units would also be appropriate, e.g.:
- CUVCRS08B Document the work progress
- CUVCRS14B Prepare, store and maintain finished work.
Course Description
This course is designed to extend and reinforce the relationship between ideas, source information and the manipulation of the materials in the production of sculpture. You will be encouraged to extend their language, terminology and visual elements of sculpture and to understand adaptive properties and characteristics of materials.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVVSP51B Produce sculpture |
Learning Outcomes
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
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- studio work
2. Out-of-class activities include:
- practical exercises
- reading articles and excerpts
- preparing for discussion
- project work
- independent research
You will learn to:
- Identify, interpret and incorporate philosophies, concepts and precepts into the production of sculpture.
- Analyse the properties and characteristics of materials and their adaptive potential towards the production of sculpture
- Apply advanced techniques and processes used in the production of sculpture
- Expand and use the vocabulary and phraseology of sculpture.
Details of Learning Activities
Delivery is via Lectures and practical demonstrations, studio practice, tutorial discussions and class discussion
Teaching Schedule
Week 1: Introduction to semester 2
Week 2- 5: Project 1
Week 6- 8: Project 2
Week 9-13: Project 3
Week 14-16: Project 4
Week 17-18: Assessment
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
- Direct observation of sculptural work in progress
- Questioning and discussion of your intentions
- Verbal and written reports
- Review of portfolios of evidence
Assessment Tasks
Students will be required to complete a maximum of 4 projects along with a Visual Art journal, drawings and relevant back up work.
Class participation
NB: work must reflect consistent interaction with staff in order to be considered for assessment. Unsighted work will be assessed.
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Evidence | Element | Essential Skills | Essential Knowledge |
Visual Diary | Explore Sculptural Techniques to plan work |
-literacy skills sufficient to read product and equipment safety lablels -numeracy skills sufficient to calculate quantities and cost of materials |
-general knowledge of the historical and theoretical contexts for sculpture -ways of exploring, adapting and combining techniques and materials to achieve different effects in sculptural work |
Folio | Realise Sculpture Explore Sculpture techniques to plan work |
-literacy skills sufficient to read product and equipment safety labels -numeracy skills sufficient to calculate quantities and cost of materials |
-the physical properties and capabilities of the range of materials , tools and equipment used in sculptural work -ways of exploring, adapting and combining techniques and materials to achieve different effects in sculptural work -general knowledge of the formal elements and principals of design and their specific application to the production of sculpture general knowledge of the historical and theoretical contexts for sculpture awareness of copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues |
Observation of Performance | Prepare and Maintain resources for Sculptural work |
-literacy skills sufficient to read product and equipment safety labels -numeracy skills sufficient to read product and equipment safety labels |
-work space requirements for sculptural work including ways of organising and maintaining space -cleaning and maintenance techniques for tools and equipment used in sculptural work -organisational and legislative occupational health and safety procedures in relation to sculptural work -environmental issues associated with the tools and materials used in sculptural work |
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