Course Title: Investigate sculptural materials and processes
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6128 Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Course Title: Investigate sculptural materials and processes
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 100
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
VART6225C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
340T Art |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2016 |
Course Contact: Jennifer Cabraja and Fay Reynolds
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email: visualarts@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to research and explore selected sculptural materials and processes and integrate their use into creative practice.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVSCU502A Investigate sculptural materials and processes |
Elements: |
1. Research sculptural materials and processes 2. Select materials and processes for in-depth exploration in sculptural work 3. Integrate sculptural materials and processes into own work 4. Manage sculptural resources in professional practice |
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 are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Inform work through experimentation with digital imaging techniques
- Develop and refine a conceptual vision for digital images
- Determine and organise resource requirements for new work
- Realise digital images.
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.