| Semester 2, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
| Short Description: | Contemporary Art Practice 5 |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100301 - Fine Arts |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: VSA2003 and VSA3004
Rationale
This course is offered in ON-CAMPUS mode as STUDIO PRACTICE and EXTERNAL mode as STUDIO RESEARCH.
For 3rd Year courses: This course offers students a more focused and advanced understanding of studio research and research methodologies in relation to their own specific research in visual art within the central topic of Here and Now. The course is significant in its aim to provide students with a well-grounded understanding of their positioning as a researcher within the broader contemporary art field. The course is advantageous for students engaged in practical and/or theoretical work at an advanced level and aiming to implement this work within a professional research context.
This course employs on campus and external modes of study as a way of catering to the students鈥� specific approach. In on-campus and external modes students learn advanced concepts pertaining to research methodologies and their application to both theory and practice This course offers a specific understanding pertinent as a pathway for students wanting to undertake honours and postgraduate studies. This course and VSA3004 Contemporary Art Practice 4 are the capstone courses for studio practice and research and these two courses form the knowledge and skills for further study in Honours & Post-graduate research.
Synopsis
This course builds on Contemporary Art Practice 4 by critically exploring studio research and research methodologies in relation to their own art/theory work. Most importantly, students are asked to critically explore research techniques and to demonstrate an informed application of these skills within their own studio/ theory focus. Students will learn to appropriately contextualise and justify their selection of research methods in relation to their practical/theoretical within an academic framework as well as professional industry framework. Therefore, this course strongly adheres to students actively researching and participating on a professional visual art platform.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- explore a highly developed range of professional / studio research skills and or research methodologies situated in the visual arts;
- exercise critical, creative thinking and judgement to identify and solve intellectual problems independently;
- have mastered techniques, materials and or appropriate research necessary in the accomplishment of their arts practice;
- communicate through a clear, coherent and independent presentation and articulation of complex knowledge and ideas;
- be responsible and accountable for their own learning and professional practice, either independently or collaboratively, for the required outcomes;
- critically examine the contexts which frame both the practice and the discourse of the discipline.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
ONCAMPUS: Students will undertake work from one or more of these studios including: painting; drawing, ceramics; printmaking; sculpture or hybrid practice EXTERNAL: In consultation with their supervisor, students will complete research in relevant theoretical discourses and/or practical work in their studio area of specialization |
100.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=VSA3005)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 65.00 |
| Practicum | 55.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 45.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 100 | 20 | 26 Oct 2020 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 100 | 80 | 26 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.