ACI203 - Darkroom Practices
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Commencing 2024 Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Sean Loughrey Trimester 2: Sean Loughrey |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed one credit point at level 1 from an ACI or ACF coded unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week |
Content
Students are introduced to medium format cameras, hand held exposure meters, black and white processing and printing. Topics include advanced exposure and image sequencing. Media output includes silver-based and digital. Emphasis is placed equally on technical refinement coupled with conceptual and editing skills. Students will also be shown approaches for researching and presenting a seminar paper on a significant photographic practitioner.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrated competence with a medium format camera, a light meter, film processing, printing and darkroom practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | To demonstrate and communicate a critical and analytical response to the specific research topics | GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate an ability to creatively develop a | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Enact the OHS standards required in darkroom practice and procedure | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Plan, experiment, research and resolve technical and aesthetic issues towards the resolution of a self devised creative folio | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO6 | Demonstrated ability to develop a reflective and critical photographic response to location and field work practice | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Professional Experience Reflection | 600 words or equivalent | 10% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2 - Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA): Deakin Authentic Teaching Assessment (ATA) | 5400 words | 90% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ACI203 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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