ACV307 - Practice-Led Research in the Visual Arts
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Commencing 2025 Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Katie Lee |
Prerequisite: | Students must have completed one credit point at level 1 or 2 of any ACA, ACV or ACI coded unit, plus one credit point at level 2 in any unit |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week |
Content
The focus of this unit is on artistic processes and the development of a sustainable self-directed studio practice. Through critical reflection, discussion, research and debate, students are expected to generate a research question and write a proposal which will drive the studio inquiry for the trimester. At third year level, students will have the opportunity to realise their creative and technical ambitions through practice, workshops, studio dialogue and critical reflection. The development of the project work can be discipline focused or interdisciplinary in nature and span painting, drawing, video, performance, public art and installation. The Journal allows students to track research progress, experiment with ideas and materials and test creative solutions. Students will produce a body of work that reflects an emerging creative focus and develop skills in planning and achieving ambitious studio projects.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Critically reflect on and evaluate key concepts and ideas relevant to the visual arts and apply these to the development of creative works | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply and critically assess appropriate studio strategies to create a resolved body of art works. | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
ULO3 | Research and analyse a range of influences and interests and apply these to the execution of a self-directed studio project | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 - Proposal | 800 words | 20% | Week 5 |
Assessment 2 - Journal | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 11 |
Assessment 3 - Major Folio | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | 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 ACV307
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.
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