ACI202 - Advanced Digital Studio
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Anne Wilson |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed unit ACI102 or ACV101 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACM202 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
In this unit, students will delve into the potential, limitations, and opportunities of advanced technologies for creative practice, including both high and low resolution. They will explore the creative and critical aspects of constructing and manipulating photographic images through various conceptual frameworks. The course will introduce students to current technologies in photography and image construction, including colour calibration and correction, profile management, and fine art ink jet printing. Additionally, the ethical, social, and political implications of contemporary digital imaging will be examined in the context of producing creative works.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse the contexts, history and contemporary roles and potential of digital imaging | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Capture, render and manipulate digital images using a range of innovative and contextually informed approaches | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Apply systems and processes of digital production to manage colour output for hardcopy and screen with attention to accuracy and expressive nuance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Use discipline-specific vocabulary in the analysis and written evaluation of photographic imagery for the purpose of communicating your research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Digital Image Pre Production | Image file/print/pre production (800 words) | 20% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 2: Studio Portrait | Presentation and reflection. 1 x A3 print (1600 words) | 40% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Generation of Digital Identity | 4 x A3 digital prints (1600 words) | 40% | 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 ACI202 can be found via the University Library.
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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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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