ACA100 - Introductory Creative Studio 1A

Unit details

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Year:

2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)*, Waterfront (Geelong)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Katya Johanson
Cohort rule:

Students must be enrolled in course A352, A356, A357 or A359

Prerequisite:

Nil

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

Note:

*Students in courses A356 & A357 must complete this unit at the Burwood campus

Content

This unit introduces key ideas and approaches for building the foundations of a professional practice in Dance, Drama, Photography or Visual Arts. Through practice-based learning in a studio setting, students are guided to look at the way the creative arts are transforming beyond established styles and forms in the 21st century.

Learning is undertaken through a series of collaborative practice-based projects. Students work individually and in groups to solve creative problems, explore contemporary practice processes in cross-disciplinary environments, and build their collegial networks with others. The unit investigates the use of self-reflexive and critical writing and practices of documentation and feedback to strengthen creative practice.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply technical skills and creative strategies of a chosen discipline to generate solutions to creative arts problems and original creative outcomes

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Document, articulate and evaluate the development of a creative investigation and decision-making process through appropriate audio/visual and written forms.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Identify and manage personal goals and individual contribution to the planning, negotiation and realisation of individual and group creative outcomes.

GLO6: Self management

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Independent Creative Practice and Critical Refection 800 words
or equivalent
20% Week 6
Assessment 2 (Individual or Group) - Creative Practice 1600 words
or equivalent
40% Week 10
Assessment 3 - Portfolio 1600 words or equivalent 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ACA100
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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