ACA310 - Creative Studio 3A

Unit details

Note: You are seeing the 2022 view of this unit information. These details may no longer be current.
Year:

2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Olivia Millard
Cohort rule:

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

Prerequisite:

Students must have completed units ACA210 and ACA211

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 4-hour practical per week

Note:

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

Content

This unit builds on the disciplinary knowledge, understanding and skills developed in the second year. Students will extend and challenge their creative practice in photography, dance, drama and visual arts. Working within their discipline, students will develop a project for presentation that requires independent and critical 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

Demonstrate an ability to write precisely and eloquently on their creative work while locating the practice within appropriate historical and theoretical contexts

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Apply a range of critical skills to the development of a workbook, which highlight critical thinking, self-reflexivity and the assorted processes required to build a resilient and coherent body of art and/or performance

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Outline a clear rationale from concept to presentation in relation to the development of a body of art and performance work

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Demonstrate evidence of an ability to consider and manipulate appropriate media and contexts to achieve a clearly defined and resolved outcome

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

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 - Project Proposal 1600 words
or equivalent
25% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 - Individual Workbook 1600 words
or equivalent
25% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 - (Individual and Group) Portfolio and Presentation of Final Work 3200 word
or equivalent
50% Information not yet available

 

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

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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