Course Title: Refine drawing and other visual representation tools
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5435 Diploma of Product Design
Course Title: Refine drawing and other visual representation tools
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Contact: Robin Blood
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4683
Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use drawing and other visual representation tools to develop, refine and communicate ideas for creative work. It involves evaluating the role of drawing in communicating ideas, experimenting with drawing and visual representations and developing an individual approach to the use of drawing. The unit focus is on manual drawing development and refinement, and visual representation as cognitive tools in a professional practice, rather than a particular level of drawing technique.
The unit applies to professional practitioners working in any area related to visual communication using drawing and other visual representation tools to support their practice.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUAACD531 Refine drawing and other visual representation tools |
Elements: |
1. Evaluate the role of drawing in professional practice 2. Support and develop practice through experimentation with drawing and visual representation 3. Assess individual approach to the use of drawing |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements/Performance Criteria
Overview of Assessment
Assessments will be held throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess your performance and the application of your knowledge and skills and may include practical tasks, project,direct observation including exploration of and experimentation with techniques,written and/or oral questioning and discussions to assess your knowledge and understanding of this unit.