Course Title: Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional level
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2023
Course Code: VART6498C
Course Title: Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional level
School: 515T Creative Industries
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6174 - Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Course Contact: Tyler Payne
Course Contact Phone: +61399254320
Course Contact Email: tyler.payne@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Painting
Rachel O'Connor
rachel.jessie-rae.oconnor@rmit.edu.au
Photography
Jessica Schwientek
jessica.schwientek@rmit.edu.au
Printmaking
Deborah Williams
deborah.williams@rmit.edu.au
Sculpture
Rebecca Delange
rebecca.delange@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 120
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will learn the skills and knowledge required to extend own expertise in a specialised art form to develop a cohesive body of professional work for the public domain.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUAPPR616 Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional level |
Element: |
1. Maintain specialised knowledge of professional practice |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Initiate own exposure to contemporary practice in chosen art form 1.2 Proactively identify and explore new and emerging technologies, materials and methodologies required for own art form 1.3 Evaluate impacts of current and emerging trends on creation of ideas, production of work, and management of professional creative practice |
Element: |
2. Evolve ideas in specialised art form |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Research historical and contemporary themes and concepts in chosen art form 2.2 Analyse motivations, philosophies and cultural origins of different works in chosen art form 2.3 Identify new sources of ideas and research opportunities 2.4 Identify potential for individualised or specialised research based on current practice 2.5 Evolve own ideas, and develop innovative approaches and strategy for realisation of ideas 2.6 Determine copyright and intellectual property requirements 2.7 Hone and adapt concepts for work based on emerging ideas and research |
Element: |
3. Manage specialised resources |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Evaluate requirements for set-up, handling and storage of specialised materials, tools and equipment 3.2 Create resource management systems that supports professional practice |
Element: |
4. Refine specialised technique to professional level |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Create finished work of professional standard that meets requirements for public domain using command of technique, materials and processes 4.2 Extend techniques and expression of ideas in work 4.3 Challenge, adapt and refine evolving creative work |
Element: |
5. Resolve technical and conceptual challenges |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Troubleshoot technical challenges that arise when creating work based on detailed understanding of specialised materials and processes 5.2 Develop innovative solutions that allow for experimental approaches 5.3 Apply solutions that enhance conceptual integrity of work |
Element: |
6. Finish and prepare work for public presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Finish work to professional standard using specialised techniques for chosen art form 6.2 Develop and apply required approaches to safety and sustainability in final preparation of work |
Element: |
7. Evaluate professional work |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Seek and apply constructive feedback from others 7.2 Evaluate work against planned strategy for own creative practice 7.3 Evaluate own work in context of work by others 7.4 Adjust work processes and practice to improve technical, conceptual and commercial outcomes |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning Activities may include but are not limited to:
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- practical demonstrations in studio
- Blog/Wiki or other online discussion and participation
- analysis/critique of relevant reading material
- seminars/workshops
- design activities or projects
- group projects
- peer learning
- guest lecture/presentation
- class presentations
- group discussion
- research
- independent project-based work
- group activities/projects
- ‘workshopping’ of student projects including peer/lecturer feedback
- visits to galleries and events
- practical placement
- simulated workplace activities.
Teaching Schedule
**Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional level has four specialist streams of which you select and successfully complete 2 sprcialist streams from the 4; Painting, Photography, Printmaking
and/or Sculpture.
Please refer to individual Canvas Syllabus.
Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
PAINTING
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Week 1 FRIDAY 10th FEB
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Introduction to the course Assessment overview Canvas Delivery of Assessment Task 1 Lecture: Lateral thinking Introduction to the Online Visual Diary 1 |
Assessment Task 1 Painting methods and materials Paper bag project delivery Students spend 2 hours brainstorming the project followed by discussion in small groups. Download Online Visual Diary Complete Item 1g, 2h and 2i. --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 2 FRIDAY 17th FEB
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Supports, grounds and priming
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Be prepared today to create experiments with a range of media today. Document all trials and annotate the steps. Create 6 trials minimum with at least two trials each for each one of your paintings. Teacher demonstration on how to prepare different surfaces for painting. Online Visual Diary Task 1 Complete Items 2a, 2b and 2c --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 3 FRIDAY 24th FEB
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Student consultations by alphabetical order
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Teacher demonstration: grounds and primers, also share colour theory knolwedge. Building on trials from last week complete one painting. DUE: 1a Painting based on Object Online Visual Diary Task 1: Complete Item 2d, 2f and 2j --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 4 FRIDAY 3rd MAR
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Student consultations by alphabetical order
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Building on trials from previous weeks complete one painting. DUE: 1e Painting based on Colour Online Visual Diary Task 1 Complete Item 2e --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 5 FRIDAY 10th MAR
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Student consultations by alphabetical order
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Building on trials from previous weeks complete one painting. DUE: 1i Painting based on Sentence Online Visual Diary Task 1 Complete Item 2g --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 6 FRIDAY 17th MAR |
Student consultations |
Hang work professionally in studio spaces and document for online visual dairy PEER REVIEW on Discussions and group tutorial in hallway Finish online visual diary --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 7 FRIDAY 24th MAR
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Delivery of Assessment Task 2 Lecture: The Expanded Field Introduction to the Online Visual Diary 2 |
Assessment Task 2 Contemporary themes in Painting Students engage in group activity Online Visual Diary Task 2 Complete Items 3a, 3b, 3c --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 8 FRIDAY 31th MAR
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Lecture 2: Appropriation
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DUE - AT1 Painting methods and materials Group Presentation and Peer review Online Visual Diary Task 1 Online Visual Diary Task 2 Complete Items 2a, 2b --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 9 FRIDAY 7th April
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GOOD FRIDAY |
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Week 10 FRIDAY 14th APR |
SEMESTER BREAK |
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Week 11 FRIDAY 21th APR |
Student Consultations |
A 15 minute meeting time will be allocated to you for Week 8 or Week 11 - Be prepared to discuss your individual expanded field task, and talk about artist's you have researched that inform your work. Online Visual Diary Task 2 Complete Item 2g, 2f --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 12 28th APR
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NGV Excursion
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Meet at the NGV collection - This is a compulsory session Both Ian Potter and European collection Students select an artwork for PART 2 Appropriation and sketch live in the gallery. Online Visual Diary Task 2 Complete Items 2c --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 13 FRIDAY 5th MAY
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Student consultations |
Online Visual Diary Task 2 Complete Items 2d and 2e --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 14 FRIDAY 5th MAR |
Student consultations |
Group tutorial in studio spaces. Class discussion: Progress of AT2 How students will present/install the work --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 15 FRIDAY 12th MAR
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Student consultations
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DUE - AT2 (Extend) Expanded Field 1b. Individual painting (The expanded field) 1c. Trials and support work Online Visual Diary Task 2 PEER Review Complete Items 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d (over 2 weeks) --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 16 FRIDAY 19th MAR
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Student consultations
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Online Visual Diary Task 2 PEER Review Complete Items 3a, 3b, 3c 3d --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 17 26th MAR
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Student consultations
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Online Visual Diary Task 2 Complete Items 4a - 4f Students collaborate on hanging artworks --------------------------------------------------- |
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Week 18 2nd JUN
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Task 2, 1d. and 1e. and 2 submission |
Online Visual Diary Task 2 Continue to complete Items 4a - 4f DUE. AT2 (Extend) 1d. Individual painting (Appropriation) 1e. Trials and support work DUE Online Visual Diary Task 2 --------------------------------------------------- |
PHOTOGRAPHY
| Week 1 |
Introduction to unit:
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Photoshop
Staff presentation on individual career and work |
| Week 2 |
Photography Revision
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Forced Perspective Workshop - students to work in pairs - create ten images of forced perspective
- edit in groups Camera Raw
- Discussion of ideas for AT1 |
| Week 3 |
Introduction to Workshop 2: Lightroom Cataloguing Project 1: Processing Ideas and Experimenting:
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Lightroom Cataloguing Students will engage in: Install, File Naming, Importing, Meta Data, Keywords, Collections, Cataloguing and Smart Preview Non Destructive Editing Students must complete their first photoshoot |
| Week 4 |
Project 1: Processing Ideas and Experimenting:
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Introduction to Photoshop
Students will be directed to do their second photoshoot for homework for Project 1. - test edits - pen tool activity
Students must complete their second photoshoot |
| Week 5 | Review of Student’s tests of physically manipulating photographs |
Students must bring their second photoshoot to class. Project 1 Brief: Processing Ideas and Experimenting: Individual and group tutorials
Non Destructive Editing
Students must complete their third and final photoshoot |
| Week 6 |
Review of Student’s tests of physically manipulating photographs
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Non Destructive Editing
Artist Statement Activity
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| Week 7 |
**ASSESSMENT CLASS**
Presentation: Writing an artist statement - Teacher presentation on artist statement methods |
ASSESSMENT: Class presentations Post Production continues on Project One - One on One tutorial time with teacher - Series development
Set up photos for printing on Epson 9900
ASSESSMENT DISCUSSION BOARD TO BE COMPLETED
Post Production continues on Project One - One on One tutorial time with teacher - Series development |
| Week 8 |
Project One Printing Session!! (There is only one session, don't miss it!) |
Printing
Project 2 Brainstorm
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| Week 9 |
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CLASS PRESENTATIONS
Class Presentations
ASSESSMENT ONE DUE |
| Week 10 |
Project 2 Brief: Handouts provided and project explained Presentation on relevant artists followed by class discussion Individual and group tutorials |
Research Task 2A, B ,C Present to Class Plan for Project AT2 Begin Planning Shoot #1 |
| Mid Semester Break | ||
| Week 11/ |
Focus on Still Life Shooting Studio Session |
Still Life Shooting in Studio Students will be directed to do their first photo shoot for homework for Project 2. Bring Photoshoot #1 to class
Students will be directed to do their second photo shoot for homework for Project 2. |
| Week 12 | Project Two Post Production |
Research Activity
One on One tutorials - Photoshop Exercises - Series Development Students will be directed to do their third photo shoot for homework for Project 2. |
| Week 13 | Project Two Post Production |
Bring images to work on in class Photoshop Exercises |
| Week 14 | Project Two Post Production | Final Photoshoot is imported, catalogued, key worded, edited in a non destructive manner |
| Week 15 |
Peer Review for students:
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Final Post Production Lesson Set up files for print |
| Week 16 |
Assessment Preparation Project Two Printing Session!! (There is only one session, don't miss it!) |
Printing
Print Final Series Assessment folio should include:
ASSESSMENT TWO DUE |
PRINTMAKING
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Week 1 9 Feb |
Studio set up Introduction to general knowledge of different styles of printmaking and unique possibilities within printmaking in the production of imagery, specifically screen printing. Introduction to the work of key practitioners Course information and requirements Discussion regarding Task 1 |
Task 1 |
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Week 2 16 Feb |
Introduction: Health and Safety, Conventions and Terminology. Overview of semester delivery. Paper stencil demonstration Students prepare paper stencils Screen allocation Print paper stencils |
Task 1 |
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Week 3 23 Feb |
Demonstration of exposure application on screens and stencil exposure Continue with printing paper stencils. Students continue to plan work with demonstrations in mind for following week. |
Task 1 |
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Week 4 2 March |
Students will apply emulsion and expose screens and / or continue with stencil printing | Task 1 |
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Week 5 9 March |
Demonstrate splitting channels of an image on photoshop for photographic aspect of project |
Task 1 |
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Week 6 19 March
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Demonstrate grayscale bitmap of a photographic image on photoshop. Continue printing and working on portfolio. |
Task 1 |
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Week 7 23 March |
Continue printing and working on portfolio.
Discussion of Task 2 outline View examples of differing intaglio techniques |
Task 1 |
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Week 8 30 March |
Continue printing and working on finalising screen print portfolio |
Task 1 Due by the end of Week 8 |
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Week 9 6 April |
Intaglio printmaking - plate preparation Introduction to soft ground Soft ground textures Discussion aquatint Etching plates |
Task 2 |
Mid semester break |
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Week 10 20 April |
Sharpie blockout Aquatint demonstration Drypoint |
Task 2 |
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Week 11 27 April |
Demonstrate transfer of image and editioning Demonstrate chin collé |
Task 2 |
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Week 12 4 May |
Work on resolving images/ plates | Task 2 |
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Week 13 11 May |
Work on resolving images/ plates | Task 2 |
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Week 14 18 May |
Finalise plates, complete projects for editioning | Task 2 |
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Week 15 25 May |
Editioning | Task 2 |
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Week 16 1 June |
Editioning |
Task 2
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Week 17 8 June |
Editioning | Task due Week 17 |
SCULPTURE
| Week 1 |
Introduction to unit AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 2 | AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 3 | AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 4 | AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 5 |
AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio
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Studio Research and Development
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| Week 6 | PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
| Week 7 |
AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 8 |
AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio
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Studio Research and Development
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| Week 9 |
AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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MID SEMESTER BREAK |
MID SEMESTER BREAK |
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| Week 10 |
AT1 - Modelling and Casting Workshop AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 11 | AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 12 | AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 13 | AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 14 | AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 15 | AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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| Week 16 | AT2 - Conceptual Sculpture Portfolio |
Studio Research and Development
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
The library provides free study support services and resources to help you build your academic skills. This includes subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and other services. You can also access one-on-one consultations through the library. For further information:
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/study-support
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS
Assessment Tasks
Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency. To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills at a standard expected in the workplace.
You must receive satisfactory in all the assessments for creative work in the two specialisations you have selected to be deemed competent in the unit of competency Extend expertise in a specialised art for to a professional level (CUAPPR616). You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for full assessment criteria and due dates
Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These mapping documents are available through Program Administration if required.
Other Information
Attendance:
Your learning experience will involve class-based teaching, discussion, demonstration and practical exercises
It is strongly advised that you attend all timetabled sessions. This will allow you to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring you the maximum opportunity to complete this course successfully.
Information about your studies:
You can access My Studies through the RMIT website for information about timetables, important dates, assessment dates, results and progress, Canvas etc.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
Assessment:
Information on assessment including Special consideration, Adjustments to assessment, (eg. applying for an extension of time):
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/academic-integrity
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning:
Credit transfer is the recognition of previously completed formal learning (an officially accredited qualification).
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an assessment process that allows you to demonstrate competence using the skills you have gained through experience in the workplace, voluntary work, informal or formal training or other life experiences.
Please speak to your teacher if you wish to discuss applying for Credit Transfer or RPL for the unit(s) of competency addressed in this course.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/apply-for-credit
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