| Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Education, Arts & Community |
| Unit Title: | Visual Art: Studio Arts Practice 3 |
| Unit ID: | VASAP2013 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (VASAP1001 and VASAP1002) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (VASAP2003) |
| ASCED: | 100301 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides students with visual arts skills development drawing on the exploration of two and multi dimensional art production undertaken in first year. Through workshop studio activities, students will focus on developing a personal aesthetic, and their appreciation and awareness of a range of artistic methodologies. Students will advance their understanding of professional arts practice through developing their critical and evaluative skills. Students in this unit will become conversant with critiquing and challenging contemporary art theory and practice. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Outline an awareness of theories, ideas, and concepts of formal aesthetics especially in their application through visual media |
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| K2. | Recognise technical and technological aspects of art-making processes and approaches, particularly in current visual culture |
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| K3. | Examine abstract, philosophical and sustainable concerns as well as practical issues involved in the creative process |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Reflect critical, analytic skills in evaluation on the active creative process |
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| S2. | Utilise a wide range of visual arts techniques, approaches, material, and tools |
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| S3. | Demonstrate creative risk taking and exploration in the process of art making, while maintaining safety in the studio |
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| S4. | Practice professional, responsible, and ethical behaviour by respecting various attitudes and values within contemporary arts practice |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply critical and evaluative skills in approach to contemporary art-making issues. |
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| A2. | Demonstrate effective problem-solving approach |
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| A3. | Demonstrate an ability to produce creative original work independently |
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| Unit Content: |
This unit provides students with visual arts skills development drawing on the exploration of two and multi-dimensional art production undertaken in the first year. Through workshop studio activities, students will focus on developing a personal aesthetic, and their appreciation and awareness of a range of artistic methodologies. Students will advance their understanding of professional arts practice through developing their critical and evaluative skills. Students in this unit will become conversant with critiquing and challenging contemporary art theory and practice. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, A2 | Develop a resource file that demonstrates an understanding and appreciation of the role of quality source material in the researching, planning and development of creative work. | Resource File | 10-15% | | 2. | K2, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2 | Develop a journal that demonstrates the generation and development of concepts, visual imagery, working drawings and so on integral to the original work (task 3). | Journal | 10-15% | | 3. | K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Develop a body of original artworks. | Body of original work | 70-80% |
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