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BDES1024: Art Workshop 1 (2012 - Semester 2)

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Unit: BDES1024: Art Workshop 1 (6 CP)
Mode: Normal-Day
On Offer: Yes
Level: Junior
Faculty/School: Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning
Unit Coordinator/s: Fox, Christopher
Ryui, Koji
Session options: Semester 2
Versions for this Unit:
Site(s) for this Unit: https://elearning.sydney.edu.au
Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Pre-Requisites: None.
Co-Requisites: BDES1020, BDES1023
Brief Handbook Description: In Art Workshop 1, first year architecture students begin to shape and communicate their ideas and experiences through various art practices. A range of studio-based modules within one semester seeks to foster technical , creative and conceptual skills with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary process, tactility , interactions and critical thinking. A combination of specific disciplines in both contemporary art and the reworking of traditional art media, extend students' understanding of their own creative process and how art may contribute to their architectural study. A framework of lectures, gallery visits and readings asks students to consider the dynamic interchange between historical, cultural and environmental concerns and the field of contemporary art.
Assumed Knowledge: None.
Tutor/s: Chris Fox - Sculpture, Kenzie Larsen - New Media, Robert Pulie - Painting, Sach Catts - Performance, Koji Ryui Object - Sculpture, Prudence Murphy - Photography, Kernow Craig - Printmaking, Kate Dunn - Ceramics, Michael Bates - Sound
Timetable: BDES1024 Timetable
Time Commitment:
# Activity Name Hours per Week Sessions per Week Weeks per Semester
1 Lecture 1.00 1 3
2 Studio 3.00 1 12
3 Site Visit 3.00 1 1
4 Independent Study 3.00 1 13

Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.

Attribute Development Method Attribute Developed
Students will learn to access primary and secondary sources by visiting galleries and using other available resources to begin formulating their own ideas within the context of contemporary art and design. Information, literacy, learning and research skills (Level 1)
Students will explore techniques of two and three dimensional representation. Documentation, techniques of representation and communication (Level 1)
Students will produce an art work/design in response to a particular brief. Problem-solving, design, and/or planning
Students will be introduced to historical, cultural and political concerns relating to contemporary visual arts. Theoretical, social and/or historic engagement

For explanation of attributes and levels see Architecture Contextualized Graduate Attributes. .

Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.

Documentation, techniques of representation and communication (Level 1)
1. Ability to articulate ideas within a variety of mediums
Problem-solving, design, and/or planning
2. Ability to exercise critical judgment and realistic self-evaluation. Develop an awareness of the creative process.
3. A capacity to develop an engaging body of work understanding its required process, techniques and materials
Theoretical, social and/or historic engagement
4. An awareness of broader ideas that inform and define the nature of contemporary art/design practice
Assessment Methods:
# Name Group Weight Due Week Outcomes
1 Module 1 No 45.00 Week 7 1, 2, 3, 4,
2 Module 2 No 45.00 Week 13 1, 2, 3, 4,
3 Gallery review No 10.00 Week 7 1, 2, 4,
Assessment Feedback: Regular one-to-one tutorials with written/verbal ongoing feedback for each project.
Grading:
Grade Type Description
Standards Based Assessment Final grades in this unit are awarded at levels of HD for High Distinction, DI (previously D) for Distinction, CR for Credit, PS (previously P) for Pass and FA (previously F) for Fail as defined by University of Sydney Assessment Policy. Details of the Assessment Policy are available on the Policies website at http://sydney.edu.au/policies . Standards for grades in individual assessment tasks and the summative method for obtaining a final mark in the unit will be set out in a marking guide supplied by the unit coordinator.
Policies & Procedures: www.arch.usyd.edu.au/CS/forms.shtml
Online Course Content: https://elearning.sydney.edu.au

Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

Week Description
Week 1 Lecture 1 Introduction of course outline, assessments and readings. Artist Talks. Module 1:Introduction of skills and knowledge relevant to specific art media.
Week 2 Module 1- continuation
Week 3 Module 1- continuation
Week 4 Complete Module 1

Complete research journal for this module. Class critique
Week 5 Lecture 2- 5 artists talk about their practice.

Commence Module 2
Week 6 Module 2
Week 7 Module 2
Assessment Due: Module 1
Assessment Due: Gallery review
Week 8 Complete Module 2

Complete research journal for this module. Class critique
Week 9 Lecture 3 - artist talks.

Commence Module 3
Week 10 Module 3
Week 11 Module 3
Week 12 Complete Module 3- Class critique
Week 13 Presentation of artwork and journals.
Assessment Due: Module 2

Course Relations

The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.

Course Year(s) Offered
Civil Engineering / Design in Architecture 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Course Goals

This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:

Attribute Practiced Assessed
Information, literacy, learning and research skills (Level 1) Yes 0%
Documentation, techniques of representation and communication (Level 1) Yes 25.83%
Problem-solving, design, and/or planning Yes 48.33%
Theoretical, social and/or historic engagement Yes 25.83%

These goals are selected from Architecture Contextualized Graduate Attributes. which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Architecture Contextualized Graduate Attributes. for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.