88711 VC Drawing

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UTS: Design, Architecture and Building: Design
Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks

Description

This subject investigates the practice of drawing as a tool of creativity and discovery. The main concern is the exploration of mark-making itself along with the surfaces, materials, space, scale and composition that provide the context for those marks. Through several distinct modules, students look at drawing as representation and extension of reality; as a tool to visualise their thoughts. Students explore this expanding practice in a contemporary context through examples and guests presenting their practice based insights on drawing. Each studio session introduces students to how drawing enriches different areas of creative inquiry, encouraging their own exploration which forms one of the subject outcomes: the critical drawing portfolio. A major work is developed alongside this portfolio to further individual and independent learning in addition to the collaborative studio approach.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1.	Investigate and visualise through imaginative and observational drawing
2.	Research, write, discuss and analyse the drawn image
3.	Present drawings and visual experiments for discussion and portfolios

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

Work cooperatively and professionally as part of a team, initiate partnerships with others, take a leadership role when required, and constructively contribute to peer learning. (C.1)
Create designs that respond to their context in formally or conceptually innovative ways. (I.1)
Advance ideas through an exploratory and iterative design process. (I.2)
An ability to critique your own work and the work of others with reference to standards drawn from contemporary design practice. (P.1)
Independently engage in self-directed learning and select and apply appropriate methodologies specific to the project. (P.4)

Teaching and learning strategies

Lectures to introduce theoretical concerns, industry practice and demonstrate precedents and processes for studio activities. In class studio activities including drawing for building the personal drawing portfolio, discussions and peer feedback on drawings, drawing excursion and work on final drawing project.

Content (topics)

Drawing as an act of design
Expressive Lines
Visual representation
Point-Line-Plane
Reflective Drawing
Drawing: Letters, Maps, Off the Page-3D technology.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Drawing Portfolio

Intent:

Develop an experimental approach to drawing. Familiarisation with various materials, media and processes forms the basis for the development of a personal drawing portfolio..

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

I.1, I.2 and P.1

Type:

Portfolio

Groupwork:

Individual

Weight:

60%

Criteria:

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Range and quality of drawings in completed portfolio (in class exercises and additional personal explorations)	33	1	I.2
Evidence of engagement and quality in introduced approaches and mediums in class exercises	33	1	I.1
Presentation of all components in a coherent manner in portfolio outcome	34	1	P.1

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Assessment task 2: Final Drawing Project

Intent:

Develop a final drawing project through a critical and self-directed investigation of one of the topic areas within the subject. Present this as a coherent project including a project proposal.

Objective(s):

This task addresses the following subject learning objectives:

2 and 3

This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.):

C.1, I.1 and P.4

Type:

Project

Groupwork:

Individual

Weight:

40%

Criteria:

Criteria linkages:

Criteria	Weight (%)	SLOs	CILOs
Capacity to develop original visual language	50	3	I.1
Effective written communication skills	30	2	C.1
Ethical approaches to practice demonstrated in discussion and feedback with peers	20	2	P.4

SLOs: subject learning objectives
CILOs: course intended learning outcomes

Minimum requirements

Students are expected to particpate in all studio activities, complete all tasks and contribute to the class discussions.

The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.