Monash University Handbook 2013 Undergraduate - Units

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have gain the ability to:

1. operate constructively and collaboratively as part of a team
2. develop observation, research, communication and information gathering skills
3. contribute as a discipline-specific practitioner within an interdisciplinary context
4. conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of peers across disciplines
5. conceptualise, design and create a response to a given interdisciplinary problem
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary practice, in order to collaborate safely with peers

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have gain the ability to:

1. operate constructively and collaboratively as part of a team
2. develop observation, research, communication and information gathering skills
3. contribute as a discipline-specific practitioner within an interdisciplinary context
4. conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of peers across disciplines
5. conceptualise, design and create a response to a given interdisciplinary problem
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary practice, in order to collaborate safely with peers

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have gain the ability to:

1. operate constructively and collaboratively as part of a team
2. develop observation, research, communication and information gathering skills
3. contribute as a discipline-specific practitioner within an interdisciplinary context
4. conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of peers across disciplines
5. conceptualise, design and create a response to a given interdisciplinary problem
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the interdisciplinary practice, in order to collaborate safely with peers

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate a progression to a basic level of competence in architectural design.
2. Have the ability to undertake basic analysis and respond appropriately to a straight-forward brief.
3. Have developed a basic understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
4. Have acquired a basic range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation.
5. Have acquired a basic range of skills in 3-dimensional and material testing of ideas.
6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate a basic level of competence in architectural design.
2. Have the ability to undertake a level of complex analysis and respond appropriately to a brief.
3. Have refined their understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
4. Have acquired a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation.
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Understand the basic use and properties of materials and fabrication techniques as they apply to architectural design;
2. Be familiar with historic and contemporary development of construction materials, component systems and fabrication techniques;
3. Understand basic physical and structural principles as they pertain to different materials;
4. Understand issues of environmental sustainability in relation to materials selection and design;
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Be aware of the function of computer aided drafting (CAD) as a fundamental tool of two and three-dimensional design;
2. Understand the transition between two-dimensional and three-dimensional systems of representation and their associated drawing conventions;
3. Have developed basic skills in computer aided drawing in two and three dimensions using industry standard hardware / software;
4. Understand the principles of descriptive geometry, its methods of representation and protocols of orthographic and axonometric projection;
5. Have basic knowledge of the theoretical and historical origins of perspective and orthographic projection as an analogue form of practice and representation;
6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have developed:

1. A basic appreciation of architectural history and theory as modes of critical thinking, relevant and applicable to contemporary architectural design and discourse 2.A basic understanding of architectural history and theory as interrelated disciplines
2. Basic knowledge of key historical epochs in architecture as they relate to theoretical themes and cultural contexts
3. Basic knowledge of key theoretical themes as they relate to architecture within historic contexts

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate a progression to an intermediate level of competence in architectural design.
2. Have the ability to critically analyse and respond appropriately to a brief.
3. Have developed a competent understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
4. Have acquired an intermediate level of competence in a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation.
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate an intermediate level of competence in architectural design.
2. Have the ability to critically analyse and respond appropriately to a compound brief.
3. Have developed a competent understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
4. Have acquired an intermediate level of competence in a range of skills in verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional presentation.
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Understand basic structural principles as they apply to architectural design and construction
2. Understand issues of material properties and construction processes in relation to structural system design
3. Develop an understanding of issues of environmental sustainability in relation to structural system design
4. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate basic skills and understanding of material fabrication techniques;
2. Demonstrate basic skills in digital rendering of 3-dimensional CAD models (using industry standard hardware / software) and the associated use of post-production software (such as the Adobe suite for example);
3. Have developed a basic understanding of the transition between abstract 2-dimensional modes of representation and applied three-dimensional physical outcomes;
4. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have developed:

1. A basic knowledge of the history and theory of post 1968 architecture;
2. A basic knowledge of the varied contexts of post 1968 architecture;
3. Ability to demonstrate a basic understanding of techniques applicable to the visual analysis of architecture;
4. A basic understanding of the selected buildings' contribution to architectural design;
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have developed:

1. Knowledge of the history and theory of 19th and 20th century Australian and international architecture.
2. Knowledge of the varied contexts of 19th and 20th century Australian and international architecture.
3. An ability to demonstrate familiarity with the techniques applicable to the visual analysis of architecture.
4. An understanding of the selected buildings' contribution to architectural design.
5. An understanding and the ability to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate a progression to a refined level of competence in architectural design.
2. Have the ability to critically analyse and successfully respond to the complex range of issues inherent in an architectural design project.
3. Have developed a sophisticated understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
4. Have acquired an advanced level of competence and consolidation of all presentation skills: verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional.
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate a refined level of competence in architectural design.
2. Have a demonstrated ability to critically analyse and successfully respond to the complex range of issues inherent in an architectural design project.
3. Have developed a sophisticated understanding of how observation, analysis, experiment and critique apply to the architectural design process.
4. Have acquired an advanced level of competence and consolidation of all presentation skills: verbal, graphic and 3-dimensional.
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of environmental design principles as they apply to architectural design and construction,
2. Understand issues of material properties and construction processes in relation to environmental system design,
3. Have developed a competent understanding of issues of environmental sustainability in relation to architectural design,
4. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have developed:

1. Knowledge of the history and theory of contemporary urbanism.
2. Knowledge of the socio economic, political and cultural contexts of selected contemporary cities.
3. The ability to demonstrate the techniques applicable to the visual analysis of urban settings and their associated architecture.
4. An understanding of the selected urban settings and their associated architecture's contribution to architectural design in an urban context.
5. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a broader exposure and deeper engagement with architectural production
2. Actively engage research issues in architectural production
3. Critically assess aspects of architectural production
4. Utilise principles and strategies influencing the development of architecture
5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Understand and describe aspects of architecture culture
2. Critically analyse and evaluate dimensions of architecture culture
3. Compare and utilise methods and tactics involved in architecture culture
4. Demonstrate skills for producing and communicating explorations of architecture culture
5. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

1. Identify and apply the basic elements and principles of two and three dimensional design
2. Recognise the historical and aesthetic parallels between design and art
3. Demonstrate drawing skills and the use of creative drawing practice as a means of visual thinking
4. Understand and apply basic colour theories
5. Express ideas and concepts through introductory-level image making, typography and digital imaging
6. Construct design solutions using introductory-level digital production processes
7. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements of this unit

On successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

1. Construct design solutions using two and three dimensional design elements, image making, typography and time-based media
2. Develop a responsible, inquiring and adventurous attitude to design problem solving
3. Recognise and use terminology specific to communication design, typography and digital media
4. Understand and apply the fundamental elements and principles of basic typesetting and type design
5. Use the fundamental processes intrinsic to time-based design and motion graphics
6. Understand and apply the occupational health and safety requirements of this unit

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. construct communication design solutions utilizing a variety of media, including manual, print and digital processes with an open attitude to experimentation and critical inquiry
2. explore design solutions that utilize sound and motion as core components to their outcome;
3. produce design solutions that demonstrate an understanding of narrative conventions;
4. identify and competently use the technology appropriate for each design outcome;
5. plan and manage a design outcome from initial concept to final resolution;
6. demonstrate an understanding of how observation, analysis, response and conceptual thinking contributes to the practice of communication design;
7. confidently articulate an informed rationale for each communication design solution.
8. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. construct communication design solutions utilizing a variety of media, including manual, print and digital processes with an open attitude to experimentation and critical enquiry
2. identify and competently use the technology appropriate for each design outcome;
3. engage with and understand print, interactive and online digital production methods;
4. create communication strategies that demonstrate an understanding of user experience, interaction and interface design;
5. plan and manage a design outcome from initial concept to final resolution;
6. demonstrate an understanding of how observation, analysis, response and conceptual thinking contributes to the practice of communication design;
7. confidently articulate an informed rationale for each communication design solution.
8. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

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

1. demonstrate competence in basic design principles and be able to apply them in the practice of the Ceramics discipline
2. understand a variety of production methods used in the studio environment, have an appreciation of the nature of various media, their properties and uses, and be able to work with materials and techniques in an imaginative and engaging manner
3. have formed an understanding of relevant terminology commonly used in the Ceramics discipline
4. show they can initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions in the medium of choice
5. demonstrate an understanding of the synthesis between concept, design solution, process and Ceramics production
6. be able to present their work to an audience with theoretical and historical rationale
7. have an appreciation and understanding of the required organisation and management of individual workspaces and consideration of others in the studio environment
8. have formed a growing awareness of the contemporary and historical context of the chosen Ceramics discipline and the role of the artist/designer in the community
9. possess the knowledge and ability to achieve safe working practices in the activities of the Ceramics studio.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. have acquired a more discerning and critical awareness in relation to design, selection of materials, working techniques, and conceptual development associated with set exercises and self-generated projects
2. have increased technical and aesthetic fluency, and begin to initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions in the medium of choice
3. demonstrate an initial grasp of the importance of research to art practice
4. be able to present their work in critique sessions with growing confidence as to its theoretical and historical rationale
5. gain confidence in their ability to communicate (in oral, written and visual form) responses to contemporary issues of both technical and conceptual relevance
6. understand and apply the principles of occupational health and safety practices in the Ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safety and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, student should be able to:

1. develop a questioning awareness of practical aesthetic and technical systems or theories and the skills related to them
2. possess considerable manipulative skills in their chosen area of self expression
3. have enhanced perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal visual language
4. develop their own conceptual and expressive strengths in relation to historical and current visual art practices
5. be familiar with current issues in at least one discipline of ceramics and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture
6. be able to apply the elements and principles of design to a broad range of design studio situations and objectively analyse and synthesise design options within a ceramics context
7. demonstrate effective communication skills and be able to share their work through well-researched class papers and competent critiques of the work of oneself and of other artists
8. understand and practise the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, student should:

1. have extended both their skills in art making and their vocabulary of materials and Ceramics studio processes
2. be able to select and develop a methodology for realizing a self-directed practice, and the commitment to rigorous work practice
3. have developed levels of experimentation and investigation within their work, moving towards a focus on specific themes and technologies
4. continue developing their own technical, iconographic and conceptual concerns, and have an understanding of the critical, conceptual and theoretical issues surrounding contemporary Ceramics
5. demonstrate a capability for managing a project from idea, to selection of appropriate materials and processes, to drawing up a time-line and to presentation of the finished work
6. have developed a capacity for self-appraisal of their own work, and provide constructive critique of the work of others, and be able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation
7. understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

On succesfull competion of this unit, student will:

1. develop further their awareness of practical aesthetic and technical systems or theories and the skills related to them
2. possess superior manipulative skills in their chosen area of self expression
3. have increased their perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal visual language
4. develop further their own conceptual and expressive strengths in relation to historical and current visual art practices
5. be more familiar with current issues in Ceramics and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture
6. be more capable of applying elements and principles of design to an increased range of studio situations and objectively analyse and synthesise design options within a Ceramics context
7. demonstrate effective communication skills and be able to share their work through well-researched class papers and competent critiques of the work of oneself and of other artists
8. understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, student should:

1. have further extended both their skills in art making and their vocabulary of materials and Ceramics studio processes
2. be more able to select and develop a methodology for realizing a self-directed practice, and be more committed to rigorous work practice
3. have further developed levels of experimentation and investigation within their work, moving towards a focus on specific themes and technologies
4. have further developed their own technical, iconographic and conceptual concerns, and have a greater understanding of the critical, conceptual and theoretical issues surrounding contemporary Ceramics
5. demonstrate an advanced capability for managing a project from initial idea, to presentation of the finished work
6. have developed a increased capacity for the constructive appraisal of their own work, and that of others, and be able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation
7. have increased understanding and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, student should be able to:

1. be strongly self-motivated, and able to construct independently a program of work with a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns
2. be able to produce works that display conviction, confidence and control in the handling of concepts and materials, and be able to isolate areas of their work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these
3. understand how to apply existing materials and technologies in new contexts
4. be able to imaginatively and constructively criticise their own work and the work of others, and show an ability to make informed aesthetic judgements about the character and quality of such work
5. be able to position their evaluations within the historical and contemporary context of Ceramics and intelligently express these observations
6. be able to discuss productively, stylistic and semiotic issues relevant to current theory and practice
7. understand and practise the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the Occupational Health Safety and Environment regulations and policies of the studio.

On successful completion of this unit, student should:

1. be able to demonstrate advanced skills and critical strategies in creativity, and be able to work independently with developed self-reliance
2. be able to produce a coherent body of ceramic work with both high technical standards and theoretical credibility in the framework of contemporary critical discourse
3. possess a strong faculty and methodology for critical inquiry, enabling them to question and discuss lucidly the issues relevant to current theory and practice in Ceramics and in broader art and design practice
4. approach contemporary Ceramics practice and aesthetics with challenge and vigour, and be able to establish a personalised and informed discourse within the context of Ceramics practice
5. achieve a professional presentation and documentation of works in the final submission of. their folio
6. understand and practise the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Ceramics studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the Occupational Health Safety and Environment regulations and policies of the studio.

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

1. recognise, analyse and apply the elements and principles of design
2. understand the nature of the design process and apply methodical steps in their own projects
3. have the ability to undertake basic analysis and respond to a straight-forward brief
4. understand the multidisciplinary nature of many design activities
5. understand selected colour theories
6. develop capabilities to communicate research outcomes, design concepts and solutions
7. appreciate the relationship between design, industry and art
8. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

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

1. analyse a simple design brief
2. understand the range of technical factors and cultural issues that must be considered for a meaningful and satisfying outcome of requirements
3. explore and evaluate design options
4. apply problem solving methods, synthesise design resolutions and communicate solutions using models, presentation and technical drawings
5. achieve an integrated holistic design at a basic level that addresses human needs
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

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

1. operate constructively as part of a team
2. contribute as a discipline-specific designer within an interdisciplinary design context
3. support and assist other design specialists
4. develop observation, research and information gathering skills conducted in an unfamiliar cultural context
5. conduct critical enquiry and provide summative reviews of self and peers.

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

1. undertake a design project at a conceptual level involving the resolution of user requirements, technical issues, aesthetics, and the communication of the design with presentation drawings and models, technical drawings and specifications
2. evaluate the effectiveness of the methodologies they are applying, and explain the reasoning behind their choice of methodology, media, design options and solutions
3. understand the role of design as a discipline as well as a professional practice in a particular field
4. consider critically the imagery in their designs, and its aesthetic and symbolic resonances
5. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

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

1. demonstrate a high level of practical design research, design process and design communication
2. demonstrate a practical understanding of user, technical and construction factors
3. demonstrate an awareness of social, cultural, environmental and gender issues
4. produce design solutions which resolve identified issues with aesthetic integrity
5. defend their designs on practical, symbolic, aesthetic and ethical grounds
6. understand and apply the principles of occupational health and safety practices in the studio.

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

1. articulate a personal aesthetic that responds to contemporary discourse in design
2. undertake design projects with a high degree of integration of all project factors
3. competently resolve the technical and/or structural requirements of the design
4. specify the production scenario for the design
5. communicate the design with high quality presentations and specifications
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety principles appropriate to studio practice

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

1. undertake a major project with effective resolution of technical detail at a level sufficient to brief specialists
2. develop a brief; analyse client and user requirements; research and resolve technical requirements; specify materials, finishes; and construction concepts
3. communicate and present the project design to client and constructors
4. explain analytically the cultural sources of the inspiration for the design
5. express persuasively the aesthetic and symbolic values embedded in the design
6. relate the design to historical and contemporary precedents, not only for the sake of explaining its technical and cultural virtues but for potential refinements and the development of vision in their future career
7. observe and employ occupational health and safety practices appropriate to studio practice

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. Demonstrate a capability to research and explore the full range of issues to be considered in a design project
2. Be able to practice design to a high standard of professional competency
3. Be able to relate their work to contemporary discourse and seek to extend its boundaries through their design work
4. Be able to defend their chosen direction in the major project against informed criticism
5. Have a base of sound knowledge, understanding and capability to undertake their major project
6. Be capable of organising, developing and planning methodologies associated with the major project which will help to successfully determine a viable outcome.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. be able to develop and refine their design project from the conceptual stage undertaken in DGN4001 Major Project (Design) Part 1 through to a visual presentation which demonstrates a very high level of capability
2. demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and its professional practices, with particular reference to the social, cultural and aesthetic aspects of their investigation
3. have a high level of knowledge of the contemporary discourse in design and visual communication and to be able to position their work relative to it
4. be able to debate and/or defend their practice in an informed critical appraisal
5. demonstrate they have cultivated high ambitions to perfect their practice of design.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. have a basic practical and critical understanding of digital imaging and its links with other media
2. be able to access the Faculty computing resources, including access facilities with a clear understanding of appropriate health and safety studio procedures and implement these procedures within their work practice
3. competently operate a computer, familiarizing themselves with operation system basics and file management
4. be able to use peripheral devices (ie. scanners, printers) to acquire, compose and output images
5. use image editing software to skilfully create, adapt, edit, manipulate and compose images
6. be able to apply digital imaging techniques towards the realisation of conceptualised, communicative works
7. have the foundation necessary to undertake further units in digital imaging with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within other studio disciplines.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Be able to prepare multimedia documents suited to on-line delivery
2. Be able to identify the different technologies for web design, including mark-up languages, interactive multimedia formats, video/sound streaming, and database systems
3. Understand web page construction and principles, file and site management, and web design for accessibility and usability
4. Be able to use text, images, animation, sound and digital video as multimedia elements in electronic documents
5. Be familiar with colour mode and resolution requirements for a range of electronic media
6. Be aware of a variety of file formats, and be able to optimise a media file for a particular application
7. Be able to understand the role of web design in multimedia.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Have an understanding of the principles of designing objects and spaces in three dimensions and their translation into computer-based design methodologies
2. Be able to use 3D imaging software to create environments and objects
3. Be able to apply surface qualities, lighting, textures, and imported graphic files to elements in a three dimensional composition
4. Explore the range of options and controls available through 3D imaging and modelling software applications
5. Understand and manipulate camera properties and viewer perspectives
6. Recognize the various applications of 3D design and visualisation across multimedia, interior architecture and industrial design practices.

On successful completion of this unit students should:

1. understand the principles and application of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and drafting for interior architecture
2. be able to apply computing principles for space planning, technical documentation, information management, and construction-related research in relation to interior architectural design and technical problems
3. be able to generate graphic communications and computer technical drawings detailing the construction of interior architecture
4. understand interactive visualisation methods for the representation of interior architecture
5. be able to analyse a range of different types of digital architecture practice,and apply this knowledge to creative work
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. skillfully and insightfully create, edit, manipulate, compose and output digital images
2. explore the range of options and controls available through vector and pixel-based software applications and use peripheral devices with increasing confidence and proficiency
3. produce creative digital images with an increased conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication
4. demonstrate increased technical understanding of demands required across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media
5. display an increasingly personalised artistic expression and sophisticated creative digital imaging approach which can be pursued at an advanced stage in subsequent digital imaging studios
6. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety and environment appropriate to this unit of study, particularly those applying to use of computing equipment, access to facilities, and the environment of healthy and safe studio practices.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. understand design conventions and narrative concepts common to cinema
2. identify tools and features of digital video cameras and digital audio and video software
3. utilise script and storyboard to illustrate concepts
4. plan and manage an audio recording session
5. plan and manage a video capture session
6. acquire footage, incorporate graphics and manage a variety of media sources into a video sequence
7. explore nonlinear editing techniques, including editing effects, transition and wipes
8. collaboratively contribute to planning and management of a digital audio/video production
9. address appropriate output considerations for the assembly and preparation a digital video/audio production
10. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. skillfully and insightfully create, edit, manipulate, compose and output digital 3-Dimensional elements (ie. photorealistic renderings, surface models)
2. explore the range of options and controls available through polygon and NURBS-based software applications and production issues associated with output (ie. rendering, rapid-prototyping, multimedia, etc) with increasing confidence and proficiency
3. produce 3D models with an increased design intention and creative application
4. demonstrate increased technical understanding of demands required across the development, application, creation and production of 3D computer-generated models
5. display an increasingly personalized expression and sophisticated creative 3D design approach which can be pursued at an advanced stage in subsequent 3D imaging studios
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of the unit, students will:

1. recognise the conceptual and technical demands of producing multimedia content
2. creatively approach communication with 'new media'
3. define, develop, plan and organise content for multimedia publication (ie. develop skills in storyboarding, flowcharting)
4. apply and experiment with various software to develop, edit and compile asset materials for multimedia publication
5. explore the concepts of interactivity, non-linear narrative, navigation, and graphical user interface controls
6. apply a range of digital imaging, scripting and organisational techniques and concepts to project work
7. develop and produce a multimedia project negotiating aspects of interface design, media, animation and interactivity
8. work in a variety of roles required in the development and production of multimedia
9. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. design and develop defined 3D models with application for animation
2. skilfully create and manipulate 3D objects within a changing environment utilising light and atmospheric conditions
3. explore the range of options and controls available through 3D imaging and modeling software applications
4. experiment with surface qualities to enhance the 3D appearance of the created object
5. understand and manipulate camera properties and viewer perspectives
6. prepare animation sequences for inclusion into multimedia presentations with consideration for delivery methods and the merits of media types and formats
7. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. recognise the basic set-up and components of a graphics workstation and peripheral devices and display an understanding of industry-standard publishing software
2. understand the relationship of various software applications for electronic publishing to the design and production of printed material
3. be able to manage a variety of digital assets associated with an electronic publication (ie. translating and importing native image/graphic files created in other digital imaging applications, format text files, colour management, use typographic style sheets and document specifications)
4. demonstrate efficient organisation of text, image assets and the preparation and files for presentation of digital artwork to a bureau
5. apply visual communication, graphic design and page layout skills to publication projects that emulate advertising industry standards
6. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety environment appropriate to this unit of study, particularly those applying to use of computing equipment, access to facilities, and the employment of healthy and safety studio practices.

On successful completion of this unit students should:

1. understand the principles and application of computer-based modelling and rendering for interior architecture
2. be able to apply computing principles for 3D visualisation, technical documentation, information management, and presentation in relation to interior architectural design problems
3. be able to generate still and animated communications and computer-generated renderings describing the construction methods and ambient qualities of interior architecture
4. understand interactive visualisastion methods for the representation of interior architecture
5. be able to analyse a range of different types of digital architecture presentation techniques,and apply this knowledge to creative work
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

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

1. obtain the ability to select the best way to present an idea in a digital environment be it still, interactive or moving and apply this framework to the students own work.
2. have effective communication skills and visual language that takes into account industry-related demands of multimedia practice and awareness of creative developments in new media.
3. understand more complex principles of interactive design including the role of a "user", ability to maintain design integrity and continuity in a project and a broad understanding of the technical roles and processes needed in a digital project.
4. apply creativity, problem-solving, research and project development directly associated with multimedia design, digital imaging and interactive media to explore a range of creative solutions to briefs.
5. demonstrate an increased technical proficiency in production of digital media using industry standard software applications and peripheral devices.
6. have a working general knowledge of historical and contemporary concepts related to their own work and that of their peers and be able to articulate these concepts. Students should have a high level of independence with regard to researching ideas and source material.
7. demonstrate a broad interest and appreciation of digital practices and culture.
8. Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be able to evaluate critically their own work and that of others within historical and contemporary contexts and be able to express this in both written and oral form.
2. be able to produce a project which indicates the development and synthesis of a personal visual language expressing a conceptual integrity.
3. be able to produce work of a high degree of resolution with technical proficiency digital media, using industry standard software applications, peripheral devices.
4. demonstrate a curiosity and method of inquiry which enables them to question and discuss the issues relevant to current art theory, practice and contemporary culture.
5. have the ability to select the best way to present an idea in a digital environment be it still, interactive or moving.
6. consolidate communication skills and visual language that takes into account industry-related demands of multimedia practice and awareness of creative developments in new media.
7. have a high level of independence with regard to researching ideas and source material for their final project.
8. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. understand the interactive animation production process
2. understand theory and concepts that relate to interactive animation and games
3. explore the representation of gameplay, generative systems and other interactive processes through animation
4. define, develop, plan and organise content for interactive animation
5. understand the range of individual roles, technical skills, and resources required for animation production
6. develop and produce interactive animation projects
7. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. determine efficient methods for modeling objects using a number of surfacing techniques
2. demonstrate ability in creating stylised and realistic textures and materials
3. display competency in using lighting and atmospheric elements in 3D world
4. explore the range of options in creating visual effects in 3D imaging
5. apply the concepts of modeling, movement and rendering in a substantial project
6. experiment with a variety of output options for their final work
7. observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. use the computer and peripheral devices to acquire, compose and output visual content
2. utilise a range of software applications in the creation, editing and realization of conceptual moving image works
3. skilfully & creatively work with digital images (ie. graphic, photographic, video)
4. explore animation techniques and compositing effects associated with motion graphic imaging
5. consider and apply appropriate output formats
6. understand design and narrative concepts common to various moving image conventions
7. observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

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

1. skillfully and insightfully create, edit, manipulate, compose and output digital images
2. apply the range of options and controls available through vector and pixel-based software applications and use of peripheral devices at an advanced level
3. produce creative digital images (illustrative, photographic, motion graphic, time-based) with a high level of conceptual understanding of representational issues, visual language and communication
4. demonstrate advanced technical understanding of demands required across the development, acquisition, creation and production of digital media
5. display a developed personalised artistic expression and sophisticated creative digital imaging approach
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit students should:

1. utilise a range of software applications (including sound and media authoring) to an advanced level in the creation, editing and realization of conceptual digital audio video works;
2. have an advanced practical and critical understanding of video production (including various lighting conditions, advanced camera operations and audio recording techniques);
3. be able to produce a major body of work which demonstrates advanced technique integrally linked with ambitious ideas;
4. have an advanced understanding of video encoding for a range a distribution methods (web, DVD authoring, digital media players);
5. Applying highly polished audio video production skills to a range of potential output considerations such as: film, video, short film, television, documentary, web, documentation and video art
6. have considered how their work is placed in the context of current art and design practice;
7. be able to articulate their practice with clarity and insight to a high standard;
8. understand key production roles such as: producer, director, art director, director of photography, lighting, sound recordist and editor;
9. observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. skillfully and insightfully conceive, develop, create, compose and output digital publications
2. explore digital workflow through a variety of software applications and range of delivery options for digital publishing with increasing confidence and proficiency
3. produce creative digital publications with an increased conceptual understanding of hypertext forms and visual communication
4. demonstrate increased technical understanding of demands required across the development, creation and realization of networked publishing outcomes
5. display an increasingly personalized artistic expression and sophisticated creative digital media approach which can be applied to self-promotion and publishing strategies for marketing and visual communication
6. observe and employ occupational health and safety principles and rules appropriate to studio practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. be able competently to represent objects by drawing, expressing form and volume and demonstrating a basic understanding of visual structure
2. use their understanding of the relationships between the formal elements of line, tone and shape in composition and basic design
3. understand an appropriate range of drawing methods and materials pertinent to the study
4. visualise and express this ability through appropriate forms of notation
5. understand some of the theoretical and psychological issues that provide the context for a chosen visual language
6. recognise the range of drawing processes, media, styles and sign systems and their application.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. produce artworks to represent objects, expressing their proportion, form and volume whilst displaying a basic grasp of structure;
2. understand the relationships between the formal elements of drawing, including line, tone and shape and the relationships between these as they are incorporated within compositional dynamics;
3. be critically aware of the need for selectivity and identifying visual prejudice;
4. analyse the processes of perception and critically consider drawing in relation to observational objectivity;
5. explore the historical, theoretical, philosophical and aesthetic contexts of drawing.
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be able to represent objects and their spatial relationships with a growing understanding of form and volume, their underlying structures, and how these are manipulated to achieve a successful expressive outcome
2. competently use a broad range of drawing methods and materials
3. have a deepening understanding of the theoretical, aesthetic, philosophical and historical contexts that inform conventional and contemporary Fine Art drawing practice and a curiosity to pursue these issues further
4. be able to consider the aesthetic possibilities arising from the tension between expressive impulses and observational objectivity
5. relish the capacity to observe and assess previous visual knowledge by discovering new knowledge; to analyse these discoveries and, by selection and sythesis, develop an individual expressive response and working process that may form the basis for a personal visual language.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be able to represent objects by drawing, expressing their form and volume and showing a basic understanding of structure
2. use their understanding of the relationships between the formal elements of line, tone and shape incorporated within compositional dynamics
3. understand an appropriate range of drawing methods and materials pertinent to the study
4. visualise and express this ability through appropriate forms of notation
5. be curious about the historical, theoretical, philosophical and aesthetic contexts that inform drawing practice.

On successful completion of this unit, student will be able to:

1. understand the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary practices
2. identify landscape, space and environment as a means of creative and critical contemporary expression
3. produce creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating
4. understand the context of contemporary drawing and investigation in the framework of national and global contemporary culture
5. describe the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs;
2. have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
3. productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline.
4. Critically engage and produce drawing in relation to their conceptual direction and perceptive observations
5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, student will be able to:

1. understand the conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary practices
2. identify the city, architecture, mass media and politics as a means of creative and critical contemporary expression
3. produce creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept they are investigating
4. understand the context of contemporary drawing and investigation in the framework of national and global contemporary culture
5. describe the theoretical and historical rationale and context of their work
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs;
2. have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
3. productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline.
4. Critically engage and produce drawing in relation to their conceptual direction and perceptive observations
5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. have individual responses to a variety of set visual problems, for the purposes of notation and expression, through use of a wide range of materials and mediums;
2. be able rigorously to pursue, through a variety of drawing media and methods, a concentrated sequence of ideas;
3. have an advanced understanding and knowledge of the broad range of contemporary drawing art practices, and its relevance as a complement to other areas of studio activity.
4. critically engage and produce drawing in relation to their conceptual direction and perceptive observations.
5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be able to achieve an advanced competence in the representation and characterisation of a variety of figure subjects through drawing;
2. have understanding of the internal structure and proportions of the human figure, the dynamic relationships between its various parts, and its potential for movement as expressed through action, tension and repose;
3. explore the representation of the figure in a variety of spatial contexts, and through a variety of conceptual and technical approaches;
4. be able to consult a large body of reference in the history of the representation of the figure in western art and consider critically the continuing meaning of the genre in the context of contemporary culture.
5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be competent in the observation and graphic representation of form and space
2. be able competently to explore a range of space-making devices and appropriate drawing strategies
3. have a deepening understanding of the significance of visual perception and the visual knowledge that derives from concentrated observation
4. be able competently to explore, through drawing, the inner structures of a variety of manufactured and natural forms
5. be able to investigate the aesthetic and expressive possibilities arising from intensive observational focus, that is relevant to the major study.

On successful completion of this unit students should:

1. have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs in relation to the body;
2. have aesthetic sensibilites that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;
3. productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline
4. have an appreciation of the structures of the body that may be of interest to the contemporary artist;
5. have an undertanding of the appropriate procedures for complying with OHS and ethical requirements in this area of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. Be able to competently explore and design a range of information gathering systems appropriate to the area of interest of their major studio research
2. Be able to make manifest a record of original perceptions and responses to the overseas location as a unique site
3. Have a deeper understanding of the significance of site and context for the creation and location of their work
4. Have a greater appreciation of the specificity of visual, verbal or conceptual languages to a particular culture
5. Be able to investigate how to articulate original work through an appreciation and incorporation of such newly experienced languages in a way that remains cogent to their major study
6. Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. have confidence in using drawing materials experimentally to achieve defined expressive, conceptual or decorative ambitions
2. be able to make informed aesthetic judgements about the character and quality of their imagery
3. be capable of clearly articulating the major conceptual issues implicit in their chosen area of visual research
4. have an increasing ability to work independently, both on set projects and on themes of personal relevance
5. appreciate the wider role of visual research and investigation, especially in informing and extending personal interpretation and imagery.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. possess an awareness of the correspondence between pictorial space utilised in traditional drawing practice and actual three-dimensional space utilised in aspects of contemporary arts practice;
2. be capable of confidently recording and modifying visual concepts by drawing, through the consideration of the practical concerns implicit in the realisation of conceptual and installation art;
3. be able to successfully present and communicate, through drawing, visual concepts to an audience that may include those not used to looking at and understanding images;
4. possess the capacity to make informed and considered judgements about the appropriateness of drawing materials to specific tasks;
5. have an appreciation of the historical, theoretical and aesthetic issues pertinent to drawing that are dealt with by contemporary art practitioners working in the disciplines of conceptual and installation art;
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit students should:

1. have a wide and sophisticated graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs in relation to the body;

2. have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;

3. productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;

4. have an in depth appreciation and understanding of the structures of the body that may be of interest to the contemporary artist;

5. have a thorough understanding of the OHS and ethical issues relating to this area of study.

On successful completion of this unit students should:

1. have a wide graphic visual vocabulary to serve and maximise their individual expressive needs;

2. have aesthetic sensibilities that enable them to critically determine imagery that bridges both historical and contemporary art;

3. productively develop a wide variety of visual material and techniques relevant to their major discipline;

4. have an understanding of the appropriate procedures for complying with OHS and ethical requirements in this area of study.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. have skill in using an extended range of drawing materials and processes to confidently create dynamic relationships between the body and its surrounding space;
2. possess an understanding of the relationship of drawing to the creation and manipulation of form and space;
3. be capable of creating drawings in a variety of scales and media;
4. begin to recognise individual responses and make independent judgements on the appropriateness of procedures and techniques for their description;
5. possess greater understanding of the philosophical, theoretical and aesthetic issues underlying the perceptual drawing process.
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

1. have skill in using an extended range of drawing materials and processes
2. possess an understanding of the relationship of drawing to colour in the description of form and space
3. be capable of drawing from an increasingly larger range of subject material, including the possibility of outdoors sites
4. recognise individual responses to the perceived world and begin to make independent judgements on the appropriateness of procedures and techniques for their description
5. possess greater understanding of the philosophical, theoretical and aesthetic issues underlying the perceptual drawing process and demonstrate this through active participation participation in individual and group critiques.

Upon completion of this unit, students will:

1. possess advanced skills in the representation of single and multiple figures in a diversity of spatial contexts
2. be able to articulate the major conceptual issues implicit in the perceptual description of the human figure
3. be able to make informed aesthetic judgements about the character and quality of their imagery
4. have an increasing ability to work independently, both on set projects and on themes of personal relevance
5. possess an appreciation of how the continual investigation of the perceived world may inform and extend personal interpretation and imagery.

Students will be able to:

1. Initiate, develop and express conceptual and material solutions to projects set across a range of fine art media;
2. Understand a variety of production methods used in the studio environment, have an appreciation of various mediums, their properties and uses, and be able to work with materials and techniques in an experimental and sustainable manner;
3. Apply interdisciplinary approaches within the fine art field at both individual and collaborative levels;
4. Understand the synthesis between observation, analysis, experimentation and critique within fine art production;
5. Contextualise their work and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of fine art practice, and;
6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

Students will be able to:

1. Initiate, develop and express conceptual and material solutions to projects set across a range of fine art media;
2. Apply and advance their understanding of a variety of production methods used in the studio environment, have an appreciation of various mediums, their properties and uses, and be able to work with materials and techniques in an experimental and sustainable manner;
3. Apply interdisciplinary approaches within the fine art field at both individual and collaborative levels.
4. Understand the synthesis between observation, analysis, experimentation and critique within fine art production;
5. Contextualise their work and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of fine art practice, and;
6. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Develop diverse methods for observing, analysing and collaborating in the production of work;
2. Apply techniques to investigate expressive possibilities arising from intensive discourse and interactions with fellow art, design and architecture students
3. Confidently interpret, represent and respond to diverse modes of practice, contexts, shared languages, skills and experience related to diverse visual-based disciplines;
4. Engage collaboratively with other project contributors, effectively articulating ideas and concepts, resulting in creative resolution;
5. Conceptualise, design and create site-specific work(s);
6. Critically analyse the effect/impact of project ideas and proposals, including engagements with the community;
7. Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice, and be able to collaborate and cooperate safely and productively with peers.

1. Develop a deeper level of awareness of practical aesthetic and technical systems or theories and the skills related to them;
2. Possess considerable manipulative skills in their chosen area of self-expression;
3. Have enhanced perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal language;
4. Be familiar with current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
5. Demonstrate a growing sophisticated ability to contextualise their work and its theoretical and material rationale within the field of contemporary art practices, and;
6. Develop their own conceptual and expressive strengths in relation to historical and current visual art practices.

1. Further extend both skills in art making and student vocabulary of materials and studio processes;
2. Possess considerable manipulative skills in students chosen area of self-expression;
3. Further develop levels of experimentation and investigation within students work, moving towards a focus on specific themes and technologies;
4. Be familiar with current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
5. Develop an increased capacity for the constructive appraisal of their own work, and that of others, and are able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation, and;
6. Increased understanding and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

1. Students will be strongly self-motivated, and able to construct a program of work with a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns;
2. Be able to produce outcomes that display conviction, confidence and control in concepts and materials, and be able to isolate areas of their own work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these;
3. Understand how to apply existing materials and technologies in new contexts and interdisciplinary language;
4. Deepen their understanding of current issues in fine art and recognise the potential to produce works within the framework of contemporary culture;
5. Be able to position and contextualise the evaluations of their work and that of other students within the historical and contemporary context and express these observations through a mode of outcomes, and;
6. Increased understanding and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely within the studio environment with observance of the OHS&E regulations and policies of the studio.

1. students will be strongly self-reliant, and able to construct a program of work with a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns
2. be able to produce outcomes that display advanced skills, confidence and control in theoretical concepts and materials, and be able to isolate areas of their work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these
3. posess a strong faculty and methodology for critical inquiry, enabling them to question and discuss the issues relevant to current theory and practice in their chosen field of fine art and in broader art practice
4. approach contemporary art practice and aesthetics with challenge and vigour, and be able to establish a personalised and informed discourse within the context of fine art practice
5. achieve a professional presentation and documentation of works in the final submission of their completed folio;
6. independantly practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the studio, and are able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with obervance of the OHS&E regulations and policies of the studio.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be keen to perfect their practice in Fine Art with excellence in technique and to perceive a relationship between technical excellence and the visionary aspirations of their discipline
2. be able to pursue an area of studio practice with a strong sense of direction and commitment and an equally strong curiosity for the possibility of redirecting their practice
3. feel some confidence defending their chosen direction in studio practice against informed challenge and criticism
4. be resolved to find the 'logical' extension of their practice, whether through higher degrees of technical refinement or refusal of established aesthetic criteria or critical regimes
5. seek to extend their practice with reference to the history of the particular genre in Fine Art which is their specialisation, empowering them not only with the knowledge of authoritative precedents but the practical advantage of technical and iconographic cues
6. be keen to relate critically their chosen direction in Fine Art to the terms of contemporary discourse
7. find an appropriate balance between intuitive processes underlying their practice and critical reason or analytical thought.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. cultivate high ambitions to perfect their practice with technical excellence and to establish a relationship between mastery in technique and the visionary dimensions of their area of specialisation in Fine Art
2. be able to find working habits which prolifically engage the imagination and expedite both the realization of artistic intentions and critical reflection on the results
3. be keen to determine suitable artistic intentions which allow them to achieve an appropriate balance between the sensual faculties and the reasoning or critical faculties
4. enjoy the prospect of debating or defending a given direction of practice in their discipline against critical interrogation
5. be keen to engage in a dialogue with the history of their chosen genre, empowering them not only with familiarity and the ability to manipulate prestigious exemplars but with the confidence to challenge the authority of historical precedents or the uncritical values imposed upon them in received histories
6. be curious about identifying the poetic dimension of their practice, either with reference to the symbolic use of design objects, the imagery contained in works, the tensions between conflicting semiotic expectations, the artful use of metaphor or humour or anything else
7. identify inspiration not only with the innovative faculties related to finding new methods or novel imagery but with the power of consolidating old aesthetic ideas with a consistent impetus genuinely felt by the emerging practitioner
8. be happy, wherever personal inspiration indicates, to embrace traditional methods and intentions in Fine Art, and be prepared to define traditional practice as research, provided that new or continuing applicability in the recent history of ideas can be demonstrated.

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. understand a variety of production methods used in the glass studio environment, appreciating the nature of various glass processes, their properties and uses;
2. discuss their work within a theoretical and historical rationale;
3. initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions that show an awareness of the contemporary use and context of Glass as a medium;
4. analyse and review the application of glass processes they have learnt in relation to many disciplines;
5. consolidate understanding of the position and application of processed based media in the boarder artist/designer community;
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. have acquired a more discerning and critical awareness in relation to design, selection of materials, working techniques, and conceptual development associated with set exercises and self-generated projects
2. have increased technical and aesthetic fluency, and begin to initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions in the medium of choice
3. demonstrate an initial grasp of the importance of research to art practice
4. be able to present their work in critique sessions with growing confidence as to its theoretical and historical rationale
5. gain confidence in their ability to communicate (in oral, written and visual form) responses to contemporary issues of both technical and conceptual relevance
6. understand and apply the principles of occupational health and safety practices in the Glass studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safety and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. understanding of the synthesis between concept and process within Glass Blowing practice;
2. initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions in the medium of Glass Blowing;
3. work collaboratively with others to plan, problem solve, and create Glass Blowing solutions;
4. critically reflect on self and the work of peers through group discussion and critique;
5. explore and analyse the history of Glass Blowing and where it is situated in contemporary Fine Art practice;
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. have acquired further discerning and critical awareness in relation to design, selection of materials, working techniques, and conceptual development associated with set exercises and self-generated projects
2. have further increased technical and aesthetic fluency, and continue to initiate, develop and express personal aesthetic solutions in the medium of choice
3. demonstrate their apprehension of the importance of research to art practice
4. be able to present their work in critique sessions with increased confidence as to its theoretical and historical rationale
5. increase their confidence in their ability to communicate (in oral, written and visual form) responses to contemporary issues of both technical and conceptual relevance
6. understand and apply the principles of occupational health and safety practices in the studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safety and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. apply the complex processes involved in casting glass including wax working, clay forming, mould making and polishing;
2. demonstrate perceptual skills and critical sensibility necessary for the development of a personal visual language;
3. conceptualise, plan and produce work in relation to historical and contemporary art practices;
4. discuss, reflect on and critique work through well-researched class presentations;
5. develop a questioning awareness of aesthetic and technical theories and the skills related to their visual production;
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. have extended both their skills in art making and their vocabulary of materials and Glass studio processes
2. be able to select and develop a methodology for realising a self-directed practice, and the commitment to rigorous work practice
3. have developed levels of experimentation and investigation within their work, moving towards a focus on specific themes and technologies
4. continue developing their own technical, iconographic and conceptual concerns, and have an understanding of the critical, conceptual and theoretical issues surrounding contemporary Glass
5. demonstrate a capability for managing a project from idea, to selection of appropriate materials and processes, to drawing up a time-line and to presentation of the finished work
6. have developed a capacity for self-appraisal of their own work, and provide constructive critique of the work of others, and be able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation
7. understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Glass studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. apply skills in sculpting with molten glass in conjunction with further developing Glass Blowing Skills;
2. work collaboratively in facilitating visual outcomes and the development of projects;
3. conceptually explore the unique optical and material qualities of glass and its application to contemporary practice;
4. discuss, reflect on and critique their work and concepts with their peers through well-researched class presentations.;
5. analyse and develop a deeper understanding of glass media utilised by contemporary Fine Art practitioners;
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. have further extended both their skills in art making and their vocabulary of materials and Glass studio processes
2. be more able to select and develop a methodology for realising a self-directed practice, and be more committed to rigorous work practice
3. have further developed levels of experimentation and investigation within their work, moving towards a focus on specific themes and technologies
4. have further developed their own technical, iconographic and conceptual concerns, and have a greater understanding of the critical, conceptual and theoretical issues surrounding contemporary Glass
5. demonstrate an advanced capability for managing a project from initial idea, to presentation of the finished work
6. have developed a increased capacity for the constructive appraisal of their own work, and that of others, and be able to articulate this through oral presentations and written documentation
7. have increased understanding and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Glass studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. be strongly self-motivated, and able to construct independently a program of work with a coherent direction which imaginatively addresses their own concerns
2. be able to produce works that display conviction, confidence and control in the handling of concepts and materials, and be able to isolate areas of their work that require further research and sustain a directed inquiry into these
3. understand how to apply existing materials and technologies in new contexts
4. be able to imaginatively and constructively criticise their own work and the work of others, and show an ability to make informed aesthetic judgements about the character and quality of such work
5. be able to position their evaluations within the historical and contemporary context of Glass and intelligently express these observations
6. be able to discuss productively, stylistic and semiotic issues relevant to current theory and practice
7. understand and practise the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Glass studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the Occupational Health Safety and Environment regulations and policies of the studio.

On successful completion of this unit, students should:

1. be able to demonstrate advanced skills and critical strategies in creativity, and be able to work independently with developed self-reliance
2. be able to produce a coherent body of Glass work with both high technical standards and theoretical credibility in the framework of contemporary critical discourse
3. possess a strong faculty and methodology for critical inquiry, enabling them to question and discuss lucidly the issues relevant to current theory and practice in Glass and in broader art and design practice
4. approach contemporary Glass practice and aesthetics with challenge and vigour, and be able to establish a personalised and informed discourse within the context of Glass practice
5. achieve a professional presentation and documentation of works in the final submission of their folio
6. understand and practise the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the Glass studio, and be able to collaborate and co-operate safely and productively within the studio environment with observance of the Occupational Health Safety and Environment regulations and policies of the studio.

On completion of this unit students will have been encouraged to select one printmaking process (intaglio, relief, planographic) and explore the technical and image-making possibilities in greater depth; and continue to develop the expressive potential of printmaking as an extension to their major study by exploring ideas and developing projects that originate in the studios of painting, sculpture, ceramics or photography.

By completion of this unit students are expected to have developed a recognition of the work of various installation artists and the problems associated within the genre of work; fundamental skills in the conception and production of installation work in an indoor or outdoor environment of a limited scale.

By completion of this unit students are expected to have demonstrated the ability to determine the content of their images and to develop self-initiated projects requiring a concept proposal prior to the creation of a body of work and a written appraisal of the project at its completion; and that they have researched and understood the basic theoretical precepts determining photographic practice and examined relevant examples of practice from the history of the medium.

On completion of this unit students will be expected to have developed a level of technical competence that will enable them to work independently in the printmaking medium(s) of their choice; have designed and developed an individually approved study program from which a personal approach to printmaking can be derived; and have demonstrated an understanding of the processes and workshop practices (editioning etc) associated with printmaking and to do so with an attitude that is professional.

By completion of this unit students are expected to have developed responsibility in designing projects which contain a direct relationship to their major area of study; competence with organising concepts, selecting materials, gaining technical and theoretical information through questioning, basic research and practice; a capacity to practice critical dialogue in group sessions regarding the progress of their work; and continued awareness with health and safety concerns.

By completion of this unit students are expected to have demonstrated a development of the skills and concepts acquired in the previous three subjects by the production of a body of work of high standard which reflects a progression from and a knowledge of work covered in previous subjects; and the ability to initiate projects based on the student's major philosophical concerns and photographic investigations.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. analyse a simple interior architecture brief
2. understand the basic range of factors and issues that must be considered in interior architecture
3. identify, explore and evaluate design options
4. apply problem-solving methods, synthesise design resolutions and communicate solutions using models, presentation and technical drawings
5. achieve an integrated holistic design at a basic level that addresses human needs.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

1. prepare a design proposal in response to a simple project brief
2. consider aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects of design outcomes
3. demonstrate the use of 2D and 3D techniques to communicate design ideas
4. engage with concepts relevant to the inhabitation of space as key concerns of interior architecture
5. record the processes undertaken in the production of a design proposal using a range of media
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

1. investigate a range of contexts for the development of a responsive design proposal
2. identify and engage with the broader social context of design and studio work
3. consider aesthetic, functional, sustainable and programmatic aspects in the development of a design proposal
4. observe and reflect upon the processes undertaken in design production
5. articulate aspects of the role of the interior architect in relation to other built environment professionals and related disciplines
6. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. understand principal methods of small scale construction
2. understand major materials used in small scale construction and interiors
3. understand the integration of elements and systems used in the building of small scale constructions
4. understand the basic materials science of commonly used construction and interior materials.

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Understand the range and applications of two and three-dimensional media available for exploring and presenting interior architecture designs
2. Be able to execute conceptual and presentation-standard orthographic and perspective drawings with knowledge of the underlying compositional principles
3. Understand the range and application of text-based, electronic, and live presentation formats available for exploring and presenting interior architecture designs
4. Be familiar with the conventions for technical and construction documents and be able to execute technical and construction drawings to a competent standard
5. Be able to draft basic documents relevant to the practice of interior architecture.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

1. distinguish and understand basic techniques for the communication of interior architectural design
2. draw in 2D and 3D using computer aided design software
3. understand the integration of a range of media in the communication of interior architecture proposals
4. demonstrate an understanding of basic drawing conventions used in interior architecture and related disciplines
5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

On successful completion of this unit, students will have the ability to:

1. identify common materials employed in interior architecture projects, and their qualities and physical properties
2. explain basic structural principles as they pertain to different materials
3. consider key issues of environmental sustainability in relation to material selection and design
4. incorporate an understanding of materials in the critique and development of simple design proposals
5. understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.

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

1. undertake a simple interior architecture project, involving the determination and resolution of user requirements, construction, structuring, servicing, aesthetics
2. communicate the design with presentation drawings and models as well as technical documentation
3. evaluate the effectiveness of the design methodologies they are applying
4. explain the reasoning behind their choice of methodology, media, design options and solutions
5. account for the social and cultural content of their design decision-making
6. understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

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