units

EDF2182

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedCity (Melbourne) Term 1 2014 (Flexible)
Coordinator(s)Dr Denise Chapman

Synopsis

In this unit students create time-based art works such as stop motion, animation, short films and digital stories. They engage with four-dimensional (4D, time-based) art practices through a range of traditional, analogue and digital platforms. They critically analyse the use of communication technologies and digital tools as well as the impact and expansion of new media on art practice. They investigate the cultural, creative and social effect that new media practices, such as digital art and graphics, virtual, internet and interactive art, computer games and robotics, have on our understanding of art and aesthetics.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. create still and moving images, record sound effects and use software to edit, mix and arrange digital outputs
  2. effectively participate in the pre-production, production and post-production of 4D artworks
  3. develop strategies and activities for studio and classroom application of stop motion, animation, short films and digital stories across the primary curriculum
  4. develop an aesthetic and critical awareness of 4D artworks and new media in relation to contemporary art practice and theory
  5. develop skills in utilising these media forms for student learning in schools.

Assessment

4D artwork (3200 words or equivalent, 80%)
Visual diary (800 words or equivalent, 20%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Denise Chapman

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 24 hours over the semester

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Education - Primary