FINEARTS 113 : Ideas and Contexts for Creative Practice
Creative Arts and Industries
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
We will consider an account of how certain ideas about art and culture contribute to defining the contemporary. We will also build up an overview of roles and institutions that make up the field and the history of how they come to do so.
We will develop a general theory of the practice problems of working with language and knowledge of other people's art to interpret the world and artworks. You will reflect on them by applying this kind of knowledge yourself.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a basic knowledge of distinctive themes, historical lineages, ideas and movements which have helped shape the field of contemporary art. (Capability 1 and 3)
- Develop and demonstrate research skills relevant to written and spoken art discourses. (Capability 3, 4 and 6)
- Apply the skills and knowledge developed in this course to the student’s own artistic practice. (Capability 2, 3 and 5)
- Identify and apply aspects of Matauranga Maori as it relates to the understanding and analysis of contemporary art. (Capability 1, 2 and 8)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Test | 30% | Individual Test |
| Essay | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Presentation | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Tutorials | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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Students must achieve 50% or more overall in order to pass the course.
Teaching & Learning Methods
Lectures will be recorded and available on Canvas under 'Recordings'.
Outside these timetabled hours, then, you will need to plan to spend at least seven hours per week on self-directed work.
The tutorial groups give you the opportunity to learn more actively than in the lecture setting. You will get a chance to share your responses to the course materials, offer answers to other people’s questions, ask your own of others, and in so doing test and grow your ability to express your understandings. Like active note-taking, this will move you from the more private, passive space of listening and reading towards a shared space of communication, which is great preparation for the written assignments as well as a proven way to deepen your understanding. As well as work on the lecture material week by week, each assignment will be directly supported by tutorial exercises.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend a total of 150 hours on each 15 point course that they are enrolled in. Each of the 12 teaching weeks includes 3 hours of teaching contact (a 2 hour lecture and a 1 hour tutorial) and an average of 7 hours of independent study time (3 hours of reading, researching, and reflecting on course content, and 4 hours preparing assignments and/or for the test).
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials to receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved using the online Extension of Time Application form available on Canvas. Students should notify the Course Coordinator of their situation as soon as practicable, and preferably before any due date. Notifications received after an assessment due date will be accepted where this is reasonable within the context of the course. If possible, students are encouraged to seek medical, counseling or other support from the most appropriate sources.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.