FINEARTS 230 Sculpture: Constructing and Fabricating - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Based in the metal and wood workshops, this course will guide students in the exploration of materials and construction processes. Develop sculptural works in metal or wood. Students will use tools and techniques such as cutting, joining and welding.

Course Overview

Students will learn processes of making relevant to the fabrication of sculpture in metal and wood. They will consider the potential constructed forms have to communicate ideas while exploring how methods of making can contribute to meaning. The course will introduce students to techniques of manufacture which, will be used to develop physical ideas in a systematic and iterative manner. This will involve the employment of making methods followed by consideration of their effect. Key sculptural concepts will include scale and an object's potentiality; how an object might convey possibility through either the method of its making or subsequent deployment into space. This exploration will be centred in the Elam metal and wood workshops.

Students will be asked to construct a series of sculptures. This will firstly enable them to become familiar with methods of practical workshop communication - how to explain, plan and execute an artwork. They will become familiar with processes of experimental development including; developing an ability to work between the drawn concept and its physical outcome as well as, understanding the value of maquettes, armatures and processes of comparative testing. A range of sculptural concepts and propositions will be provided to suggest a place to start. The development workshop abilities will be aided by conversations that support critical reflection and the sharing of ideas.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: FINEARTS 101, 102, 103, 104, or FINEARTS 110, 113 and FINEARTS 111 or 112

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Develop skills in generating, exploring and understanding a range of material effects in relation to sculpture practices through the production of studio work through (Capability 2.1)
Develop technical skills in a range of wood and/or metal technologies (Capability 3.1)
Develop skills in the development of concepts from initial research and exploration through to physical experimentation as expressed in a series of defined outcomes (Capability 1.1)
Use a range of research and development methods for developing creative work independently (Capability 3.2)
Critically engage with a variety of conceptual methods relevant to sculpture. These may include, materiality issues, structural integrity, form and content. (Capability 1.2)
Demonstrate effective technical and conceptual communication skills students (Capability 4.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Practical workshops tasks	30%	Individual Coursework
Portfolio of research drawings	10%	Individual Coursework
Coursework	60%	Individual Coursework
3 types	100%

Assessment Type	Learning Outcome Addressed
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Practical workshops tasks
Portfolio of research drawings
Coursework

Teaching & Learning Methods

This studio course uses Project Based Learning as a main teaching and learning method. Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge. In this course, a studio project briefs set students on a process of discovery aided by workshop learning. Students are provided with a means to conduct their own learning and development and to respond in individual and diverse ways. Studio class activities include discussions with lecturers, technical workshops and group feedback sessions. These activities assist students and staff to draw out meaning and value, and to co-evaluate studio work. Assessment criteria provide a flexible framework for rewarding student learning.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 36 hours of studio contact( 3 hours per week). This includes 12 hours of workshop instruction (2 hours for 6 weeks), 12 hours of preparatory reading, (one hour per week) and 90 hours of assessed self-directed studio, working on your project (7.5 hours per week

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is [required/expected] at scheduled activities including [labs/tutorials/studios/clinics] to [complete/receive credit for] components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including [seminars/tutorials/labs/studios] will [be available/not be available] as recordings.
The course [will/will not] include live online events including [group discussions/tutorials].
Attendance on campus is [required/not required] for the [test/exam].
The activities for the course are scheduled as a [standard weekly timetable/block delivery].

Learning Resources

Students are expected to supply their own journals for technical notes and developmental drawings. Tools, equipment and materials essential to instruction are provided. Beyond the point of initial instruction, students are expected to provide materials to meet the needs of their project outcomes as they develop.

Health & Safety

Please refer to the Elam School of Fine Arts Health, Safety and Wellbeing guidelines that can be found in the Canvas page for this course in the files section.

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.

Digital 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.

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 against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

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.

Coursework must be submitted by the published deadline or it will receive the grade DNC(Did Not Complete). In some circumstances, the student can apply for a Formal Extension of Time using the form on Canvas. The request must be supported by written evidence from a doctor or counsellor (or other relevant evidence) to support the extension request.

Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved before the due date of the assignment.

No extensions will be granted for problems such as clashing deadlines or accidentally erased computer files which should always be prevented by keeping backup copies.

In the event of 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. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.

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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Capability 1:	Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2:	Critical Thinking
Capability 3:	Solution Seeking
Capability 4:	Communication and Engagement

FINEARTS 230 : Sculpture: Constructing and Fabricating

Creative Arts and Industries

2021 Semester One (1213) (15 POINTS)