FINEARTS 243 : Image, Object and Materiality: What is an Object?

Creative Arts and Industries

2022 Semester Two (1225) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Addresses object-making in a digital world. Responds to the immaterial condition of internet culture, students will generate sculptural objects that exist in real space. Reflection on materiality and mediation in contemporary culture.

Course Overview

Students will be asked to experiment with making as well as share and develop an understanding of how they respond to objects and how objects attain significance. Students will achieve a contextual understanding of how an object comes to be registered in a cultural and social sense through reading, conversation and research  Taken together, this investigative activity will support the iterative development of sculptures which will be progressed through processes of visualisation and prototyping alongside a series of studio critiques.

Course Requirements

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

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Develop skills in generating, exploring and understanding a range of material affects in relation to object making and related installation practices through the production of studio work (Capability 1.2 and 2.1)
  2. Develop working knowledge in response to materials being handled and meaning effects produced (Capability 2.1)
  3. Develop research skills that include a range of material, conceptual and contextual methodologies and apply these to studio production and an exploratory research portfolio (Capability 2.2)
  4. To introduce students to relevant local and global art practices and current issues and debates in the field (Capability 3.1 and 3.2)
  5. Develop skills in critical and reflexive dialogue (Capability 4.2 and 5.1)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
annotated bibliography 20% Individual Coursework
reading group journal 20% Individual Coursework
demonstration of the iterative development of an art outcomes 40% Individual Coursework
exploratory research portfolio 20% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
annotated bibliography
reading group journal
demonstration of the iterative development of an art outcomes
exploratory research portfolio

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, staff authored studio project briefs and student self-directed briefs set students on a process of discovery. They offer students a means to conduct their own learning and development and to respond in individual and diverse ways. Studio class activities include discussions with lecturers, group feedback sessions, gallery visits, reading groups, seminars and lectures. 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 30 point course and students are expected to spend 20 hours per week involved in each 30 point course that they are enrolled in.

Each week includes 5 hours of teaching contact and 15 hours of independent study time.

For this course, you can expect 60 hours of studio contact. In addition you are expected to complete 180 hours of independent studio learning including 24 hours of preparatory reading.


Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is expected at scheduled activities to receive credit for the course.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.  

 

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.

Published on 08/11/2021 11:52 a.m.