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Unit of study_

CAEL2103: Visualisations: Art and Sustainability

Semester 1, 2024 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Visualisations: Art and Sustainability' is a studio course. It explores the potential of art and science to explore sustainable futures. Students will identify a creative and scientific interest in which to complete conceptually based projects. These projects provide an understanding of a particular mode of art practice that supports a synthesis of art, science and materials in a final artwork.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	CAEL2103
Academic unit	Sydney College of the Arts
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points at 1000 level in CAVA or 12 credit points at 1000 level in CASF or (SUST1001 and ENVI1003)
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Madeleine Kelly, madeleine.kelly@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Skills-based evaluation	Project 2 Produce a major artwork that explores the notion of Sympoiesis	50%	Formal exam period Due date: 06 Jun 2024 at 23:59	equivalent to 2925 words
Outcomes assessed:
Skills-based evaluation	Project 1 Produce a work that explores environmental sustainability	50%	Week 05 Due date: 21 Mar 2024 at 23:59	equivalent to 2250 words
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

These assessments will require you to integrate information from studio lectures to create artworks for Projects 1 & 2. You will consider how artworks may provide a framework through which you can think through contemporary approaches to sustainability. You will present your artworks as part of a formal group critique along with a portfolio of in-class tasks. All works will be assessed on campus in person.

Assessment criteria

HD High Distinction 85-100

The grade appropriate to course work that fulfills the requirements of the course and meets the assessment criteria to an exceptionally high degree.

D Distinction 75-84

The grade appropriate to course work that fulfills the requirements of the course and meets the assessment criteria to a high level.

CR Credit 65-74

The grade appropriate to course work that fulfills the requirements of the course and meets the assessment criteria to a satisfactory level, some to an exceptional or most to a high level.

P Pass 50-64

The grade appropriate to course work that fulfills the requirements of the course and meets the assessment criteria to a satisfactory level.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

For every calendar day up to and including ten calendar days after the due date, a penalty of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied to late work. (a) The penalty will be calculated by first marking the work, and then subtracting 5% of the maximum awardable mark for each calendar day after the due date. (5) For work submitted more than ten calendar days after the due date a mark of zero will be awarded. The marker may elect to, but is not required to, provide feedback on such work.

Academic integrity

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We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

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The University uses email as its primary source of communication with students who need support under the Support for Students Policy 2023. Make sure you check your University email regularly and respond to any communications received from the University.

Learning resources and detailed information about weekly assessment and learning activities can be accessed via Canvas. It is essential that you visit your unit of study Canvas site to ensure you are up to date with all of your tasks.

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Support and Services (including health and wellbeing services, financial support and learning support)
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Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Humanity’s resources and global problems - Visualising 'nature'	Studio (2 hr)
Week 02	World food supply - artist Fiona Hall	Studio (2 hr)
Week 03	Soil resources and land degradation Wiradjuri artist and archaeologist, Jonathan Jones.	Studio (2 hr)
Week 04	Extinction - artist Mark Dion	Studio (2 hr)
Week 05	Project 1 Due Group Critique	Studio (2 hr)
Week 06	Energy, strategies for cutting carbon, carbon caption storage, emissions trading - Sympoiesis and entanglement	Studio (2 hr)
Week 07	NON-TEACHING WEEK	Studio (2 hr)
Week 08	Pollution - Visualising material transformation and material time	Studio (2 hr)
Week 09	Population & the earth's carrying capacity - Visualising the anthropocene era	Studio (2 hr)
Week 10	Biotechnology and Ecological Art	Studio (2 hr)
Week 11	Free studio time	Studio (2 hr)
Week 12	Free studio time - present major work in progress	Studio (2 hr)
Week 13	Free studio time - present major work in progress	Studio (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: According to Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are expected to attend 90% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.
Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours’ preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.
Additional requirements by the Sydney College of the ArtsStudents are expected to attend a minimum of 90% of timetabled activities for this unit of study, unless granted exemption by the unit coordinator or relevant delegate.
All assignments are compulsory and must be attempted. You must attend scheduled assessments to be eligible to pass.
Non-attendance at assessment on any grounds insufficient to claim special consideration will result in forfeiture or marks associated with the assessment.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

See Canvas

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate competencies in the skills, systems, and approaches to contemporary art practice
LO2. Apply and develop skills and technologies in the generation of art objects, and the capacity to reflect on the art-making process as it relates to the demands of the unit
LO3. Demonstrate the strategies requisite to a critical awareness within art-making: the appropriate application of concepts, a willingness to explore unfamiliar approaches, and the development of the appropriate means of applying them
LO4. Demonstrate a commitment to art practice, deploying qualities of regularity, consistency and openness with the objective of shaping a dedicated art practice
LO5. Confidently adopt an experimental and imaginative approach to the creative process to pursue idiosyncratic, innovative outcomes.
LO6. Apply Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) to all aspects of studio practice

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

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Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

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Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Support for students

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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