Outline

Overview

In Studio 3 you will produce a body of work that is conceptually, technically and aesthetically of exhibition quality that also demonstrates a rigorous process of research analysis and critical awareness. Outcomes produced at the 2000 level can act as a starting point for this unit's self-directed project or you may take an entirely new direction. engagement with a critical context relevant to your professional practice. Reflective of an emerging art practice you will seek to make a significant contribution to innovation regarding the production and realisation of your work.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Sydney College of the Arts
Credit points	12
Prerequisites ?	CAST2002 or EXCH2005
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	David Haines, david.haines@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Creative assessment / demonstration	Tech Program n/a	25%	Formal exam period Due date: 09 Jun 2023 at 13:00	850 words
Outcomes assessed:
Creative assessment / demonstration	Studio Project 2 n/a	60%	Formal exam period Due date: 09 Jun 2023 at 13:00	2000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Project Proposal Presentation of your proposal to the group during class time with images.	15%	Week 04 Due date: 17 Mar 2023 at 13:00	550 words with supporting images
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Self-developed proposal rationale: from preliminary explorations, students will develop a proposal for a work, or series of, that will be presented for assessment. The proposal will address the what, why & how aspects of the intended proeject and will include a draft timeline. Students are advised to not include specific details of what they plan to make so as to be able to explore their ideas and allow them to evolve through the processes of making. The proposal will include a rationale providing a theoretical/ conceptual background to the project and will address key issues inherent to the student’s ideas.
Self-directed project: from the proposal and studio exploration students will develop a series of works throughout the rest of the semester to be presented at assessment. This would include a journal, review, proposal, drawing and project development, studio and associated technologies, matreials, tools and workshop practice, photographic documentation and group/discussion participation.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found in the Canvas site for this unit.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

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.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

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.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

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

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Course introduction Visual research methodologies for idea generation 1	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 01	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 02	Visual research methodologies for idea generation 2	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 03	Visual research methodologies for idea generation 3 and Discussion based on a readings	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 03	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 04	Professional Practice 1 Visit Sydney Modern – Research an artist with a focus on installation	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 04	Project Proposal and supporting images presented to the group (550wds) 15%	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 05	Professional Practice 2 1) Australian gallery “system” and arts funding opportunities 2) Discussion of BOS artwork / installations role in conceptual resolution of work	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 05	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 06	Professional Practice 3 ARI’S and you PLUS Introduction to written application task	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 06	STUDIO PROJECT 1 DUE 25%	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 07	ART WEEK	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 08	Professional Practice Task	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 08	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 09	Installation and the conceptual resolution of an artwork	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 09	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 10	Professional Practice – Student presentations of written application addressing a professional opportunity	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 10	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time - Student presentations of written application addressing a professional opportunity	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 11	Professional Practice – Student presentations of written application addressing a professional opportunity	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 11	Meetings and tutorials with Academic Advisors and Studio work time - Student presentations of written application addressing a professional opportunity	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 12	Pre Install and production time (crit)	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 12	Pre Install and production with Academic Advisors	Tutorial (4 hr)
Week 13	Pre Install and production	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 13	Pre Installation and production with Academic Advisors	Tutorial (4 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.
Lecture recording: Most lectures (in recording-equipped venues) will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.
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 Arts

Students 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 12 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 240-300 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Project Proposal (15%)

From your preliminary explorations, you will develop a proposal for a work, or series of, that you will present for assessment in Week 4.

The proposal (550 words approx.) will address the What, Why & How aspects of your intended project. Your proposal will include a rationale providing a theoretical/ conceptual background to your project and will address key issues inherent to your ideas. Additional guidance and provocations will be provided in the lectures and tutorials presented during the semester.

Studio Project 1 and 2

Contemporary art practitioners are engaged in and draw reference and influence from a wide range of discipline areas and fields of activity. This project provides a platform to explore influences and contexts, and discuss the creative potential and research possibilities pertinent to your ideas and interests. By drawing on your interests, identifying a focus, and then interpreting that as an artwork, it becomes possible for others to engage with your narrative. In doing this, you may need to expand your knowledge in other areas, thereby laying down the foundations on which your ideas can grow. How you do this should allow you to refine your interests.

From your proposal and studio exploration you will develop a series of provisional works in progress to be presented at review in Week 6 and then completed artworks presented in the final assessment in Week 15.

Journal: It is recommended you maintain a journal as a comprehensive record of all sessions attended (projects, critical assessments, studio technology, technical workshops, drawing, excursions, etc.). It should include dates, times, notes on the content of all sessions, your responses, questions, etc. It may also serve as evidence of your attendance (for assessment purposes). It should be available for staff to peruse during the assessment.

Review Week: Held in Week 6, Review Week involves a 10–15-minute discussion and feedback on your performance in this subject— the Schedule for Individual meetings TBC in class and on CANVAS. The lecturer and classmates will give you feedback on your progress. Please feel free to raise any issues or concerns about your learning at this meeting with your unit coordinator or at any time during the semester.

Group / Discussion Participation: All students will participate in various individual and group discussion sessions, providing valuable feedback for you and your peers, as well as demonstrating a level of understanding of the issues being discussed. Guest lecturers and associated activities (including exhibitions & seminars) are planned for the semester. It is expected that you will fully engage in these as part of your professional development.

All students are expected to share the responsibility of maintaining studios, workshops, tools and equipment in a clean, orderly and professional condition; and to demonstrate safe and considerate workshop practice at all times.

Assessment Criteria

This unit uses standards-based assessment for award of assessment marks. Your assessments will be evaluated solely on the basis of your individual performance

General advice on grade descriptors are available on the University of Sydney Current Students website:

https://sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.html

Your work will be assessed according to the following criteria, based on: attendance; participation and responsiveness to the unit of study and academic direction; written work; studio work and other unit of study work; tutorial and seminar team discussion. These criteria apply to studio-based learning and to theory units of study.

1. Competence 

Demonstration of the development and application of practical and intellectual competency and skills appropriate to the unit of study.

2. Development

Demonstration of the ability to initiate and realise your own objectives for studio practice and theory work within the requirements of the unit of study and of your developing knowledge of the historical and theoretical context of your practice. You are expected to improve your abilities, competency and understanding over a semester, and successive semesters.

3. Critical Awareness

Demonstration of developing a critical awareness and knowledge of the unit of study and the ability to objectively evaluate your own work, select appropriate methods and materials and to formulate and evaluate ideas/methods.

4. Commitment

Demonstration of commitment and self-motivation in respect of the unit of study. The level of commitment to study in the academic program is reflected in:

the development of self-motivation applied to individual, group or assignment-based work; the degree of participation in all units of study including group work, project submissions, essays and discussions; the development of a consistent work pattern; and the regularity and punctuality of attendance and submissions.

5. Innovation

Demonstration of innovative and imaginative thinking, appropriate to the unit of study, evidencing the quality of ideas underlying your work and development in your studies.

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 skills in the generation of art objects and engagements relative to visual art, by developing skills and technologies, 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. Demonstrate willingness and ability to work in groups collaboratively, reflectively and consultatively
LO7. Show awareness, sensitivity and empathy to subjective, cultural and racial differences
LO8. 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

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

In response to student feedback the Area of Emphasis grouping has been shifted to an Academic Advisor role.

Disclaimer

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Current students

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

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

Disclaimer

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CAST3001: Studio 3

Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

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

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links