University of the West of EnglandMODULE SPECIFICATION

Code: UAAA5U-40-2

Title:

DRAWING AND APPLIED ARTS PRACTICE, previously Professional design practice - D&AA

Version: 6

Level: 2

UWE credit rating: 40 Credits

ECTS credit rating: 20

Module type: Project

Owning Faculty: FCA

Field: Art

Field Leader: Mandy Ure

Faculty Committee Approval: Q & S Committee

Date: 2 July 2009

  

Valid from: September 2009

Discontinued from:

Contributes towards: BA(Hons) Drawing and Applied Arts

Pre-requisites:

UADA5B-40-1 Exploring Drawing and Applied Arts Practice

Co-requisites: None

Excluded combinations: None

Learning outcomes:

To enable students to:Knowledge and understanding

i/ develop their understanding of working practices associated with drawing and applied arts;ii/ produce a body of work demonstrating an understanding of the intended context within Drawing and Applied Arts practice

Intellectual skills

iii/ critically analyse their own work and that of others in the development of a body of work;iv/ identify themes for investigation within a personal creative practice.

Subject/practical skills

v/ develop and demonstrate technical skills in selected drawing and/or applied arts disciplines (students may select from stitch, enamel, ceramics and print);vi/develop creative strategies for research, drawing and the development of ideas through making;vii/ experiment with processes and materials to progress and consolidate ideas;viii/ present a body of work that demonstrates the synthesis of concept and technical process;

Transferable/key skills

ix/ work to a pre-determined schedule;x/ communicating effectively through visually and verbal presentation.

Syllabus content:

This module enables students to consolidate prior learning and develop their work by locating an area of practice appropriate to their individual concerns and skills. It requires students to explore and implement personal methodologies to sustain and develop their work. Emphasis is placed on developing work that is informed by an understanding of professional practice and contemporary contexts within the remit of Drawing and Applied Arts. In this module, students will negotiate a theme/topic from which to develop a series of artworks or artefacts. Through the negotiation and recognition of a selected topic, students will begin to identify strategies for sustaining a self-directed approach to practice and define areas of specialism in Applied Arts processes appropriate to their needs. Drawing may constitute the whole of their practice within this module and will therefore be considered as both process and product. Understanding process as means of developing content will be reinforced throughout the module. A series of technical workshops will consolidate and expand students’ existing skill base in drawing and applied arts specialisms. It is through experimentation with the medium/s that students will be expected to develop and produce a body of work that explores the practical, theoretical and technical aspects of the ‘multiple’ within the context of their own ideas and existing skill base. Students are able to select appropriate workshop activity in order to examine the dialogue between form and content within their work.Workshops activities are primarily focussed around technical instruction and understanding. This aspect of the module will be expanded to include a series of lectures by practitioners/post-graduate students and agents within Applied Arts. The lectures are designed to develop an understanding of a range of research methods and approaches to professional practice. Throughout the module, students will negotiate tasks and small-scale projects that focus on locating an area of practice/skills base appropriate to their concerns, developing and implementing personal methodologies and developing content through research and evaluation. The task related elements are designed to provide a framework for the progression of practice. Teaching and Learning Methods:The range of approaches in this module consolidate student prior learning and enable them to confirm and explore their primary area of interest whilst developing personal strategies for sustaining and developing self-directed study. It is expected that students make full use of studio space available to them.Practical skills are delivered through workshops that involve demonstration and practice, and encourage students to explore and develop a skills base appropriate to the development of their practice and individual ambitions. Projects allow students to apply the skills/research and professional and contextual understanding acquired to the development of their practice. Seminar groups focus on developing personal methodologies and organisational skills and monitoring the ongoing progression of the work. They are also the forums for discussion in which lecture based material can be related to the practices and concerns of individual students. Group presentations are used as a method to increase group knowledge and understanding and allow individuals to begin to develop organisation, editing and presentation skills. Peer and self-assessment are utilised as a means of developing both a greater understanding of assessment as an approach to learning and the role of critical reflection to the development of practice. Assessment criteria:

Students will be assessed on the level of their ability to:

Criteria Relation to learning Outcomes Source of evidence

  

i) RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

the extent to which research and analysis is evident in the translation of initial concept through to final outcome

i) iii), iv), vi), vii)

Source of evidence research, development and realisation of drawing, artworks/artefacts

ii)DRAWING AND MAKING the level of exploration and experimentation evident in the development of a personal methodology in drawing/applied arts;

ii), iv), vii)

Source of evidence – body of work

iii) EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT the level of conceptual and technical skill evident in workshop practice;

iv), v), vii), viii)

Workshop tasks and the body of work

iv) SYNTHESIS The relationship between personally selected theme and form and function is evident in the tasks and exercises presented for assessment;

iii), x)

Source of evidence – body of work

v) STUDENTSHIP The level of commitment and organisation evident in the development and presentation of a body of work.

viii), ix), x)

Body of work, engagement with the course

Reading Strategy:All students will be encouraged to make full use of the print and electronic resources available to them and through systems such as UWE online.
Any essential reading is available in the Bower Ashton Library and will be indicated clearly in the module brief. The currency of information may wane during the life span of the specification, consequently current advice on readings will be available through more frequently updated mechanisms such as the handbook and intranet, these will be revised annually.Under the universities Copyright Licensing Agency(CLA) permit, reading packs with relevant chapters or excerpts from books will be given to students where applicable, supplied at the beginning of the module.

Indicative sources:

ESSENTIAL READING:

Berger, John Berger on Drawing Occasional 2005

Dexter, Emma Vitamin D Phaidon 2005

Beuys, Joseph What is art? Clairview 2004

Hung, Shu By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art Princetown Architectural 2007

FURTHER READING:

30/30 vision Creative Journeys in contemporary Craft

Crafts Council 2003

From Modernism to Post Modernism; An anthology

Blackwell 1996

Bachelard The Poetics of Space Beacon 1969

  

Duff, Leo Drawing: The Process

Intellect 2003

Evans, Bernard Drawing Towards the End of a century Newlyn Society of Artists 1996

  

NGroom, Simon A secret History of Clay

Tate Liverpool 2004

Hickey, Gloria Making and Metaphor a discussion of meaning in Contemporary Craft 1994

  

Hoptman, Laura Drawing Now, Eight Propositions

Museum Modern Art 2002

Kovatz, Tania The Drawing Book: A survey of Drawing as a primary means of Expression Black Dog 2005

  

McCullough, Malcolm Abstracting Craft: the practiced Digital hand

MIT 1998

Parker , Rozsika The Subversive Stitch

Womens press 1996

Pearce, Emma Artists Materials

Arcturus 2005

WEBSITES

Tate http://www.tate.org.ukWhitechapel gallerywww.whitechapel.org/The Drawing Center (New York)http://www.drawingcenter.org www.artshole.co.uk - data base of art/design activity

The Artist Org, see art movements, see artists by discipline – drawinghttp://the-artists.org/art-movements.cfmwww.craftscouncil.org.uk www.caa.org.ukwww.tordboontje.com

e-journals :These are accessible via the internet, but are also available on the shelf in Bower Ashton library.

Artists NewsletterArchitectureArt monthlyCraftsCreative reviewDesign IssuesFibre ArtTextile – Journal of cloth and CultureSelvedgeOn the shelf journals :Artists NewsletterArchitectureArt monthlyBlueprintCraftsCreative reviewDesign IssuesFibre artIconSelvedgeTextile – Journal of cloth and CultureTank

Assessment: Weighting between components A and B (standard modules at levels 0-3 only) A: B:ATTEMPT 1First Assessment OpportunityComponent A Description of each element Element weighting

1. Body of work 100%

Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is/is not required)Component ADescription of each element Element weighting

1. Body of work 100%

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is/is not required.Specification confirmed by …………………………………………Date……………………(Associate Dean/Programme Director)

Assessment: Profile of student achievement in relation to stated learning outcomes:

DRAWING AND APPLIED ARTS PRACTICE: UADA5U-40-2

Assessment Criteria:

Students will be assessed according to their fulfilment of the learning outcomes in respect of the following criteria:

Threshold standard

(UG Level)

i)RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS the extent to which research and analysis is evident in the translation of initial concept through to final outcome

the body of work demonstrates that the students projects and assignments have been developed in response to research generated from a variety of sources The work demonstrates that the student is able to evaluate their work and is developing a personal approach to their practice.

ii)DRAWING AND MAKING the level of exploration and experimentation evident in the development of a personal methodology in drawing/applied arts;

the work presented demonstrates that the student can implement a methodology based on the initial analysis of a problem. The methodology shows evidence of research, analysis, development and realisation in response a range of tasks and projects aimed at selected clients/markets. The presentation of the work acknowledges the professional protocols of the students chosen approach to the discipline/s.

iii)EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT the level of conceptual and technical skill evident in workshop practice;

The student has consolidated and further developed technical skills. These skills have been implemented to reinforce the concepts developed in relation to projects and assignments undertaken within the module.

iv)SYNTHESIS The relationship between personally selected theme and form and function is evident in the tasks and exercises presented for assessment;

there is evidence that the student is able to evaluate and act on advice in order to progress their practice. The body of work demonstrates that the student is developing an individual visual grammar and style appropriate to the development of a practice in drawing and/or applied arts.

v) STUDENTSHIPThe level of commitment and organisation evident in the development and presentation of a body of work. The level of engagement with the course.

the student has participated in the module and has developed subject and transferable skills accordingly. All tasks and assignments have been completed within the allocated timescale. The student has engaged with the staff and their peer group.

Levels of Achievement

80% and above -

the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating an exceptional level of commitment to and understanding of the development of skills and practices relevant to the intended drawing/applied arts market/client/audience. The level of imagination and professional awareness applied to the research, development and realisation of tasks/projects is creatively independent and highly ambitious. The student has fully engaged with the programme of study. The work exceeds the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.

70% - 79% -

the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating a very high level of commitment to the development of skills and practices relevant to the intended drawing/applied arts market/client/audience. The level of imagination and professional awareness demonstrated in the research, development and realisation of tasks/projects shows a high level of creative independence and ambition. The student has fully engaged with the programme of study. The work exceeds the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.

60% - 69% -

the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating a high level of commitment to the development of skills and practices relevant to the intended drawing/applied arts market/client/audience. The level of imagination and professional awareness demonstrated in the research, development and realisation of tasks/projects shows creative independence and ambition. The student has fully engaged with the programme of study. The work substantially exceeds the threshold profile in respect of at least three criteria.

50% - 59% -

the student has produced a body of work demonstrating commitment to the development of skills and practices relevant to the intended drawing/applied arts market/client/audience. The level of imagination and professional awareness demonstrated in the research, development and realisation of the tasks/projects demonstrates competence and a reasonable level of ambition. The student has fully engaged with the programme of study. The work meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.

40% - 49% -

the student has produced a body of work demonstrating commitment to the development of skills and practices relevant to the intended market/client/audience. The level of imagination and professional awareness demonstrated in the research, development and realisation of the tasks/projects is competent. The student has engaged with the programme of study and the work adequately meets the threshold profile.

30% - 39%

the student has produced an insufficient body of work demonstrating a lack of understanding of the intended market/client/audience. The work shows a lack of professional awareness commensurate with the general lack of engagement with the programme of study. The work fails to meet the threshold profile.

20% - 29% -

the body of work is insufficient and demonstrates a lack of commitment to the programme of study. There is very little evidence of development. The work fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.

0% - 19% -

there is very little evidence of engagement with the module. The work fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.

* for the purpose of assessment the level of achievement is measured against the overarching profile given through the five threshold statements.

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