mss3esp exploring studio spaces
EXPLORING STUDIO SPACES
MSS3ESP
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject investigates and analyses the ways in which the arts and media engage in the production and representation of space, whether that be through pictorial, photographic, filmic, architectural means, or, inthe digital world, as in satellite imaging, virtual and cyberspaces. The subject will draw ideas and conceptsabout space from a number of critical and theoretical disciplines, among them:phenomenology, psychology, cartography, social anthropology. The conceptualideas around space will be extended by fieldwork, critical research andcreative projects. This subject addresses La Trobe's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essential. Innovation and Entrepreneurship entails developing the ability to tackle problemscreatively, generating new ideas, taking calculated risks and creating changeto achieve ambitions # now and in the future.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRolando Caputo
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first year and 30 credit points of second-year subjects in Communication and Media Studies or Creative Arts discipline or coordinator's permission
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate flexible and creative approaches to media practices
- Activities:
- Devise and carry out media exercises using concepts from lectures through community media group projects
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
02. Expand knowledcge of media genres, aesthetics and their cultural contexts
- Activities:
- Through participation in the creative project, discussion in in-class screenings and writing critical reviews
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
03. Extend ability to work both collaboratively and individually on media projects
- Activities:
- Collaborate with others on a specific project.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Extend awareness of the social and cultural conditions creative work in their chosen area
- Activities:
- Reflective analysis in journal or blog in class, following discussion
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
05. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural, and ethical issues, and apply local and international perspectives to practice in the Creative Arts
- Activities:
- In the form of a major group creative project (e.g., video, photography, production proposal), express and critically examine a theme explored in the subject.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
06. Using quantitative skills, demonstrate ability to survey an existing gallery space incororating capacity of wall space to accomodate artworks.
- Activities:
- Gallery or public art space visit.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2016, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRolando Caputo
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 equivalent reseach project or essay. | 25 | 01, 02, 04, 05 | |
| Major group project. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 05 | |
| Oral presentation equivilant to 1,200 | 25 | 02, 06 |