88822 Global Studio: Design Animation B
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90919 Core Subjects BDesign Animation OR 36 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM91428 108cp Core Subjects (Animation)
Description
In this subject, students engage in an overseas study visit in order to gain a broader understanding of their chosen discipline.
This subject offers an important insight into the global animation scene, and exposes students to a diverse series of approaches to animation. Students learn about different cultures, experience alternative attitudes towards the production and consumption of animation, and meet practitioners, educators and fellow students.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate evidence of absorption and reflection upon alternative cultural experiences. |
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| 2. | Communicate a broader understanding of Animation as a discipline. |
| 3. | Locate the development of their practice within a global context. |
| 4. | Visually communicate insights gained through the Global Studio experience. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Ability to take autonomous decisions and responsibility (A.1)
- Ability to position work within a wider social and cultural context (A.2)
- Ability to recognise and appreciate cultural diversity, including multicultural, gender and Indigenous perspectives (A.3)
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly and effectively in verbal and visual presentations (C.2)
- Ability to contextualise work within current and historical animation practice and theory (R.2)
- Ability to iterate, reflect, edit and engage in self-critique and critical thinking (R.3)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The term CAPRI is used for the five Design, Architecture and Building graduate attribute categories where:
C = communication and group work
A = attitudes and values
P = practical and professional
R = research and critique
I = innovation and creativity
This subject encourages student learning to develop these graduate attributes. The course content, learning strategies and assessment structure is explicitly designed with these attributes in mind.
Teaching and learning strategies
Intensive Global Studio in overseas location over 6-10 days, followed by online submissions of written and visual reports.
The main objectives for this subject are the development of a broader cultural awareness through exposure to different societies abroad and to engage directly with institutions and students from related design disciplines. This program emphasises observational drawing, international networking and participation in a wide range of cultural activities to build a global perspective within an individual's design practice. The Global Studio provides students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in another design and educational culture.
Field trips / Site Visits
The tour will include visits to design studios, workshops, museums, galleries and exhibitions. This block-mode subject is delivered through a group of site visits and involves self-directed learning. The site visits form the focus for discussion forums that inform individual investigation of sites visited. As well as noting discussion there is an expectation that students record aspects of each experience visually to include in their reflective diary. After individual visits, students are required to reflect on the knowledge gained from other resources compared to that experience.
Collaborative learning
UTS believes that collaborative peer learning enhances students' understanding of subject areas. Students are encouraged to work in discussion clusters and teams throughout the tour to support each other's learning.
Online coursework
A number of online resources are accessible from UTS Online.
Pre-readings provide a framework for understanding and avenues for expression related to the experiences on the tour. The tour will be supported by a list of recommended readings which will situate the conceptual rationale for the tour and encourage broader understanding. Online resources assist in the strategic selection of presentation topics and provide support for developing and refining ideas.
Studio / Practical work / Assessment
Students will undertake a practical engagement with the tour through the creative outcomes specified in the assessment tasks. See additional handouts for more details. All Assessment briefs are accessible from UTS Online. The subject is designed based on progressive development across its assessment tasks. In this sense it is wise for students to engage with their academic leaders and be aware of the work of other students.
Feedback
Because of the intensity of the trip only low-stakes verbal feedback is offered during the study tour. It is the student’s responsibility to record any feedback received during critique sessions and meetings. Written feedback and summative grades are given through ReView.
Content (topics)
Studio and Festival visits, workshops, lectures and meetings
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Attendance and participation in Global Studio activities
| Intent: | Attendance and participation in conference events | ||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1 and 2 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): A.1 and R.3 | ||||||||||||
| Type: | Demonstration | ||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 30% | ||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Written Reflection on Global Studio Experience
| Intent: | Written Report on Global Studio | ||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2 and 3 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): A.2, A.3 and R.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Reflection | ||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 3: Visual Report on Global Studio Experience
| Intent: | Visual Response to Global Studio Experience | ||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 3 and 4 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): A.2 and C.2 | ||||||||||||
| Type: | Design/drawing/plan/sketch | ||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 40% | ||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.