NM2201 - Light: Principles and Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Students will be introduced to issues related to the management of digital workflows for professional practice. Concepts linked to colour, colour space, use of ICC profiles and calibration of systems will support personal image making where colour management principles and practices will be sustained with critical studies of contemporary practitioners so as to examine representation, interpretation and approaches for creative expression via new media. Digital image asset management (storage, archiving and retrieval) will also be investigated.

Learning Outcomes

• established understanding of the role of colour management;
• ability to implement a colour managed workflow;
• established awareness of themes and issues in contemporary new media practice;
• ability to effectively manage large quantities of digital resources for easy classification, storage and retrieval.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Ms Kirsten Heritage
Lecturer:	Mr Clive Hutchison.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	assignments completed during class workshops (40%); essays (20%); portfolio of images completed in class (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.