NM3201 - The Digital Studio

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

Available to Bachelor of New Media Arts students

As individuals, and in collaborative teams, students will devise or respond to a variety of studio based projects intended to test and refine image capture, manipulation and expression using a blend of light sources. The essential goal being, to ensure that all students "read" and apply light in a manner consistent with the formal requirements of the studio artist and practitioner using a variety of light sources and digital camera formats.

Learning Outcomes

• established awareness of the role of light in creating photographic form in the studio;
• established ability to use a variety of light sources and digital camera formats to professional level;
• established ability to implement digital imaging strategies from concept, to studio execution, through to completion;
• established experience of working in teams to produce a collective result.

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 ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• 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 lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

NM1201 and NM1202 and NM2201 and NM2202

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

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.