NM3505 - Image and Text

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

This subject builds upon the theory and practices introduced to date with a focus on finding a personal approach for integrating image with text for visual communication. A combination of contemporary digital processes and historical approaches, devices and techniques will be examined with the aim of revitalising traditional processes involved with book arts with fresh ways for projecting meaning. These explorations will be addressed by lectures, critiques, demonstrations of techniques, practical workshops and set projects.

Learning Outcomes

• an understanding of historical book arts practices and their application in contemporary practice;
• knowledge of current practices in integrating image and text;
• technical skills in applying theory to practice;
• a rationalised personal approach for integrating image and text.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• 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 manage future career and personal development.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Gordon Brown
Lecturer:	Mr Ron McBurnie.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	two practical projects (30% each) (60%); one research journal (20%); two peer group assessments of practical projects (10% each) (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.