PT4221 - Research Practice Part 2 of 2

Credit points:	06
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Subject chain:	PT4121 PT4221
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available, at the discretion of the Head of College, to all students with a BPhotog or equivalent qualification undertaking the BPhotog(Hons) research degree. Except with the approval of the Head of School/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive teaching periods.

This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of practice-based research and provides them with the opportunity to further develop photography skills to enhjance their individual creative portfolio.

There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.

Learning Outcomes

• create a body of work where a strong relationship between theory and practice is demonstrated;
• practise and acquire advanced techniques within the chosen field of photography to a fully professional level.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Prerequisites:	PT4121
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PT4012 PT4022

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Gordon Brown, Dr Stephen Naylor
Assessment:	presentation of a previously agreed upon body of work leading to a one-person exhibition, presentation or installation in an accredited space or site. the body of work should be accompanied by a professional standard of documentation in the form of a catalogue, statement, invitations and identification of works shown.

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.