Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student
- is able to analyze his / her personal production
- is able to use the experimental expression of visual art and to relate photography to contemporary art
- is able to take over various photographic methods and technical possibilities

Implementation and methods of teaching

Broaden the understanding of photography and consider the links with contemporary art. Through photographic exercises, the aim is to discover personal possibilities of expression and to reflect on the image as a serial work. We will also go into technical skills in photography and focus on the process of making the image into a final work.

Timing and attendance

Aktiivinen kurssille osallistuminen sekä tehtävien suorittaminen.
Opintojakson lähiopetus on neljän viikon ajan ti-pe välille. Päivittäinen yleinen työskentelyaika 9-16.

Student time use and work load

One credit is an average of 27 student hours, 5op= 135h.

Contents

Analysing your own and your fellow students' personal production. Deepen the different ways of presenting photographic art. Learning to relate photography to contemporary art, but also to develop a critical perception. Through discussions, the analysis of images will be explored. Personal artistic production will be discussed through joint viewings and personal meetings.

Assessment criteria

The individual working process is assessed, as well as the activity, the progress of the personal artistic work and the works made during the course as a whole.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

- Repeated absences from lessons and teaching situations
- Poor performance of tasks
- Poor knowledge of the professional concepts central to the course
- Ignoring instructions on working in classrooms and safety at work
- Non-attendance at discussions, meetings and final review

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

- Can work according to instructions
- Can generate ideas for and realise works of art
- Can identify and describe methods of making art in a guided way
- Can participate in guided learning discussions
- Can search for professional information in his/her field

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

- Can apply a wide range of options to their artistic work process
- Can create artworks based on their ideas in a guided and independent way and develop their work based on feedback
- Can independently identify and compare the methods of artistic creation used
- Can evaluate and justify their skills and set artistic, content-related and technical development objectives
- Able to follow and describe the professional debate in their field

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

- Can apply and develop a variety of options for their artistic work process
- Can use what they have learned in a planned and creative way in their work and apply the feedback they receive
- Can apply the methods they use and analyse works
- Able to assess, develop and extend artistic, content and technical competence
- Participate in professional debates in their field

Learning outcomes

Student
- is able to analyze his / her personal production
- is able to use the experimental expression of visual art and to relate photography to contemporary art
- is able to take over various photographic methods and technical possibilities

Assessment scale

1-5