Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain the role of different methods used in photography and visual culture
- discuss the possibilities and limitations of the documentary concept as used in creative work
- evaluate their own and their peers’ work.

Implementation and methods of teaching

THE STUDENT'S OWN WORK AS A PHOTOGRAPHER
LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, VISITS, PERSONAL GUIDANCE

Timing and attendance

80% PRESENCE

Learning material and recommended literature

THEORETICAL LITERATURE TO BE DEMONSTRATED SEPARATELY

Alternative completion methods

REED WITH THE TEACHER

Learning environment

CAMPUS, ZOOM, VISITS TO EXHIBITIONS

Contents

The course focuses on making: during the course, students will work on a long photographic project, which will also be 'finished'. The thematic starting points for the projects undertaken during the course will vary according to the students' own interests, but the course will teach a systematic and methodologically structured approach.

The main photographic theoretical starting point is documentary, but the concept is also approached theoretically. This opens it up to critique and thus allows for alternative approaches that can be termed 'expanded documentary'.

The course will provide students with an in-depth look at the many facets of documentary and will equip them for independent photographic work, even over a long period of time.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

1st and 2nd year photography studies.

Assessment criteria

The finished visual work will be assessed on a scale of 1-5. Attendance in class will influence the assessment.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student has been absent for more than the 80% attendance allowed. Assignments have not been returned.

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

The student's participation in classes and the returned assignments indicate that the student has mastered the course content. The student has completed a filming project, but the final result is scarce and would require further work.

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

The active participation of the student in the lessons and the assignments they have completed show that they are engaged in their own work and in the content of the lessons. The student has been able to choose methodological solutions appropriate to the subject matter and to complete the work as an exhibition.

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

The active participation of the student in the lessons and the assignments they have completed indicate a particular commitment to their own work and to the content of the lessons. The student has been able to choose methodological solutions appropriate to the subject matter and to complete the work into an exhibition package, which is an original and finished exhibition.