Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student
- is able to work on artistic processes and develop personal expression through photographic art
- knows the basic techniques of photography and deepens pictorial thinking
- is able to analyze one's own and others' artistic work both orally and in writing

Implementation and methods of teaching

What is a photograph? The course introduces you to the different forms and materials of photography. We will go through several techniques including making a picture with a pinhole camera, cyanotype and developing with tea. Teaching will aim to address individual areas of interest in artistic work and strengthen personal expression.

Timing and attendance

Participation in contact teaching, completing assigned tasks, being active and taking part in critiques.

Student time use and work load

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

The course is taught for four weeks between Tue-Fri. General daily working hours are 9-16.

Contents

Analysing your own and your fellow students' personal production. Deepen experimental photographic expression and introduce new photographic methods and technical means of expression. Learning to relate photography to contemporary art.

Assessment criteria

The individual working process, the progress of personal expression and the artistic outcome of the course as a whole will be assessed.

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 independently and in a guided manner based on their ideas 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