Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student can:
-select a theme for a photography project
-execute the project according to the established schedules and goals
-engage in workshops as a group participant
-deliberate on the potential and constraints of the chosen artistic techniques and methods and how these choices influence the project's meaning and expression

Implementation and methods of teaching

Online lectures, in-school mentoring, physical workshop, independent work

Timing and attendance

80% presence

Learning environment

Campus, Zoom

Contents

The course explores the idea that truth is shaped by language and context, and thus constructed. It examines photography's role in capturing reality and challenges photographers to navigate the 'post-truth' era while representing truth in their images. The course also considers the poetic nature of language and its ability to reveal deeper meanings.

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 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 course. The student has been able to choose methodological solutions appropriate to the subject matter and to complete the work.

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 course. The student has been able to choose methodological solutions appropriate to the subject matter and to complete an original and finished work.