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Undergraduate Course: Drawing Practices: Experimenting with Materials (LLLA07230)

Course Outline
SchoolCentre for Open Learning CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course explores an expressive ambition within drawing, fusing materials and exploring scales through a range of directed projects.
Course description Academic Description
This course will allow students to develop personal and expressive approaches within drawing through a series of short research projects. Students will explore fusing drawing materials, found surfaces and collage, consider the use of colour, scales and tools, experimenting with formats, processes and techniques to develop their own ideas. A fusion of approaches, acting as a catalyst, to create a body of drawings.

Outline of Content
The course teaching is typically delivered over weekly class sessions of around 3 hours each and totaling 30 hours. Alternatively, the course can be delivered more intensely or as a block if required.
Over the class sessions the course will cover:

- Employing the use of the sketchbook for recording, researching and evidencing work.
- Develop a series of works based on directed and personal references themes and subjects.
- Explore formats, composition and editing.
- Explore working with colour through chalk and oil pastels.
- Explore expressive possibilities through scale and materials.
- Make site-specific observational drawings (as required).
- Explore fusing dry and wet drawing materials and introduce the use of mixed media.
- Employing non-traditional drawing materials and tools.
- Explore the use of mono-printing.
- Working on found surfaces and prepared grounds.
- Use photographic references to support ideas and project themes.
- A series of discussions and group critiques relating to the various exercises and project themes.
- Introduction to a range of relevant artists.
- Keep a log/blog during the period of the course to record learning, achievements and challenges.

The Learning Experience
The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, students' progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.

For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a 'directed study plan' which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.

Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes.
The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  12
Course Start Lifelong Learning - Session 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formative Assessment (required for all credit courses).
(Occurs in weeks 6 or 7 of the 10 week course)

A formative assessment session will occur in week 6 or 7 of the taught element of the course. Each student will undertake a 5 minute verbally presentation with their practical work in progress to other members of the class group followed by a 5 minute group critique supported by the course tutor. Each student will also electronically submit their work in progress digital journal to the course tutor.

Indicative and supportive feedback will be summarised in written form on the digital journal which will give an indication of what areas requires to be address in order to meet the published learning outcomes. This will comprise of short written summary of action points.

Summative Assessment
(Occurs at least 2 weeks after the last taught class)

Two weeks after the end of the class teaching, this course will be assessed by the submission of:

A digital journal documenting a summary of the learning journey as evidenced in the portfolio
(Indicate time spent: 20 hours)
This will include a summary of idea development, media exploration, contextual research, critical reflection and outcomes through notes, annotation, illustration and photography.

A portfolio of visual art/design works
(Indicate time spent: 80 hours)
This will include a selection of resolved design works, sketchbook works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness.

The Digital Journal and Portfolio must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.

The combined Digital Journal and Portfolio submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted (33.3% each) and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
Feedback Formative Assessments
This will comprise of short written summary of action points of areas requiring addressing to meet the learning outcomes, but no indicative grades will be given.

Summative Assessments
On completion the assessment - each student will receive a % mark for each learning outcome along with written feedback putting in context the % mark and outlines areas for development.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Research, context and ideas: Demonstrate a range of drawing approaches and strategies for recording and developing visual information, supported by contextual research.
  2. Practice, skills and techniques: Show a confident and enquiring use of drawing materials and processes to create a range of personal and expressive visual studies and resolved artworks.
  3. Selection, presentation and reflection: Demonstrate appropriate judgement to document, select, edit and present a body of drawings to reveal its value.
Reading List
MASLEN, M., 2011, Drawing Project: an exploration of the language of drawing, London: Black Dog Publishing
KOVATS, T. 2005. The Drawing Book, a survey of drawing: the primary means of expression. Black Dogs Publishing.
DAVIDSON, M., 2011, Contemporary Drawing, Watson-Guptill.
DEXTER, E. 2010. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. Phaidon Press.
SCHAMA, S. 2005, John Virtue London Paintings, National Gallery, London.
DE ZEGHER, 2007. Julie Mehretu: The drawings, Rizzoli International Publications.
GODFREY, T. & TUCKER, M. 1996, Ian McKeever: Works on Paper 1981-1996, G&B Arts International.

Documentary Video
GRAHAM-DIXON, A. The Secrets of Drawing, BBC.

Web Sources
www.drawing.org.uk
www.johnwolseley.net
http://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/jiang-eshi-1913-1972-wanderer-zwischen-den-welten.html
http://drawingcentre.org
http://a-vass.co.uk
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/sota/tracey/journal/
http://www.vimeo.com/album/231684/video12041376 Nicolas Hutcheson Antarctica Drawings
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills The ability to employ the use of the sketchbook to explore and develop lines of visual enquiry.
The ability to explore visual ideas through various practical drawing and painting techniques, methods and approaches.
The ability to make independent judgments on the selecting, editing and documentation of their work, showing an insight into critical context and reflective practice.
KeywordsDrawing,scale,formats,expressive,line,colour,mark-making,tone,compositions,sketchbook
Contacts
Course organiserMr Oliver Reed
Tel:
Email: Oliver.Reed@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Kameliya Skerleva
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Kameliya.Skerleva@ed.ac.uk
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