CRARTS 1001 - What Is This Thing Called Art?
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2023
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CRARTS 1001 Course What Is This Thing Called Art? Coordinating Unit School of Humanities Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Assessment Participation 10%, Textual analysis 20%, Annotated bibliography 30%, Research essay on an Artwork 40% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Maggie Tonkin
Dr Brydie Kosmina will step in as Course Convenor in the first few weeks of the course while Dr Tonkin is on sickleave.Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Discuss some of the different ways that the arts have been understood across human cultures.
- Demonstrate understanding and be able to discuss some of the debates about how art has been defined and categorized, and about the relationship of art to power, ideology, the economy, race, gender and social class.
- Locate and access primary and secondary sources relevant to the course.
- Read and interpret criticism and apply it within academic arguments.
- Write logical and coherent arguments based on evidence, and engage in critical debate.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1,2,3,4,5 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1,2,4,5 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
1,5 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
2,5 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
1,2,3 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Learning materials will be provided online via MyUni.Online Learning
All lectures will be recorded and available via MyUni. Assessement details, announcements and email communications will all be available through MyUni. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The weekly lecture will introduce students to how art has functioned historically in Aboriginal Australia and the Ancient world, as well as to debates about whether art can be defined and the functions art has in contemporary society. Lectures will cover such topics as art and ideology, art and money, art and gender, art and representation, and so forth.
Seminars will be devoted to discussion of course concepts and set readings, small and large group work, as well as student presentations.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
TOTAL 1 x 1 hour lecture 12 per semester 12 hours per semseter 1 x 2hour seminar 12 per semester 24 hours per semester 6 hours reading per week 12 weeks per semseter 72 hours per semseter 2 hours research per week 12 week per semseter 24 hours per semseter 2 hours assignment preparation per week 12 weeks per semseter 24 hours per semester TOTAL 156 hours per semester Learning Activities Summary
The weekly lecture will introduce students to course concepts and give historical overviews of the evolution of thinking about art across various cultures and periods, and will introduce some of the key debates about how art has been defined historically.
The weekly seminars will be devoted to the exploration of ideas introduced in lectures, and discussion of the set readings, as well as some didactic teaching that will scaffold academic skills such as searhing for secondary sources, texctual analysis and essay writing. Student will also present their own research on representation in art. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Modified arrangements have been made to assessments and the details provided here reflect recent updates.
Assessment Task Weighting Presentation (online or in class) 10% Textual analysis 20% Annotated bibliography 30% Research Essay 40% Assessment Detail
Assessment tasks are scaffolded to develop key academic skills for first year students.
Textual Analysis ( 20%) Students will write a 1,000 word anaylsis of an scholarly article on Aboriginal art, in which they will be ask to consider differing European and First Nations conceptions of art. This is both summative and formative, in that it will develop key skills of texctual anaylsis and develop critical thinking skills about art that will underpin later assessment tasks.
Annotated Bibliogaphy (30%) Students will write a 1,000 word Annotated Bibliography, for which they will find 4 scholarly articles on the topic of their Reserach Essay. they are required to reda and critically evalute these articles, and write a 250 word summary of each, plus a bibliographic citation according to either Harvard or MLA referencing styles. Formative and summative.
Research Essay (40%) Students will write a 1,5000 word essay on ONE of 4 questions about the definitiona nd/or function of art, drawing on the scholarly articles they have identified in their Annotated Bibliography. Summative.
Class Presentation (10%) Students will work in pairs to present a 10 minute presentation to the class, with an accompanying powerpoint, on a topic of their choice relating to representation in the arts or a community arts project. Summative.Submission
All work will be submitted via MyUni, and be evaulated using Turnitin and the AI tool to detect issues of academic integrity.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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