Unit Outline

A manifesto is a public declaration of principles, intentions, motives or views. It is written by an individual or a group to reflect their views. A manifesto can express an opinion on a particular issue, a whole worldview or set of principles. Artists often perform these principles through acts of making as well as through their pronouncements. The purpose of the unit is to introduce you to the manifesto as a form of artistic declaration. It asks you to consider the value of art within society and then provides you with a suite of skills that enable you to express principles, intentions, motives or views through written pronouncement as well as creative acts. In doing this the unit places value on your contribution to the course as well as the wider field of artistic discourse by asking you to situate your work within key historical and contemporary forms of artistic manifesto. You will learn the core skills of close reading and summarising and the relationship of image to text within creative practice. This unit introduces students to the creative arts emphasis on praxis, where theory is tested and embodied in making and writing. Set projects will engage you in collaborative and cross-media practice as well as concentrated individual focus. Practical demonstrations and making/writing workshops will introduce you to a range of the facilities available on campus and initiate an explorative, critical and reflective approach to practice. The unit will also emphasise temporality as a formal aspect to consider when making art. This means exploring how time is used across a wide variety of modes of production, from static to moving images and from monumental to ephemeral art. This will be a broad introduction to this fundamental formal consideration.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Use a variety of forms of oral, written and visual forms to express principles, intentions, motives or views within the context of a manifesto.
2.	Summarise and reflect on the key ideas and arguments contained within a range of provided texts and other artefacts.
3.	Apply the process of experimentation and problem solving to make artwork that responds to unit theme.
4.	Work collaboratively, constructively, and respectfully within group and individual learning contexts.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	FSA121 Critical Practices 1A

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Task 1: Summary and Personal Manifesto	See the MyLO site for the due date	20 %	LO1, LO2
Assessment Task 2:	Task 2: Manifesto video/PPT and context essay	See the MyLO site for the due date	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Task 3: Final portfolio. Manifesto artwork, journal and reflective statement	See the MyLO site for the due date	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Task 1: Summary and Personal Manifesto

Task Description:

Summarise an existing art manifesto and develop a brief overview of the related values underpinning your own practice.

Task Length:

600 words

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Summarise an existing art manifesto	LO1, LO2
2	Express a set of key values relevant to your creative practice	LO1, LO2
3	Communicate a set of values using appropriate grammar and spelling	LO1
4	Referencee known scholarly sources	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Task 2: Manifesto video/PPT and context essay

Task Description:

Generate a visual presentation of your artistic values, drawing on historical and contextual references where appropriate. Communicate your sources and evaluate your strategies through a written summary.

Task Length:

1000 words. Duration of video work or narrated PowerPoint slideshow no longer than 3 mins.

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Communicate a set of written values	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Contextualise your visual and written strategies	LO1, LO2
3	Express ideas through the presentation of research	LO1
4	Reflect on strategies employed to communicate through visual and written forms	LO1

Assessment Task 3: Task 3: Final portfolio. Manifesto artwork, journal and reflective statement

Task Description:

Produce an original artwork that consolidates and communicates a set of values generated from your creative practice. Reflect and contextualise this work through a statement and set of journal entries.

Task Length:

Advice will be provided on the scope and parameters of this Assessment via MyLo and the Unit Outline

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Interpret and communicate historical or contemporary values through making.	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Explore a range of practical, theoretical and discursive forms of research and making.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Reflect upon and document a range of material and theoretical modes of inquiry.	LO1, LO2

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.