Interdisciplinary Sculpture 4 3345QCA - Tri 2 2017 - - South Bank Campus

5. Assessment Plan

5.1 Assessment Summary

This is a summary of the assessment in the course. For detailed information on each assessment, see 5.2 Assessment Detail below.

Assessment Task	Due Date	Weighting/Marked out of	Learning Outcomes
Peer assessment Mid-trimester review	7 Aug 17	0%/0	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Portfolio - evidence Professional Catalogue	18 Sep 17	10%/40	2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Portfolio - evidence Contemporary Art Project or Artwork Presentation	21 Sep 17 09:00	80%/90	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Assignment - Research-based Assignment Related Research e-journal	22 Sep 17	10%/50	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

5.2 Assessment Detail

Title: Mid-trimester review

Type: Peer assessment
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Due Date: 
         7 Aug 17 
Weight: 0%
Marked out of: 0
Task Description: 

Mid-trimester Review. Students are required to present their progress within a peer group environment for formative feedback and academic critique. Students are required to set up their work in spaces within or in the vicinity of River Studio to a standard commensurate with 6 weeks of dedicated studio experimentation, research and development.

Students must undertake a Risk Assessment of their chosen site and installation when appropriate. The student will be given oral and written feedback from their lecturer and peers. This feedback will offer critical guidelines and give advice for future directions.

Criteria & Marking: 

Mid-trimester review

Criteria	Non-assessed Weighting
Quality of conceptual themes or issues	25
Evidence of considered, relevant and/or unique processes or methodologies?	25
Relevance of context and installation methods	25
Potential for resolution within the remaining timeframe	25

Submission: In person, supported by a substantial installation of your current work/experiments/research at the Queensland College of Art and follow all risk management procedures.

This assessment item:

• is a school based activity
• is a group activity
• includes a self assessment activity
• does not have a resubmission provision

Title: Professional Catalogue

Type: Portfolio - evidence
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Due Date: 
         18 Sep 17 
Weight: 10%
Marked out of: 40
Task Description: 

Students are required to develop and prepare a Professional Catalogue to support their contemporary art project or artwork. The catalogue is to be developed in consultation with the students lecturer and will support the presentation of their work during assessment and the graduation exhibition. The catlogue will capatalise on skills learned in 2346QCA, 2347QCA and 3336QCA to include relevant images and a writing componant. The catlaogue is required to be in hardcopy form and reflect the conceptual and material interests the student has developed during their studies.

Criteria & Marking: 

Professional Catalogue

Criteria	Weighting
Design and layout	10
Clarity and relevance of images used	10
Standard of written or visual literacy	10
Application within professional contexts	10

Submission: Students to submit 2 copies of their catalogue to their lecturer during the presentation of the contemporary art project or artwork at the completion of the trimester

This assessment item:

• is a school based activity
• is an individual activity
• does not include a self assessment activity
• does not have a resubmission provision

Title: Contemporary Art Project or Artwork Presentation

Type: Portfolio - evidence
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Due Date: 
         21 Sep 17 09:00
Weight: 80%
Marked out of: 90
Task Description: 

The presentation of a Contemporary Art Project or Artwork is to take place in Week 12. Students are required to install and present their work at the Queensland College of Art and follow all risk management procedures during the assessment period. Students are required, and advised to source and book any necessary equipment or technical support required for the presentation of their Contemporary Art Project or artwork well before the assessment period.

A Mid-Semester Peer-Based Review of work will occur in Week 6. Both the review and final assessment will take the form of a group critique. Students will be given oral feedback during the Mid-Trimester Review and written feedback after the Week 12 Assessment. Written feedback will be available approximately two weeks later in the My Marks section of the Course in Learning@Griffith.

Criteria & Marking: 

Criteria	Weighting
Process A sound handling of materials and effects. Includes, but not limited to, evidence of experimentation, unique approaches to design and composition, dynamic attributes, and skill development in the chosen media of the presented contemporary art project or artwork	30
Concept Significant engagement with issues and ideas. Includes, but not limited to evidence and depth of research, development of ideas, and critical analysis of the subject matter of the presented contemporary art project or artwork	30
Resolution Visual and conceptual coherence. Includes, but not limited to the impact, resonance, uniqueness, contextual relevance of the completed contemporary art project or artwork	30

Submission: The presentation of a contemporary art project or artwork is to be safely installed and ready for examination in Week 12. Students will be allocated a maximum of 15 minutes for their examination in which oral feedback will be provided by an assessment panel consisting of their lecturer and external moderator.

This assessment item:

• is a school based activity
• is an individual activity
• does not include a self assessment activity
• does not have a resubmission provision

Title: Related Research e-journal

Type: Assignment - Research-based Assignment
Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Due Date: 
         22 Sep 17 
Weight: 10%
Marked out of: 50
Task Description: 

An e-journal is an important record of the development of the assessable item: Contemporary Art Project or Artwork. It is an ongoing research and documentation activity that will commence in Week 1 and will be formally assessed in Week 12. A students e-journal is to be made using Tumblr and will include: written reflection on lectures, class activities and studio developments; evidence of research relevant to the students personal, material and conceptual interests; considered reflection on local exhibitions; and any additional information relevant to the students comprehension of contemporary sculpture. The e-journal is to be referenced correctly using the Queensland College of Art Undergraduate Style Guide.

Criteria & Marking: 

Related Research e-journal

Criteria	Weighting
Personal reflection on the development of students studio-based Contemporary Art Project or Artwork	10
Evidence and reflection on specific research related to students Contemporary Art Project or Artwork (referenced correctly using the QCA Style Guide)	10
Evidence of methodological, material and medium experimentation	10
Reflection on lecture content and class activities	10
Clarity and comprehensibility in written form and content layout	10

Submission: The e-journal is to be developed from Week 1 and will be formally assessed at the conclusion of Week 12. Students will provide list their e-journal URL in a specific spreadsheet located in Course Content at the conclusion of Week 2.

This assessment item:

• is a school based activity
• is an individual activity
• does not include a self assessment activity
• does not have a resubmission provision

5.3 Late Submission

An assessment item submitted after the due date, without an approved extension from the Course Convenor, will be penalised. The standard penalty is the reduction of the mark allocated to the assessment item by 10% of the maximum mark applicable for the assessment item, for each working day or part working day that the item is late. Assessment items submitted more than five working days after the due date are awarded zero marks.