2002 Swinburne TAFE Handbook - Swinburne University of ...

142 I Subject Details
Theatre Studies 4 examines the current characteristics and directions in theatre in
Australia. It includes the identification and exploration of local, national and intemational
influences. Students are required to:
Refine acting skills and techniques.
Further develop performance and stagecraft skills through workshop activities.
Prepare an analysis of a performance.
Complete an analytical exercise on theatre as industry.
Develop a folio of resources.
0046T059 Visual Communication & Design
136 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Content
Visual Communication and Design 3 enables students to apply the visual communication
production process to satisfy specific communication needs. Students also investigate
the production of visual communications in a professional setting, and evaluate
examples of visual communications produced. Students use manual and electronic
production systems and apply the visual communication production process to design a
final presentation{s}. They will also analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of
visual communications, and describe the roles of professional communicators and
analyse processes and procedures used in professional practice to produce visual
communications.
Visual Communication and Design 4 enables students to prepare one brief, and design
and produce developmental work and two final presentations based on the brief.
Students prepare a brief which describes a client's communication need{s} and specifies
resolutions and final presentations suitable for a stated audience{s}. Theywill also
prepare developmental work that explores concepts relevant to the requirements of the
brief, fulfil the brief, and produce final presentations that satisfy the requirements of
the brief.
0046T062 Studio Art (Photography)
136 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Content
Studio Arts 3 focusses on determining the parameters and framework for an area of
exploration, and the development of artworks through the application of a design
process and the use of a work brief. It also focusses on practices of artists together
with the ways in which artists develop distinctive styles and approaches to subject
matter. Students use a work brief to define an area of exploration and apply a design
brief to explore and develop ideas and produce a range of pot entia I solutions. Students
also discuss traditional and contemporary work practices in relation to a particular art
form(s} and the ways in which artists interpret artistic influences, cultural contexts and
ideas in developing distinctive styles and approaches to subject matter.
Studio Arts 4 focusses on the production of a cohesive folio of artworks. It also
focusses on the different components of the arts industry, their influences on artists
and theirworkand issues relating to the public display, promotion and critique of art
works. Students produce a cohesive folio offinished artworks developed from a design
process, which resolves the aims and intentions set out in the work brief formulated in
Unit3. Students will also research, analyse and evaluate roles and methods involved in
the presentation of artworks to an audience, and discuss contemporary art industry
issues.
0046T901 English 1 & 2
136 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Content
English 1 focusses on the reading of a range of texts, with comprehension, enjoyment
and discrimination, development of competence in writing, and the use of and response
to oral language in different contexts. Students will identify and discuss ideas, themes
and issues in texts, construct a personal response and communicate effectively in
writing, taking into account context, purpose and audience, and explore ideas and issues
orally, giving considered reasons fora point of view and actively listening to others.
English 2 focusses on a variety of forms of response to texts, experimentation with
different written forms, and the use of oral language to interact positively, critically and
confidently with audiences in formal and informal settings. Students will construct
responses to set texts and Australian media texts, produce effective written texts for a
range of purposes and audiences, and comment orally on the key ideas and information
conveyed in non-print texts and identify and analyse verbal and non-verbal methods of
presentation.
0046T902
136 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Content
History: Renaissance Italy
History: Renaissance Italy 3 investigates the relationship between the city states of the
Italian peninsula during the period olthe Renaissance, and the often precarious balance
of power that existed between them. It includes a detailed study of Renaissance Venice
from 1297 to 1570, in particular its political institutions, attitudes to power, and the
changing nature of the Venetian Empire. It examines the changing fortunes of Venice and
the impact olthe 'myth of Venice' on political and intellectual aspects of urban life.
History: Renaissance Italy 4 considers the role of the revival of classical ideas in the
fields of art, culture and leaming in Renaissance Italy. The term 'Renaissance' is
strongly linked with the revival of classicalleaming and students will investigate the
impact of Renaissance ideas on the visual arts, learning, education and the development
of humanism. A case study olthe city of Florence from the fourteenth to the sixteenth
centuries will be undertaken: Florence was a centre of Renaissance thinking, and
students explore how changes in attitudes and values shaped the political, economic and
social world.
0046T905 Physics 1 &2
136 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Content
Physics 1 covers the diverse areas of sight and light, heating and cooling, radioactivity
and nuclear energy. The unit promotes the development of students' ability to use
physics to explain phenomena and events, and technological and social applications.
Students gain an understanding of the ways in which knowledge in physics advances
and is applied, and develop the confidence and skillsto communicate their knowledge of
physics effectively. The development of practical skills in investigating physical
phenomena is an essential part olthe unit.
Physics 2 covers the areas of movement and electricity. The unit promotes the
development of students' ability to use physics to explain phenomena and events, and
technological and social applications. Students gain an understanding olthe ways in
which knowledge in physics advances and is applied. The development of practical skills
in investigating physical phenomena is an essential part olthe unit.
0046T906 Chemistry 1 &2
136 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Content
Chemistry 1 examines a range of chemical processes and activities through the study of
common materials. The chemical nature of materials is explored through an
investigation of their properties and their modification. Students examine the structures
of substances in everyday use, and relate the properties of water to its importance. The
structure of surfaces and the nature of interactions occurring at surfaces is also
included. The design and performance of experiments, including the generation,
collection and evaluation of experimental data, are emphasised.
Chemistry 2 examines a wide range of chemical reactions, with emphasis on the
writing of chemical equations and the performance of calculations. Appropriate
chemical concepts are introduced and students are encouraged to evaluate the
environmental impact of human activity on the biosphere. The design and performance
of experiments, including the generation, collection and evaluation of experimental data,
are emphasised.
0046T908 Information Technology 1 &2
136 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Content
Information Technology 1 focusses on the study of how information may be organised
and processed to expedite problem solving and decision making. Students will undertake
leaming activities which will enable them to apply a range of hardware and software
tools and techniques to design and implement a solution to an information problem that
meets users' needs, explain why information technology is used in a particular setting,
and explain how information technology can produce information valued by its users.
Swinburne University of Technology I TAFE Handbook 2002