• Offered by School of Art
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Visual Arts
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person

This course is designed to provide an introductory insight into the potential of interactive digital environments in creative arts practice. Skills and knowledge acquired in this course should provide a practical means to connect digital technology to other study outcomes particularly but not exclusively those on offer in the School of Art. The use of simple digital technology is currently a dynamic and evolving direction for contemporary artwork, which can be applied to established creative practices. Different modes of communication, control, and sensing are explored to reveal new creative outcomes. This course discusses contemporary directions and issues in physical computing technology, while a practical project provides tangible experience for the student. Occupation Health and Safety instruction is included.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic electronic components.
  2. Demonstrate fundamental skills in basic circuit construction.
  3. Demonstrate an introductory understanding of the fundamentals of programming.
  4. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of micro-controller functions.
  5. Show a basic knowledge of physical computing as a creative practice in interactive digital environments.
  6. Identify and develop personal topics for individual research.

Indicative Assessment

Studio Project (80%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6]

Visual Diary/Blog (20%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 6]

Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.

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Workload

4 hours per week lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice and 6 hours per week independent studio practice.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You cannot enrol in this course if you have previously completed DART2019.

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $2604
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $3576
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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