This course develops a student’s capacity for independent research within the broadly defined field of digital arts. Through lectures, presentations by practicing digital arts researchers, screenings, directed reading, and excursions, it will give them the conceptual skills to place their own professional and creative digital arts practice in both an historical and contemporary context. The course will give students the theoretical tools to critically reflect on their own practice and develop their research skills through researching, analysing and evaluating historical and contemporary examples from digital culture in relation to the conceptual, social and political issues which are engaged. Students will develop critical skills in relation to their own work, the work of others, and current digital discourses.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills through a reasoned, referenced, and clearly structured analysis of a digital art work, or defined issue in the digital arts, in written, oral and audio-visual forms.
2. Analyse creative digital art works, or phenomena within digital culture, in the context in which they are encountered.
3. Relate the analysed digital art work or phenomena within digital culture to their own digital arts practice.
4. Identify key issues in historical and contemporary digital art.
5. Demonstrate clear oral, written and expressive communication skills.
Indicative Assessment
Participation (10%) Learning Outcomes 1-5Seminar presentation, 15 minutes, including submission of slides/presentation notes (30%) Learning Outcomes 1-5
Essay/research paper, 5,000 words (60%) Learning Outcomes 1-5
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 24 hours of contact comprising lectures, seminars and excursions over 12 weeks.
b) 106 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Specialisations
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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $2820 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4320 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2036 | 19 Feb 2018 | 27 Feb 2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 25 May 2018 | In Person | N/A |