This course introduces students to ceramic materials and various hand building techniques. It has an emphasis on using different clay bodies and how they will be explored through referencing both historical and contemporary ceramics. A range of techniques exploring surface treatments will be used. Work health and safety (WHS) instruction is an integral part of this course.

Learning Outcomes

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

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be have the knowledge and skills to:

1. utilise skills relevant to Ceramics in response to Workshop projects;
2. explore Ceramic material/s used in Workshop projects;
3. recognise relationships between concept and process in Ceramics; and
4. identify historical and theoretical contexts relevant to Ceramic Workshop projects.

Research-Led Teaching

This course is taught with methods and processes that pertain to practice-led research. Students will engage in hands-on research in the studio, as well as contextual research. The course equips students to creatively integrate practice and concepts through exploration of materials and techniques and to identify historical and theoretical concepts for their work.

Additional Course Costs

OPTIONAL WORKSHOP FEE: The Optional Workshop Fee of $100 is paid as a one-off access fee for any student enrolled in Ceramic courses. This covers your access to workshop facilities outside of specific course hours. You will only be granted After Hours Access once you have paid this fee. (If you are enrolled in more than one Ceramic course in any semester you only pay this fee once per semester.)

MATERIALS FEE: For purchasing of clay through the workshop, students must keep a balance of $50 in the clay account. Students are required to have a balance of $50 prior to the start of the course. 

For Optional Workshop Fee & Materials fees to go: http://onestop.anu.edu.au/html/OSSwebpayment/SOA01WKSP/payment.html

Ceramics Workshop Technical Officer: Franz Schroedl

Email: franz.schroedl@anu.edu.au

Phone: 612 57618

Examination Material or equipment

Final assessment for this course will be conducted by viva voce exam, in which the student presents all project work completed during the semester, including tests, developmental works and journal. Students are expected to discuss this work in relation to the course rubric. Journals will be submitted on the day of the assessment. The assessment timetable will be published on wattle towards the end of semester. Studio Work and Journal are assessed during exam week.

Recommended Resources

Recommended Texts

Creswell Bell, A. Clay: Contemporary Ceramic Artists, 2017

Stouffer, H. The New Age of Ceramics, 2016

Singleton, K. Ceramics: Contemporary Artists Working in Clay, 2016

Del Vecchio, M. and Clark, G. Postmodern Ceramics, 2001

Pearce, S. (ed.). Experiencing material culture in the western world, Leicester University Press, 1997

Rawson, P. Ceramics. part 3, The symbolism of Form. University Pennsylvania Press, 1984

Norman, D. The Design of Everyday Things, Doubleday /Currency, NY, paperback1990

Hannah, F. Ceramics Twentieth Century Design. Dutton 1986

Rich, C. (ed.) The Ceramic Design Book, 1998

Buck, L. The Personal Political Pots of Grayson Perry, London, 2005

Technical

Dassow, S. Low-firing and Burnishing, A & C Black, 2009

Minogue, C. Impressed and Incised Ceramics, A & C Black, 1996,

Mathieson, J. Techniques using slips, A & C Black, 2010

De Boos, Harrison and Smith. Handbook for Australian Ceramics, Sydney, 1984

Hamer, F. The Potter’s Dictionary of Materials and Techniques, London, 1992

Daly, G. The New Ceramics developing glazes, Bloomsbury, 2013

Daly, G. Glazes and Glazing Techniques: A Glaze Journey, Kangaroo Press, 2003

Ceramic Journals

Journal of Australian Ceramics

Ceramics Monthly

Ceramic Review

Websites

www.ferrincontemporary.com

www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/#podcast

www.australianceramics.com

www.vipoo.com 

www.jennyorchard.com

www.paulmathieu.ca/

https://www.musingaboutmud.com

ceramicfocus.blogspot.com.au/2006/05/

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• Whole class critique
• Individual verbal comments from lecturer
• 10 minutes verbal feedback at the end of semester assessment

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.

Other Information

Referencing requirements

https://academicskills.anu.edu.au/resources/handouts/referencing-basics

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Workshop induction & WHS procedures Introduction to Course Project 1: Hand as Site. Exploring pinching, solid shaping and saw dust firing.
2	Complete Project 1: Hand as Site Introduction to Project 2: The Contemporary Vessel. ?Complete Hand as Site objects ready for bisque firing.
3	Continue project 2: The Contemporary Vessel Present 6 concept drawings ready to begin construction. Coil construction demonstration Make tiles for surface treatment demonstration week 4
4	Continue Project 2: The Contemporary Vessel Surface treatment demonstration of the application of underglaze paints and slips on tiles. Complete tiles for bisque firing by the end of week 4
5	Continue Project 2: The Contemporary Vessel ?Glaze surface treatment tiles
6	Complete Project 2: The Contemporary Vessel Complete coil vessel construction ready for bisque firing during the mid-semester break
7	Introduction to Project 3: Slab Sensations Demonstration of slab exercises using cylinders, press moulds and extruder. Exercises used for testing SW reduction gas fired glazes Sawdust firing for Project 1: Hand as Site
8	Continue Project 3: Slab Sensations Introduction to GLAZE TECHNOLOGY and learning to weigh and mix glaze recipes. Complete slab exercises ready for bisque.
9	Continue Project 3: Slab Sensations
10	Complete Project 3: Slab Sensations ?Complete slab objects ready for bisque firing
11	Glaze Project 3: Slab Sensations ?Glaze slab objects for reduction gas firing
12	Glaze application and glaze firings Reduction gas firing NB: Studio Work and Journal are assessed during exam week
14	ASSESSMENT	Assessment Task One: 80% Details of task: Portfolio of all studio work, including tests, experiments and project work. Dates: Tuesday, 11 June and Wednesday, 12 June 2019 Assessment Task Two: 20% Details of task: Journal Dates: Tuesday, 11 June and Wednesday, 12 June, 2019

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Journals/documentation	80 %	11/06/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4
Portfolio of studio work	20 %	11/06/2019	04/07/2019	3, 4

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information 
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using 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. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website. Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Participation

Studio teaching time is 4 hours per week. Students should expect to spend at least an additional six hours per week undertaking independent research, experimentation, project development and documentation in addition to working in allocated teaching time.

Students are expected to attend all classes and to contribute to class discussions and critique sessions. This will be considered as part of the Studio Assessment of 80%. 

Examination(s)

Final assessment for this course will be conducted by viva voce exam, in which the student presents all work completed during the semester, including technical folders, tests, developmental works, sketches, journal, notebooks. Students are expected to discuss this work in relation to the course rubric. Journals will be submitted on the day of the assessment. The assessment timetable will be published on wattle towards the end of semester.

Assessment Task 1

Journals/documentation

Value: 20%

Learning outcomes: 3 & 4

Details of task: Journal

You are required to keep a visual diary or journal to support your ongoing visual research and explorations, ideas, information and thoughts about exhibitions visited, lectures, art/design works, books, journals etc. These journals should reflect the development of your ideas over the semester, experimentation and reflections on your own work and that of other artists. 

Dates: Tuesday, 11 June and Wednesday, 12 June, 2019

Rubric

Assessment Task 2

Portfolio of studio work

Value of Task: 80%

Learning outcomes: 1-4

Details of task: Portfolio of all studio work, including tests, experiments and project work.

Dates: Tuesday, 11 June and Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Rubric

CRITERIA	HD	D	CR	P	F
1. Demonstrate creative exploration, experimentation and integration of ideas, materials and techniques, through class and individual projects	Consistently demonstrates this criteria to an exceptionally high level across all studio projects	Consistently demonstrates this criteria to a high level across all studio projects	Demonstrates this criteria to a proficient level across studio projects	Demonstrates this criteria to an adequate level across studio projects	Fails to demonstrate this criteria to a sufficient level across studio projects
2. Demonstrate competency with a range of advanced technical skills in relation to the hand building techniques demonstrated as a medium for visual expression and design	Consistently demonstrates technical competency to an exceptionally high level across all processes	Consistently demonstrates technical competency to a high level across all processes	Demonstrates technical competency to a proficient level across processes	Demonstrates technical competency to an adequate level across processes	Fails to demonstrate technical competency to a sufficient level across processes
3. Apply knowledge of the historical, cultural and theoretical contexts and contemporary practices relevant to hand building as a medium for visual arts/design through development and execution of studio projects and research	An exceptionally high level of understanding of historical and theoretical contexts is evident in work and articulated in discussion	A high level of understanding of historical and theoretical contexts is evident in work and articulated in discussion	An understanding of historical and theoretical contexts is evident in work and articulated in discussion	An understanding of historical and theoretical contexts is beginning to develop in work and/or in discussion	Fails to understand historical and theoretical contexts in work and/or in discussion

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a core part of our culture as a community of scholars. At its heart, academic integrity is about behaving ethically. This means that all members of the community commit to honest and responsible scholarly practice and to upholding these values with respect and fairness. The Australian National University commits to embedding the values of academic integrity in our teaching and learning. We ensure that all members of our community understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. The ANU expects staff and students to uphold high standards of academic integrity and act ethically and honestly, to ensure the quality and value of the qualification that you will graduate with. The University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct. Visit the following Academic honesty & plagiarism website for more information about academic integrity and what the ANU considers academic misconduct. The ANU offers a number of services to assist students with their assignments, examinations, and other learning activities. The Academic Skills and Learning Centre offers a number of workshops and seminars that you may find useful for your studies.

Online Submission

You will be required to electronically sign a declaration as part of the submission of your assignment. Please keep a copy of the assignment for your records. Unless an exemption has been approved by the Associate Dean (Education) as submission must be through Turnitin.

Hardcopy Submission

For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

Late Submission

Late submission of assessment tasks without an extension are penalised at the rate of 5% of the possible marks available per working day or part thereof. Late submission of assessment tasks is not accepted after 10 working days after the due date, or on or after the date specified in the course outline for the return of the assessment item. Late submission is not accepted for take-home examinations.

Referencing Requirements

Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.

Returning Assignments

Folio should be collected after your examination.  

Extensions and Penalties

Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure. The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.

Resubmission of Assignments

An assignment may be resubmitted on medical grounds

Privacy Notice

The ANU has made a number of third party, online, databases available for students to use. Use of each online database is conditional on student end users first agreeing to the database licensor’s terms of service and/or privacy policy. Students should read these carefully. In some cases student end users will be required to register an account with the database licensor and submit personal information, including their: first name; last name; ANU email address; and other information.
In cases where student end users are asked to submit ‘content’ to a database, such as an assignment or short answers, the database licensor may only use the student’s ‘content’ in accordance with the terms of service – including any (copyright) licence the student grants to the database licensor. Any personal information or content a student submits may be stored by the licensor, potentially offshore, and will be used to process the database service in accordance with the licensors terms of service and/or privacy policy.
If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor’s terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.

Distribution of grades policy

Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes.

Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.

Support for students

The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).

• ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
• ANU Diversity and inclusion for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
• ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
• ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
• ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
• ANUSA supports and represents undergraduate and ANU College students
• PARSA supports and represents postgraduate and research students