CART11016 - Modernism and the New

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will be introduced to a range of historical experiences relevant to the emergence of modernism and modern visual art practices. You will examine a selection of key visual artists and movements associated with the modern period, including the emergence of conceptual art practices.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online discussion forum 20%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback, SUTE.
Feedback
Students reported that the learning design for this unit supported how they engaged with the unit's content.
Recommendation
Maintain learning design for the unit.
Action Taken
The structure of the unit was retained.
Source: Anecdotal
Feedback
Content in this unit is interesting. Related tutorial discussions allow for a deeper understanding of modern art history.
Recommendation
Retain current structure and delivery approach for this unit.
Action Taken
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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the relationship of 18th and 19th century European fine art academies to the development of institutional theories of taste and art criticism
  2. Recognise key features of Enlightenment thinking and their relevance to modernity
  3. Discuss the historical relevance of a selection of key artists to modern visual culture
  4. Discuss the ongoing influence of Dada and anti-aesthetic practices upon international, late twentieth century and early twenty-first century visual art practices.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Online discussion forum • • • • • •
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