DGTL12016 - 3D Character Animation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit of study provides an introduction to three-dimensional (3D) character animation theory, principles and practices. You will learn how to use a variety of tools and techniques to apply the principles of animation to 3D characters. You will develop the necessary skills to produce animated 3D characters for animation, visual effects and games using industry-standard software.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: DGTL11001 Foundations of Animation

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

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. Practical Assessment 30%
2. Practical Assessment 30%
3. Practical Assessment 40%

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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.22% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

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: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Students report that the unit is quite challenging but provides a sense of achievement in the end.
Recommendation
Keep up the good practice to reinforce the positive outcomes.
Action Taken
A new social media platform has been implemented to enhance student engagement throughout their academic journey, a strategy that has proven effective, as evidenced by the high satisfaction rates in course feedback.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
One student remarked that the time required to follow the video tutorial was longer than the duration indicated on Moodle.
Recommendation
Students will be reminded that following the video tutorial may take longer in practice than initially anticipated. Therefore, they should be prepared to allocate additional time for this activity.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply the principles of animation to 3D character rigs
  2. Produce 3D character animation using industry-standard software
  3. Produce 3D character animation using best practice, including producing reference material, meeting milestone deadlines and incorporating feedback
  4. Analyse and critique character animation.

Not applicable

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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