Unit of competency details
CUAACD612 - Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media (Release 1)
Summary
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1 1 (this release) |
16/Apr/2021 |
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Unit of competency
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Qualifications that include this unit
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Classification history
ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 100399 | Visual Arts And Crafts, N.e.c. | 16/Apr/2021 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package Version 5.0.
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Application
This unit describes skills and knowledge required to extend expertise across new art forms and media using exploration and integration. It involves exploring the potential of different new art forms and media, experimenting with new materials and techniques to extend skills and conceptualising new approaches to different creative works.
The unit applies to those who work as creative practitioners using experimentation and refinement to explore new ways of creating work.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Visual Communication – Art, Craft and Design
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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Elements describe the essential outcomes.
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Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Explore the professional potential of different art forms and media
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1.1 Evaluate ways in which the use of different art forms or media may enhance current practice
1.2 Explore and analyse different connections and associations as sources of new ideas
1.3 Select new art forms or media to explore in own practice
1.4 Research historical, cultural, political or sociological contexts within the visual arts practice.
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2. Explore and extend new skills with materials, processes and techniques
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2.1 Explore and experiment with new materials, processes and techniques in selected art forms and media
2.2 Identify and resolve technical problems in new areas as required
2.3 Evaluate results of experimentation and testing with new art forms or media
2.4 Apply developed technical expertise to chosen art form or media
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3. Conceptualise new approaches to work
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3.1 Evaluate how new and existing skills might work together in own practice
3.2 Discuss and refine thinking through collaboration with others
3.3 Develop concepts for new work by combining new ideas and expertise
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Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
S KILL
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DESCRIPTION
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Reading
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- Interprets visual and textual information to extract ideas and legislative parameters
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Writing
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- Documents information using clear, specific and industry related terminology
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Oral Communication
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- Articulates clearly using detailed and appropriate language for environment and careful listening to confirm understanding
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Self-management
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- Considers the implication of intellectual property requirements when conducting research and planning idea development
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Teamwork
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- Seeks collaborative relationships to refine own insights about new professional directions through discussion with others
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Planning and organising
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- Develops a broad, flexible plan for enhancement of skills, technique and personal style in new art forms
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Initiative and enterprise
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- Evaluates and decides on approach to exploration, practice and refinement of skills and techniques with new media using analytical processes
- Builds new skills and generates new ideas using exploration and experimentation
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Problem-solving
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- Makes creative and technical decisions and addresses problems during production
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Unit Mapping Information
Supersedes and is equivalent to CUAACD602 Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=1db201d9-4006-4430-839f-382ef6b803d5
Assessment requirements
Modification History
Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package Version 5.0.
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Performance Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
- produce at least two examples of creative work across different new art forms and media.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
- assess the benefits of new art forms and media to current practice
- develop and refine methods of working with new materials, processes and techniques using a practical process of experimentation
- apply new expertise with techniques, materials and processes to selected art forms and media in creative work
- apply critical and creative thinking ability to the development of new ideas
- consider intellectual property requirements associated with new art forms and media when developing ideas for creative work
- integrate new and existing skills and ideas into professional practice.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
- relationship between materials, processes and techniques in the chosen art form
- connections and associations between different art forms and media
- works of prominent artists in the chosen art form
- cultural, sociological, philosophical, aesthetic, political and commercial influences on the chosen art form, in historical and contemporary contexts
- research and concept development processes used by the professional artist
- intellectual property requirements and legislation associated with the chosen art form as a professional practice.
Assessment Conditions
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
This includes access to:
- sources of relevant information
- equipment, materials and tools used to produce work in chosen art form.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=1db201d9-4006-4430-839f-382ef6b803d5