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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop ideas for a coherent body of creative work
   • Establish and explore a developing range of sources to inform new ideas, including consideration of intellectual property requirements
   • Support professional practice by extending knowledge of historical and contemporary references
   • Evaluate developing ideas and options for creative work using critical and creative thinking approaches
   • Identify ideas that have professional potential
   • Refine own ideas through consultation with relevant people
   • Develop ideas or designs based on research and analysis, and their suitability for intended purpose
2. Plan and organise the production of creative work
   • Confirm scope and objectives of the work based on the project concept
   • Evaluate and organise financial, physical and other resources based on in-depth knowledge of the creative form
   • Set up or gain access to an appropriate work space
   • Develop a realistic timeframe for the production of work
   • Evaluate and respond to project constraints
   • Monitor project workflow against the plan
3. Develop own approach to documenting the body of work
   • Evaluate options for documenting and recording work and the ideas and research that inform it
   • Determine the type and amount of information for inclusion
   • Select and develop own approach and presentation style
   • Document production of work from initial ideas to realisation
4. Collaborate with others in producing work
   • Seek and respond to critical analysis of own work by others
   • Participate critically and knowledgably in discussions that explore different ways of doing things
   • Experiment with ideas that come from collaboration
5. Create finished work
   • Use safe and sustainable work practices to manipulate selected materials, processes and technologies with increasing skill when creating finished work
   • Challenge and test technical and conceptual aspects of the work during production
   • Finish work to professional standard within required budget and timeframes
6. Evaluate own creative work
   • Review work in progress against personal, professional and artistic objectives
   • Identify and respond to opportunities for refinement and re-thinking
   • Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of the work process
   • Evaluate finished work in terms of its coherence with the project concept, technical resolution and suitability for intended purpose

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

discuss and evaluate ideas and options for work in response to research and analysis

select and refine ideas for application to own work in consultation with relevant people

safely and sustainably create a coherent body of creative work that is technically and conceptually resolved and consistent with the project concept

finish body of work to a professional standard

develop detailed documentation of work from initial idea to realisation

evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of completed creative project process.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe commonly used research methodologies for creative practitioners

outline influences on chosen area of work in historical and contemporary contexts

explain how critical and creative thinking techniques can be used in the context of creative practice

explain the relationships between technique, materials and process in the relevant creative form

explain basic project management techniques, particularly in relation to work planning, time management and resource management

discuss essential considerations when determining scope and objectives of a piece of creative work

discuss factors to be considered when determining a realistic timeframe for a piece of creative work

identify typical problems that occur during the production of a body of creative work, and how to avoid or resolve them

summarise options for documenting and recording work, including the type and amount of information to include

discuss intellectual property considerations associated with professional creative practice

outline sustainability issues associated with the tools and materials used in the chosen creative form

explain organisational and legislative work health and safety procedures in relation to chosen creative form.

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