Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CUVPHI531A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Investigate and refine alternative approaches to photomedia

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency CUVPHI531A - Investigate and refine alternative approaches to photomedia
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to research and refine approaches to photomedia in the context of a visual arts practice. The unit focuses on exploration of alternative processes to produce photomedia artworks.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Visual artists whose finished work includes photomedia, either as a whole work, or part of a work, apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. Photomedia may include still images, film, video, music or interactive content.Research and refinement at this level are largely independent, with some mentoring and guidance as required. In practice this unit is integrated with unit CUVPRP501A Realise a body of creative work. The unit also has a strong relationship to other units of competency that address photo imaging and digital content.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not applicable.
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Research traditional and contemporary photomedia art
  • Support professional practice by expanding own knowledge of traditional and contemporary photomedia
  • Evaluate relationships between different photomedia works and the ideas they communicate
  • Adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches with consideration of intellectual property requirements
       
Element: Research alternative photomedia processes and technologies
  • Evaluate alternative approaches for photomedia work
  • Investigate how particular processes, technologies and techniques work to achieve different effects
  • Research the detailed capabilities of different equipment
  • Determine limitations and constraints of particular technologies in terms of desired outcomes
  • Determine cost and supply parameters for different technologies and equipment
  • Assess the opportunities offered by different processes and technologies for own practice
       
Element: Integrate technologies into own work
  • Evolve ideas and achieve desired outcomes through experimentation
  • Proactively identify and resolve technical problems based on developing expertise
  • Develop own style and own ways of working to achieve desired outcomes
  • Engage in informed discussion with others about the characteristics and opportunities of different approaches
  • Establish and follow safe work practices and systems for appropriate handling and storage of materials
  • Create a coherent body of photomedia work that shows command of selected technologies and processes
       
Element: Evaluate own work
  • Discuss the development of own work with others and seek feedback
  • Seek and participate in conversations that challenge and explore different concepts and approaches
  • Reflect on the particular ways that experimentation with different technologies and materials has informed own photomedia work
  • Identify ways in which skills may be further developed as part of a professional practice and build ideas into future work
       


Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

evolve and refine digital media technique through a demonstrated process of experimentation

develop individual style in own work

produce a coherent body of professional artwork that includes the use of alternative processes

research photomedia in the broader context of other artwork and artists

use safe and sustainable work practices.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

equipment, materials and tools used to produce photomedia work.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

evaluation of the coherence of the body of work

evaluation of processes used by the candidate to develop new ways of working with technologies

direct observation of work in progress, including exploration of, and experimentation with, techniques

questioning and discussion about candidate’s intentions and the work outcome

review of portfolios of evidence

review of third-party reports from experienced practitioner.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties, such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

CUVPRP501A Realise a body of creative work.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to discuss technical and conceptual aspects of photomedia with others

critical thinking and analytical skills to:

evaluate and make judgements about relationships between technologies, processes and ideas

make critical evaluations of own work and research findings

initiative and enterprise skills to identify and act on opportunities for own practice presented by research

learning skills to:

develop and refine own skills to a professional practice standard

evaluate and act on own development needs

literacy skills to analyse complex and varied information about photomedia

problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical problems in photomedia work

self-management and planning skills to draw together research and experimentation processes for benefit of own work

technical skills to show command of chosen technologies at a professional level

technology skills to use the internet as a research tool.

Required knowledge

extended range of information sources that support research in photomedia practice

cultural, sociological, philosophical, aesthetic, political and commercial influences on photomedia, in historical and contemporary contexts

range of mainstream and alternative photomedia technologies and processes open to the photomedia artist

professional development opportunities for artists seeking to develop a photomedia practice

intellectual property issues and legislation associated with photomedia as a professional practice

sustainability issues for the professional operation of a photomedia practice

OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of a professional work space.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Photomedia may include:

prints on a range of photographic or other papers

prints on:

fabric

glass

metal

wood

still images

slideshows of images with controlled Ken Burns effect

time-based art.

Intellectual property requirements may relate to:

copyright

design licensing regulations

moral rights

protocols for the adaptation of work by others

trademarks.

Alternative approaches may relate to:

alternative cameras:

mobile phone

pin hole

polaroid

toy

web cameras

display options:

physical

print

projected

virtual

format:

full frame

large format

integration of approaches:

traditional and digital technologies

still images and time-based media

paper media

mounting materials

printing technologies

processes:

bichromate and dichromate

ceramic process

cyanotype

chrysotype and chripotype

energiatype: ferro-gallic, ferro-tannic and ferro-prussiate

gum

iron salt

kallitype

palladiotype

pellet process

pigment process

platinotype

Prussian Blue

Van Dyke (brown print)

tools:

Blanchard's brush

Buckle’s brush.

Techniques may include:

cyanotypes and/or other antique processes

emulsion transfer and liquid emulsions

image modifications, which are subject to specific regulations and standards

image tone modification/toning

photograms and chemograms

processing for archival permanence

pseudo solarisation (sabattier effect)

techniques that manipulate the image:

multiple in-camera exposure

multiple printing

using contrast control filters.

Equipment may include:

a range of cameras of various formats

contrast filters

developing trays

drying cabinet for negatives

enlargers

equipment with very limited technical range

focus scope

measuring jugs and stirrers

negative carriers

paintbrushes

personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing

process tank

safe lights

scissors

spirals

sponges

thermometer

tongs.

Limitations and constraints may include:

availability of technologies and equipment

availability of information on alternative processes

financial expenditure

safety aspects of process

studio space

timeframe

transportation.

Cost and supply parameters may relate to:

budgetary restrictions

capacity to share costs with others

location of suppliers

use of recycled materials

use of freely available natural materials

terms of payment.

Own ways of working relate to:

approaches that reflect and support individual voice

particular nuances and subtleties unique to the individual artist.

Safe work practices may include:

ergonomic safety

use of tools and equipment

use of consumables.

Handling and storage may relate to:

damage prevention

interactions between different equipment

light sensitivity

temperature sensitivity

mould prevention.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Support professional practice by expanding own knowledge of traditional and contemporary photomedia 
Evaluate relationships between different photomedia works and the ideas they communicate 
Adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches with consideration of intellectual property requirements 
Evaluate alternative approaches for photomedia work 
Investigate how particular processes, technologies and techniques work to achieve different effects 
Research the detailed capabilities of different equipment 
Determine limitations and constraints of particular technologies in terms of desired outcomes 
Determine cost and supply parameters for different technologies and equipment 
Assess the opportunities offered by different processes and technologies for own practice 
Evolve ideas and achieve desired outcomes through experimentation 
Proactively identify and resolve technical problems based on developing expertise 
Develop own style and own ways of working to achieve desired outcomes 
Engage in informed discussion with others about the characteristics and opportunities of different approaches 
Establish and follow safe work practices and systems for appropriate handling and storage of materials 
Create a coherent body of photomedia work that shows command of selected technologies and processes 
Discuss the development of own work with others and seek feedback 
Seek and participate in conversations that challenge and explore different concepts and approaches 
Reflect on the particular ways that experimentation with different technologies and materials has informed own photomedia work 
Identify ways in which skills may be further developed as part of a professional practice and build ideas into future work 

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