CUASCU411 — Experiment with techniques to produce sculpture
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What an assessment for CUASCU411 must cover
53 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Develop proficiency with a range of sculptural techniques and media
- 1.1Evaluate potential for new approaches to sculpture based on capabilities of known techniques
- 1.2Achieve different effects by introducing and adapting new equipment, tools and materials
- 1.3Extend own capability with sculptural techniques through experimentation on samples, practice pieces or a work in progress
- 1.4Assess safety and sustainability issues for different techniques and media
2 Develop ideas for sculptures
- 2.1Research, adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners and comply with intellectual property requirements
- 2.2Use knowledge of different sculptural techniques to inform ideas and discuss with required personnel
- 2.3Evaluate how different techniques and ideas can best work together
- 2.4Assess the professional potential and presentation requirements of own work
- 2.5Refine and confirm ideas based on research, experimentation and collaboration with others
3 Organise sculpture resources
- 3.1Identify specific resource requirements for sculpture work
- 3.2Research potential sources of supply for sculpture resources
- 3.3Evaluate cost and other constraints that impact on development of the work
- 3.4Evaluate and respond to presentation considerations for finished sculptures
- 3.5Coordinate required resources and set up according to safety requirements
4 Create finished sculptures
- 4.1Create sculptures using techniques and media selected from research and experimentation
- 4.2Review and refine ideas and approaches based on ongoing experience with production of own work
- 4.3Handle equipment, tools and materials safely; minimise and safely dispose of waste throughout all processes
- 4.4Document development of own work and the research and ideas that informed it
5 Evaluate own sculptural work
- 5.1Reflect on own conceptual development and technical execution of work
- 5.2Identify areas for future skill development and options to learn
- 5.3Discuss completed work with others and consider all feedback
Performance evidence
- experiment with at least two different sculpture techniques and apply findings to sculpture works.
- confirm ideas for own work using a process of thorough research and experimentation
- identify and acquire resources required to complete chosen work
- adapt and use a range of sculptural techniques to create a single major work or multiple pieces of sculpture that:
- shows technical proficiency
- incorporates understanding of elements and principles of design
- demonstrates innovation and the emergence of an individual style
- review and document the research and development process.
Knowledge evidence
- key contemporary conceptual frameworks in sculpture
- intellectual property requirements relevant to producing sculptural works.
- methods used to research creative and technical approaches to sculptural work
- how the works of other practitioners may be used to inform individual practice
- role of experimentation in developing and refining ideas for sculptures and how it relates to the development of an individual style
- ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a wide range of sculptural techniques
- elements and principles of design, including:
- detailed design characteristics
- key interrelationships
- use in sculptures and how they may be challenged
- tools and equipment used to produce sculpture:
- key physical features and uses
- cleaning and maintenance techniques
- storage requirements
- physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials and techniques used to produce sculptures
- suppliers of resources for professional sculpture practice, including raw, part-processed and processed sculpture materials
- practices and procedures for working safely and sustainably with materials, tools and equipment for producing sculpture.
Foundation skills
- Learning: Formulates a learning plan when attempting to fill skill gaps
- Reading: Interprets and evaluates complex and unfamiliar information when considering design ideas
- Writing: Uses clear, specific and industry related terminology when documenting a comprehensive record of research, conceptual idea development and production
- Oral Communication: Represents clear ideas for designs and techniques using required industry and conceptual language Uses questioning and active listening techniques to elicit different perspectives about creative ideas and feedback and to confirm understanding
- Numeracy: Uses basic calculations to measure and record dimensions of display areas and appropriate size of art pieces to suit Uses basic calculations to determine and record quantities of equipment, tools and materials Interprets budgetary constraints and supplier prices and calculates sometimes complex order costs
- Teamwork: Assess design ideas and review own work through the perspective and guidance of others Engages in an open conversation to elicit and consider the merit of feedback from peers and others
- Self-management: Takes responsibility for compliance with legal, safety and sustainability practices associated with creative work Manages own decisions about appropriate design ideas and techniques by experimentation with a range of explored options Reviews work in progress, resolving problems through refinement of approach Creates opportunities to use a more innovative approach and personal style
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What does an assessment tool for CUASCU411 need to cover?
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