Advanced Diploma in Art and Design
Culture and Arts - Design Studies
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
The purpose of the Advanced Diploma in Art and Design is to empower learners with practical and critical thinking skills, through multi-disciplinary projects and discipline-specific applications, to aid thinking and problem solving through art and design. This qualification aims to equip learners with the knowledge, values and attitudes that contribute to various design professions and related disciplines to address pertinent issues through practice.
Rationale:
The Advanced Diploma in Art and Design not only provides a learner with the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies, but it also provides them with an opportunity for further learning. The qualification targets learners currently in the industry and who wish to broaden their knowledge and skills. Learners will get an opportunity to deepen their theoretical and practical understanding of the art, design and architecture environment through the exposure of new material, technology and techniques. Many researchers see art and design education as failing if it equips learners only with the skill to solve task-oriented problems. In an increasingly complex world, education should equip learners with the intellectual skills that allow them to integrate problem-solving across fields. Therefore, collaborative thinking enables new synergies between disciplines that enhance creativity and innovation towards deepened, more speculative and more responsive results.
Contemporary art, design and architecture education models look at generic art and design thinking as a process and apply this process to various disciplinary ends. Herein lies an opportunity to merge the collective applied design thinking skills of the Departments in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. The teaching philosophy that drives the need for the Advanced Diploma in Art and Design is design processes. Design processes are the essential core of every design discipline; what varies is the scale and materials used to achieve the desired outcome. The Advanced Diploma in Art and Design is multi-disciplinary and discipline-specific and ensures continuous renewal and transformation.
The qualification will contribute to the national objectives regarding skills development and economic growth through:
- Aiding thinking and problem-solving through art and design and thereby contributing to various art, design, and architecture disciplines.
- Foundational, practical and critical thinking will empower learners to interact with private and business sector case studies, theories, policies and best practices.
- Addressing important current pertinent issues while being flexible enough to ensure that these influence the context for the content taught.
Outcomes
- Investigate a range of contemporary art, design and architecture theories and practices.
- Integrate knowledge in the identification, development and presentation of an art, design or architecture solutions.
- Identify and apply alternative design solutions to contribute to multi-disciplinary group work.
- Present solutions of appropriate scope, scale and complexity within their own discipline.
- Conduct research and compile a reflective research poster and essay on the identified design problem and solution under supervision.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Discuss contemporary art, design, and architecture theories.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Identify, analyze, and address complex problems using knowledge and methods of art, design, and architecture.
- Generate multiple creative solutions to complex problems through design thinking skills.
- Demonstrate solutions with knowledge of art, design, and architecture theory.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Produce creative solutions independently and as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Develop various design iterations, present and communicate the art and design process clearly, and incorporate design thinking processes.
- Identify relevant art and design criteria through a thorough investigative process.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:
- Identify complexities within their discipline.
- Integrate knowledge and creative thinking skills in developing solutions for their discipline.
- Integrate knowledge, findings, and creative thinking into the discipline.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Identify a relevant topic for art, design, and architecture exploration.
- Use appropriate research methods in the chosen discipline.
- Prepare a research poster and literature review to communicate identified art and design problems.
- Present findings according to academic conventions and offer creative insights and interpretations.
- Display ethical and professional behavior in executing the identified problem.
Integrated Assessment:
- Utilization of formative and summative assessment strategies.
Module 1: Advanced Art, Design, and Architecture Design Theory.
- Formative Assessment: Individual discussions.
- Summative Assessment: Group presentations, literature reviews.
Module 2: Methods of Research for Art, Design, and Architecture.
- Formative Assessment: Individual discussions.
- Summative Assessment: Group presentations, essays, research poster.
Module 3: Art, Design, and Architecture Practice.
- Formative Assessment: Individual discussions.
- Summative Assessment: Two group projects, panel presentation, individual reflective essay.
Module 4: Studio Project 4.
- Formative Assessment: Individual discussions.
- Summative Assessment: Artefact/system development process, portfolio, presentation to the panel.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Advanced Diploma
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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