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Title: Website Development Code: FAM1. Module Aims. This module aims to provide students with opportunities to: develop skills in the use of electronic media ; apply research methodologies to new media ;
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Module Aims • This module aims to provide students with opportunities to: • develop skills in the use of electronic media; • apply research methodologies to new media; • use electronic media as a means of documenting and presenting artwork to audiences in a range of formats; • engage with professional practice and strategies in relation to electronic presentation and promotion of studio practice
Learning Outcomes • Upon successful completion of this module, students should be able to: • Art Skills • Demonstrate creativity, skill and a comprehensive understanding of materials & process as tools of experiment and enquiry; • Demonstrate a practical understanding of how established visual research methods are used to create ideas and interpret knowledge.
Indicative Curriculum Content: • Students will write a formal ‘website proposal’ for the module, which will inform the assessment criteria used to assess this module;
Indicative Curriculum Content: • Students will produce a professionally presented website that must be arranged for easy uploading of images etc to make the site function as: • Marketing tool; • Gallery or Catalogue; • Digital Journal / Sketchbook: allowing the viewing of work in progress and long-distance critical discussion between student, peers and staff; • Database: a flexible space for research material from other MA modules (as appropriate); • Research Links;
Mode of Assessment • (4000 word equivalent): • A professionally presented website which must function as: • Marketing Tool, • Gallery or Catalogue, • Digital Journal / Sketchbook, • Research Database, • Links, • written ‘website proposal’ for the module, • back-up/supporting material. • (Note: Content of site is NOT assessed).
Assessment Criteria / Learning Outcomes • These are to be informed by the written ‘website proposal’ produced by each student: • Art skills • Demonstrate creativity, skill and a comprehensive understanding of materials & process as tools of experiment and enquiry; • Demonstrate a practical understanding of how established visual research methods are used to create ideas and interpret knowledge. • Critical skills • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge. • Key skills: • communicate conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences in verbal, written and visual forms; • demonstrate self-direction and individuality in identification and solving problems; • act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level, inc. good working practices; • Source, manage and present information through IT systems.
Learning Strategies • Group teaching with individual support; • There normally be 8 x 2 hour workshop sessions. All students will produce a working web site that fits with their aims; • There will be a group crit presentation at mid-point.
Title: Website DevelopmentCode: FAM1 How do you use the internet? What do you think about it?
Research • Theoretical: Google Scholar • Technical: What can be achieved? • How can I achieve it? • Information: Quantity of information • Quality of information » • Effective searching
Materials • Archive.org • freesound.org • flickr creativecommons
Opportunities & Promotion inspiration • an magazine » • Perpetual Art Machine » • The Projection Gallery » • Vimeo» • Website »
internet Revolution?The democratisation of the web Module approach web 2.0
Module approach • Tools seen as web 2.0 • Flickr • Wikipedia • utube • Vimeo » • Facebook • Blogger.com
Module approach • Web 2.0 wikipedia.org • User-generated content • Tools for easier content creation • Active engagement • Political social consequences
Module approach • Why this approach why not use Dreamweaver • Reality of web design content management » • Professional practice • The internet has changed and is changing
Module approach in practise • Focus on applied knowledge of web technologies • Avoid coding » • Focus on the application of web based tools
Module approach wordpress • WordPress.com» • WordPress.org» • Host on your own site • Larger selection of templates • Installation of purchased templates • Develop web sites beyond the constraints of WordPress
Web 2.0 in practice • What does all this mean in practice? • MA_FMA WordPress site »
For Next Session • Sign up to WordPress? • See what support/help is available? • Find artists using wordpress? • Have some fun with it? • Web 2.0 for artists
Next Session • Photoshop image resolution and compression • The structure of the internet and web sites • Create your wordpress site!
