EDUCATION EDUCATION B
6. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
A more comprehensive book list is available at the start of each year.
Cardew, M. Pioneer Pottery Longmans London 1909 Charleston, R. J. World Ceramics Hamlyn London 1971
Cox, W. E. Pottery and Porcelain Brown & Co. New York 1944 Green, D. Pottery—Materials and Techniques Faber London
1967
Green. D. Experimenting with Pottery Faber London 1971 Hood, K., Garnsey, W. and Australian Pottery Macmillan Melbourne 1973
Thompson, G.
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Leach, B. A Potter's Book Faber London 1940 Leach, B. A Potter's Work Faber London 1967 Littlemore, A. Nine Artist Potters Pollard Sydney 1973
Memmott, H. The Australian Pottery Book Hamlyn Sydney 1970 Nelson, G. Ceramics Holt & Co. New York 1966
Nordness, L. Objects USA Thames & Hudson London 1970 Norton, H. Elements of Ceramics Wesely Publ. London 1957 Petterson, H. Creating Form in Clay Reinhold New York 1968 Reigger, H. Raku Technique Studio Vista London 1970 Rhodes, D. Clay and Glazes for the Potter Pitman London 1957 Rhodes, D. Stoneware and Porcelain Pitman London 1960 Savage, G. Pottery Through the Ages Penguin London 1959 Savage, G. Porcelain Through the Ages Penguin London 1968 Vardon, M. Pottery for Beginners Rigby Adelaide 1970 Wilcox, D. New Design in Ceramics Reinhold New York 1970 A comprehensive range of Australian and international periodicals is available through the Education Resource Centre.
CERAMICS B 3 points
Three hours a week throughout the year. An elective subject offered to second year students.
SYLLABUS
This subject continues to develop the broad practical approach of the first year.
The program is strongly student centered, and the individual is encouraged to further develop ideas and express them in ceramic terms. Although emphasis is placed on experience with a wide range of techniques, students may choose to extend their involvement with one or more specific approaches as personal forms of expression develop.
Students are expected to further basic technical studies in the following areas:
• Body preparation and testing
• Glazing:Classification,Sources of raw materials,Calculation and recipe formulation
• Kilns and Kiln Management:Firing techniques,Reaction of ceramic materials to heat.
BOOKS
Refer to lists in Ceramics Course Development.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is continuous and is based on each student's participation throughout the subject, largely in terms of involvement and response. Students will be encouraged to engage in the process of self-assessment.
Each student will be assessed as 'satisfactory' or 'unsatisfactory'. It is the student's responsibility to show evidence of the work produced in order to secure a pass. Any student who is rated 'unsatisfactory' by his/her lecturer should know that his/her position will be discussed at length in conference between the Head of Department, the staff member and the student concerned, both at the half year and at the end of the year.
CERAMICS C 6 points
Six hours a week throughout the year. An elective subject offered to third year students.
Prerequisite: Ceramics B 174
SYLLABUS
Students are expected to develop a more personal manner of expression and to investigate the potential of combining other media with ceramics.
As part of their involvement, students are required to participate in the organization and maintenance of the ceramics studio. Students electing a major study in ceramics are expected to undertake more detailed technical studies in the following areas:
• Clay and Body Preparation—each student is expected to prepare, test and evaluate a clay body suitable for studio application.
• Glazes and Glazing—geological and mineral sources of raw materials; calculation of recipes or formulae. Each student is expected to develop, test and evaluate high temperature (+1300 C) glaze base and detail the following: colouring agents;
influence of kiln atmosphere; reaction to various clays and bodies.
• Kilns and Kiln Management—students are encouraged to participate in the design, construction and operation of a solid fuel kiln. Operation of kilns—specific reference to the theory of firing and to pyrometrics. Kiln furniture.
• Workshop and Studio Practice—this area is an essential background study for students wishing to undertake Ceramics D in fourth year.
BOOKS
Refer to lists in Ceramics Course Development.
ASSESSMENT As for Ceramics B.
CERAMICS D 18 points
This major study occupies twelve hours a week and is offered to fourth year students.
Prerequisite: Ceramics C SYLLABUS
Students in the fourth year are expected to be self actualizing and autonomous in every way. They are given absolute freedom of approach to studio practice; assistance and advice being given only when requested.
All fourth year students are required to participate in the organization and maintenance of the ceramics studio. At this level, technical involvement within the five syllabus areas will consist of extending and developing those techniques essential to professional studio practice.
Students are encouraged to undertake an in-depth study of one specific area and to experiment with more sophisticated ceramic techniques such as enamelling, mould- making, slip casting, and kiln design and construction.
Workshop and studio practice is considered an essential involvement, with emphasis on school ceramics and studio development and operation.
Senior students are encouraged to participate in exhibitions and to establish communication with professional organizations.
BOOKS
Refer to list in Ceramics Course Development.
ASSESSMENT As for Ceramics'B.
DESIGN
Some units to be offered by the Department of Design will assume a previous knowledge of science and mathematics. Accordingly, in addition to meeting the course admission requirements, students intending to elect Design Studies in years two, three and four of the course will require a knowledge of basic concepts in science and mathematics.
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DESIGN A 4 points A subject of four hours a week for twenty-seven weeks.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
This is a compulsory subject for all first year Bachelor of Education (Art and Crafts) students.
No prerequisite.
SYLLABUS
Design A incorporates studies in Design, Graphic Communication and Photography.
Unit 1 Design: An introduction to the history and philosophy of design, problem solving strategies and visual anthropology.
Unit 2 Graphic Communication: An introduction to control factors in communication, information processing and visual semantics.
Unit 3 Photography: An introduction to photography, the camera, film processing, contact printing, projection printing, copying, finishing.
BOOKS
Preliminary Reading:
Papanek, V.
Text:
Beakley, G. C. and Chilton, E. G.
McKim, Robert ASSESSMENT
Students' progress through each unit will be determined by progressive assessment of projects undertaken in that unit.
DESIGN B 3 points
A subject of three hours a week for twenty-seven weeks.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Some field work is necessary in this elective second year subject.
Prerequisite: Design A SYLLABUS
Lectures, tutorials, field work and practical classes in which design methodology, sociological aspects of design, intuition and creativity, communication design, and media evaluation are examined.
BOOKS
Full details of references will be provided at the start of the subject.
ASSESSMENT
Students' progress through the subject will be determined by progressive assessment of each project undertaken.
DESIGN C
A subject of six hours a week for twenty-eight weeks.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Up to one third of this subject may be undertaken as a field study.
Prerequisite: Design B
6 points Design for the Real World Thames & Hudson 1972 Design Serving the Needs of Man Macmillan 1974 Experiences in Visual Thinking Brooks Cole Publ.
1972
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SYLLABUS
Lectures, tutorials, field work and practical classes in which the history and philosophy of design, ergonomics, plastics, furniture design, and exhibition design are examined.
BOOKS
Full details of references will be provided at the start of the subject.
ASSESSMENT
Students' progress through the subject will be determined by progressive assessment of each project undertaken.
DESIGN D 18 points
A subject of twelve hours a week for thirty-one weeks.
Prerequisite: Design C SYLLABUS
Tutorials, field work and individual research and practical projects in which sociological aspects of design, community needs, ergonomics, visual anthropology, program planning, plastics, and furniture design will be examined.
BOOKS
Full details of references will be provided at the start of the subject.
ASSESSMENT
Students will be required to present selected projects for assessment at the completion of the subject.