Course Outline

DES232 Animation and Visualisation

Course Coordinator:Joseph Burgess (jburgess1@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries

2024Semester 2

UniSC Sunshine Coast

UniSC Moreton Bay

Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Online

Online You can do this course without coming onto campus.

Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

In this course, you will develop new skills in animation and visualisation. You will learn about the latest tools and technologies and will create original artefacts from immersive visualisation to augmented reality. Your visualisation skills will be applied across screen media, live performance, game design or virtual reality in a collaborative project. 

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities 1hr Week 1 12 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled face to face workshops 2hrs Week 1 10 times
Seminar – Scheduled face to face seminar 2hrs Throughout teaching period (refer to Format) 2 times
Online
Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities 1hr Week 1 12 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Asynchronous online workshops 2hrs Week 1 10 times
Seminar – Scheduled online seminar (Recorded) 2hrs Throughout teaching period (refer to Format) 2 times

Course Topics

Animation techniques

Data visualisation

Augmented reality

Virtual reality

Immersive visualisation

Sound design

Workflow

Postproduction

What level is this course?

200 Level (Developing)

Building on and expanding the scope of introductory knowledge and skills, developing breadth or depth and applying knowledge and skills in a new context. May require pre-requisites where discipline specific introductory knowledge or skills is necessary. Normally, undertaken in the second or third full-time year of an undergraduate programs.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming...
1 Critically evaluate and use problem-solving strategies and creativity to address a design challenge Creative and critical thinker
2 Interpret and reflect on design ethics and inclusive design practices to produce socially engaged, relevant and impactful design outcomes Empowered
Ethical
3 Apply a range of techniques to create compelling animations and visualisations. Creative and critical thinker
Empowered
4 Research visualisation strategies and apply them to create audiovisualisations Knowledgeable
Engaged
5 Communicate your ideas, thoughts and development processes in an e-portfolio using visual and non-visual artefacts. Knowledgeable
Empowered

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Not applicable

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

By the week 4 workshop students will have made substantial progress on a technical task, and received constructive feedback via regular individual consultation during workshops. 

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Artefact - Creative Individual 20%
15 second audiovisual piece
Week 4 Online Submission
All 2 Portfolio Individual 30%
4 creative artefacts and research documentation
Week 10 Online Submission
All 3 Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece Individual 50%
1-2 minutes, short reflection, supporting documentation.
Week 13 Online Submission
All - Assessment Task 1:Fundamentals of Time-based Media
Goal:
To demonstrate your knowledge of the fundamental principles of audiovisual works that change through time
Product: Artefact - Creative
Format:
A short rendered audiovisual work.

Please see Assessment 1 folder in Canvas for the full task brief.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Technical Achievement
3
2
Creativity of Work
1
3
Conceptual Basis
2 4
4
Quality of Documentation
5
All - Assessment Task 2:Visualisation Portfolio
Goal:
You will research visualisation strategies and respond to a series of tasks to create a visualisation portfolio
Product: Portfolio
Format:
Digital portfolio with text, images and video that demonstrates research strategies and process.

Please see Assessment 2 folder in Canvas for full task brief
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Technical Achievement
3
2
Creativity of Responses
1
3
Application of a range of visualisation strategies
4
4
Communication of ideas
5
5
Reflection on design ethics and inclusive design practices
2
All - Assessment Task 3:Visualisation Project
Goal:
You will create an original visualisation project suitable for a public exhibition or performance.
Product: Artefact - Creative, and Written Piece
Format:
Rendered video and audio suitable for large screens, immersive environments (Cave2) or interactive VR/AR. The format of your visualisation project will be negotiated with your tutor during the workshops.

Please see Assessment 3 folder in Canvas for full task brief.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Application of problem-solving strategies and creativity
1
2
Application of design ethics and inclusive design
2
3
Technical Achievement
3
4
Research, communication and final application of animation and visualisation strategies in an exhibition or performance
4
5
Quality of Documentation
5

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

Nil

How are risks managed in this course?

Risk assessments have been performed for all field activities and low to moderate levels of health and safety risk exists. Moderate risks may include working in an Australian bush setting, working with people, working outside normal office hours for example. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation.  It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline.  This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person.  You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin.  This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

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