Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has:

• Comprehensive knowledge of different materials, tools, techniques and other aesthetic means when working with design, architecture, sculpture and environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of the use of digital software and media tools throughout the creative process, from idea to finished product
• Knowledge of the main features of the historical development of international sculpture, design and architecture in the context of a multicultural society
• Knowledge of and experience in the use and evaluation of various sculptures in public spaces, both in terms of form and content and as part of the physical environment
• Knowledge of and the ability to describe various types of houses and rooms in light of functional requirements and aesthetic qualities
• Basic knowledge of entrepreneurship and innovation

Skills

The candidate:

• Is able to evaluate quality, suitability and versatile use of different materials and material combinations from an environmental perspective related to recycling and redesign
• Can use and evaluate the use of digital and interactive media in relation to teaching design, architecture, sculpture and the environment
• Has experience in and knowledge of the evaluation of various design products in the context of form, function and use of materials and in the light of environmental and sustainable development
• Has broad experience in and knowledge of the maintenance of tools and machinery and the organisation of appropriate workshops and spaces for learning, with particular emphasis on functional and aesthetic aspects
• Is able to initiate, plan, implement, document and assess professional and practice-related development projects

General competence

The candidate has:

• Comprehensive knowledge with the documentation of a creative process related to relevant theory and practice and can use this to further develop reflection on didactic skills

Course Description

Crafts, design, sculpture, architecture and entrepreneurship (15 ECTS), year level 1-7.

The course is divided into two parts:

Part 1: Crafts and design

Part 2: Architecture, nature, sculpture and environment

Entrepreneurship and innovation constitute an integral part of the course.

Teaching and Learning Methods

The course includes the following teaching and learning methods:

• Workshop activities
• Lectures
• Demonstrations
• Class and study groups
• Theme- and project work
• Problem solving, individually / in groups
• Supervision and assessment
• Visual forms of presentation and dissemination
• Excursions

Students must submit their assignments and coursework requirements before the stipulated deadlines. In order to be awarded a final passing grade all the coursework requirements must have been approved by the course coordinator.

Teaching and learning methods will vary depending on whether students are enrolled on a campus-based study program or an online study program including workshops.

Campus-based study program:

Students work mainly independently and under supervision of a teacher in the workshop. Through guidance in the workshop sessions, theory and reflection will be related to the student’s own creative work. Lectures, seminars and various types of externally-oriented activities will be included in the teaching and learning methods; this will include exhibitions and digital presentations. Various group processes may be included as part of the learning methods. The study program will be characterised by alternation between practical creative work, theoretical orientation and didactic reflection. Visits to various exhibitions, collections, museums and galleries will be included in the study program, and students will work with different kinds of exhibitions and other visual documentation; the presentations will be emphasised and integrated into all the study program courses. Active participation in, and responsibility for, various common projects, for example, “Open Door”, constitutes a mandatory part of the study program.

Web-based study program with workshops:

Roughly three hours per week, and through the college’s learning platform Fronter with online classrooms for discussion forums, online meetings, writing posts and presentations, submissions, etc. The workshop meetings will prioritize activities in the workshop, including training in the use of tools and machines as well as group projects that focus on creative processes. At the first workshop session, students will be given an introduction in the use of the online learning platform Nefsis. Mandatory regular weekly teaching sessions are given in real time online. The students work mainly independently and in groups with online guidance by a teacher. The study program is characterized by alternation between practical creative work, theory and didactic reflection. Compulsory study trips may be carried out during the workshop meetings.

Assessment Methods

All the coursework requirements must have been submitted and approved by the course coordinator before the final assessment.

The final assessment will be related to selected pieces of work from the whole of the study period and a specific final portfolio assignment.

A grade will be awarded on the scale from A to F, where A is the highest and E the lowest passing grade.

Please refer to Telemark University College Examination Regulations.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean