The Arts: Visual Arts and Media in the Early Years (11992.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Education |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Academic Program Area - Education | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of art and how to teach them;
2. Develop skills and confidence in a variety of visual arts and media methods;
3. Plan and design authentic visual arts and media learning experiences that include a range of techniques and material exploration strategies appropriate for 0-5 years; and
4. Use sustainable materials and approaches to art making.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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| 2025 | UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Ms Kate McIntosh |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Ms Kate McIntosh |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Ms Kate McIntosh |
| 2026 | UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Ms Kate McIntosh |
Required texts
Required and recommended texts for the unit can be accessed via the UCLearn teaching site or UC library.
This unit uses significant parts two textbooks "It's Arts Play: Young Children Belonging, Being and Becoming through the Arts" published in 2022 by Judith Dinham and Beryl Chalk and "The Language of art: inquiry-based studio practices in early childhood settings" published in 2017 by Ann Pelo. These resources are available in the UC library as an online accessible text. Students may choose to purchase these resources, if doing this they should ensure they are purchasing the correct editions.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
NOTE: When developing your lesson plans, it is encouraged that you are using your skills in lesson planning and design to create engaging and rich lesson resources. Using materials from commercial sites such as TPT, Twinkl, Sparkle Box etc. is not desirable in this unit. If you adapt resources from commercial sites and sources, please note this in your lesson planning and resource development.
Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.
All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.
Artificial Intelligence
Students may use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit (in assessment two only).
Additional text:
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
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The Unit Convener has authorised its use for that assessment;
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The student uses it in the way that the assessment instructions allow for;
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The student fully acknowledges its use, with appropriate citations and references. Each¿referencing guide¿provided by the Library provides advice on how to appropriately reference the use of GenAI in-text.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not allowed for that assessment. If students are unsure, they should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
Students should be aware that the University of Canberra utilises GenAI detection software. Suspected instances of unauthorised GenAI use may lead to a Learning Validation Conversation' designed to provide assurance that a student is able to demonstrate relevant knowledge and skills to meet required learning outcomes. Students who are suspected of having misused GenAI in assessment may be required to attend a summary inquiry for suspected misconduct.
It is strongly recommended that students keep records of the development process for all works submitted for assessment, or drafts of work submitted for a work-in-progress review, in a learning portfolio or equivalent. Failure to provide evidence of the development process for assessment may influence a suspicion of GenAI misuse or other forms of academic misconduct.¿
¿The¿GenAI for Students Library Guide¿provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.
Special assessment requirements
An aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.
Provision of valid documentation
Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Reading and private study: 40 hours
Workshop and online participation: 50 hours
Assessment tasks: 60 hours
Participation requirements
There is a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. Your participation in online tutorials and engagement with the online activities will enhance your understanding of this unit's content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.
Required IT skills
Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:
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its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified assessment task, and
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it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
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its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
Additional information
This unit draws on a range of traditional and contemporary theories of art making and arts practices within early childhood contexts. The staff working in this unit are active researchers and practitioners in this space and bring research-led approaches and a passion for the arts.
