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Shenzen/Hong Kong Biennale (ABPL90391)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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This subject is a two-week intensive and it will take place in Hong Kong and Shenzen in the second part of January 2016 (17-31 Jan). The workshop will be run by staff from our University and many other international schools participating in this year's Biennale. The teaching team from Melbourne will include Justyna Karakiewicz, Donald Bates, Alan Pert and Dominik Holzer. The title of the workshop will be Future Cities and the Concept of Waste. As part of the workshop, you will have the chance to exhibit your work in an ongoing Biennale exhibition and the opportunity to have your work published in an academic journal.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should have developed:
- the ability to work cooperatively and professionally as part of a small group to deliver a design project for exhibition and publication
- the ability to work fast and under pressure with other stuents from different backgrounds and cultures
- creative use of representational techniques in order to communicate ideas
- a capacity for critical reflection and collaboration
- the ability to participate in discussions and debates, and learn from the process
Generic skills
On completion of the subject, students will have developed the following skills:
- Communication and curation of exhibitions
- Debating
- Critical design thinking and analysis
- Creative response to complex problems
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Participation in classes and debates, ongoing throughout the intensive (10%);
- Seminar presentation before departure, equivalent to 1500 words, to be given on 15/1/16 (25%);
- Design proposal, project and exhibition, collectively equivalent to 2500 words, due 31/1/16 (45%);
- Final booklet, equivalent to 1000 words, due 25/2/16 (20%).
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
170 hrs
Additional delivery details
Quota = 25
- This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal, but places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing by the Student Centre if you are selected. For detailed information on the quota subject application process and due dates, please refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage.
- Selection Criteria: selection is based upon timely submission of a personal statement about why you would like to be part of this experience and two samples of your best work. Please see school webpage about this subject for more details.
Applications close at 5pm, last day of enrolment via student Portal: please send your application to Justyna Karakiewicz (justynak@unimelb.edu.au).
Students may be expected to attend pre-trip and post-trip seminars.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Barrie Shelton et al. The Making of Hong Kong
Daniel Ibanez et al. New Geographies 6: Grounding Metabolism
Vicente Guallart, Self-Sufficient City
Last updated: 3 November 2022