photocultures

ALL BRIEFS IN DETAIL

DUE on class 2 | POST ON blog
Brief 1> Walking/Drifting: the invisible city
first E&C assignment: Walking/Drifting: the invisible city
statement 1 (300-500w): on what constitutes spatial photographic practice
+ photo screen presentation (a collection of photos static or as video, animated gif, participatory photo project, tagged, etc) via online blog posting

DUE on class 3 | POST ON blog
Brief 2- researching: identify the situation and the users group for your intervention
statement 2 (300-500w): post it to your blog, with images and text- captions, tagging, analysis, commentary, etc

DUE on class 4 | POST ON blog
Brief 2- [CONTINUATION] researching: identify the situation and the users group for your intervention
statement 2 (300-500w): post it to your blog, with images and text- captions, tagging, analysis, commentary, etc

DUE on class 5 | POST ON blog
Brief 3- mapping: articulate a photo-narrative / diagram about the perceived conditions and the imagined answer
statement 3 (300-500w): Document /discuss it in your blog

DUE on class 6 | POST ON blog
Brief 3- [CONTINUATION] mapping: articulate a photo-narrative about the perceived conditions and the imagined answer
statement 3 (300-500w): Document /discuss it in your blog

DUE on class 7 | POST ON blog
Brief 4 – interacting: participatory tools

CLASS PRESENTATION: present your proposal to the class and defend your argument as to why this particular intervention fits the brief.

DUE on class 8| POST ON blog
Brief 5 – Intervening: prepare your intervention and test it in the public arena

DUE on class 9 | POST ON blog
Brief 6 – Documenting: share the results of your work.
Editing the documentation of your project. Selection of images and text
Development of your working design, text, images, etc. upload to blog as the online presentation/documentation of the project

DUE on class 10 | POST ON blog
Brief 7 – Documenting: share the results of your work.
statement 4 (300-500w): Project analysis: reflecting o your work through writing. This text will accompany the documentation of your work.

DUE on class 12 / CLASS PRESENTATION OF THE FINALISED PROJECT

PROJECT COURSEWORK
The project mark is arrived at by assessing:
-The research and the proposal for your intervention (the mapping and the photos and texts uploaded to your blog) and a printed hardcopy
-The prototype…photobject…the hardcopy of all you produced for your intervention

We’re looking for evidence of the following in your work:
-an intellectually challenging concept, appropriately contextualised by your writing
-knowledge of critical space theories and strategies to support your photographic work
-relevant photo-research, based on a search and documentation of E&C social space
-awareness of photo-participatory strategies to organise the material
-technical skills to blog the research and design the publication.

Production analysis
The production analysis (1200-2000w) will be developed from your weekly blogging activity, will be based on your assigned readings, and will provide an evidence of how theory underpins your project.
The production analysis should provide a background for your project, indicating the following:
-the source of your concept: what preceded it, how it developed, the relation between form and content
-references to the authors you read, situating your ideas within the theoretical context of the readings suggested in the unit guide (include a bibliography)
-overview of the working process rather than the finish product, describing your decisions and your journey.

Generic Assessment Criteria for Practical Work
Percentage/  Quality/  Classification
70% – 100%/ Excellent/ 1st
60% – 69%/ Very good/ 2:1
50% – 59%/ Good/ 2:2
40% – 49%/ Weak/ 3rd
40% or below/ Poor/Fail

Project Production Analysis
1st
Outstanding work: your conceptual framework has been effectively transported into a site-specific format, with originality and technical skill. Outstanding presentation – excellent photographic work, excellent online documentation of the process, critical texts- everything will demonstrate consistent attention to detail. Articulate, logically structured and well presented. The analysis should cover the issues outlined in the reading assignments, referencing additional sources connected to your own research No grammatical, spelling or typographical errors.
2:1 Well presented, conscientious work, with a strong concept. While exploring an intellectually challenging idea, the project may be undermined by some minor technical problems; alternatively, while technically proficient, the project may be lacking conceptual rigour or originality. Nonetheless the work stands out as a strong project. Well-referenced, reasonably well-written, well-structured analytical work that might benefit from further reading. Wider theoretical issues have been articulated but might be lacking an integration with your research process.
2:2 Well-presented project displaying a good research concept but somewhat unoriginal or not fully pursued in terms of intellectual coherence. Technically competent but may contain a number of significant errors or lack inspiration or ambition in the use of the medium. Alternatively it maybe be unrealistically ambitious and the research lack behind the proposal. A satisfactory written work, revealing a good understanding of the topic; however it may be too general or lacking analysis. It may be poorly written in terms of grammar, spelling sentence construction or be poorly presented.
3rd
This represents a poor project in all aspects: unoriginal or poorly developed concept and incomplete research. Overall it will demonstrate a lack of basic understanding of the brief and problems in developing the basic technical skills to fulfil it. A totally descriptive essay, lacking in all areas required by the Production Analysis remit. Expression may be poor, with spelling mistakes, weak grammar, and lack of paragraphing. Poor presentation.
Fail Project failed to address all or most of the aspects formulated in the brief. The concept may be weak and /or unoriginal; technically, little or no attempt has been made to achieve the required basic technical skills; presentation may also be poor. A purely descriptive work that lacks details for analysis. The work answers very few or none of the production analysis remits criteria. It is badly structured, poorly written, poorly presented. Work will need to be resubmitted to gain a maximum of 40%

5. FEEDBACK
Feedback to blogging and class presentations/discussions will be given weekly as part of the working process.

ASSESSMENT OF THE UNIT
Attendance is a requirement to pass the unit. Students whose attendance falls below 75% without having discussed their circumstances with the unit coordinator will fail.

This unit is assessed by a project of site-specific photography, which includes:
1- research, based on weekly readings and blogging activity (posting your comments to the assigned readings and your photo research to your blog), all discussed in class weekly (25%)
The written comments are part of four statements (300-500 words each), which can be part of your proposal. If your blogging style is informal, you need to reformat your writing to submit it as your Production Analysis document, following the Harvard System for referencing (see LSBU Library Services Help Sheets if you need help with this)
2- final project, the site-specific intervention, which will present your proposal tested in public space, contextualised with text, documented and uploaded to your blog (50%)

DEADLINES
Project and project analysis: 18 December 2006 2pm