In this course learners will engage in a creative and personally selected Expressive or Design enquiry. They will
explore the creative potential of their selected expressive stimuli and experiment using materials, advanced
techniques and/or technology to communicate and express their ideas in 2D and/or 3D formats.
The course provides opportunities for personalisation and choice by allowing learners to select creative and
challenging contexts for self-directed learning. It will allow learners to broaden and extend their creativity
and critical thinking skills and to work independently in an area of personal interest. This distinct focus on
sustained self-directed learning is part of the course’s unique contribution to the learners’ creative
development.
Learners will choose to work in the area of either Design or Expressive and will choose artists or designers
which they will research in order to inform their own area of study. This will form the basis for the
dissertation.
explore the creative potential of their selected expressive stimuli and experiment using materials, advanced
techniques and/or technology to communicate and express their ideas in 2D and/or 3D formats.
The course provides opportunities for personalisation and choice by allowing learners to select creative and
challenging contexts for self-directed learning. It will allow learners to broaden and extend their creativity
and critical thinking skills and to work independently in an area of personal interest. This distinct focus on
sustained self-directed learning is part of the course’s unique contribution to the learners’ creative
development.
Learners will choose to work in the area of either Design or Expressive and will choose artists or designers
which they will research in order to inform their own area of study. This will form the basis for the
dissertation.
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Entry to Course
· Higher Art and Design. |
Assessment
The portfolio will be marked out of 100 and will be submitted to the SQA for external assessement. The course award is graded A to D. · Initial starting point and resolved pieces of artwork and design – 64 marks. · Supporting contextual research-30 marks and evaluation – 6 marks. |
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Course Outline
This course allows freedom of choice to the pupil. They will choose to work in the area of either Design or Expressive and will choose artists or designers which they will research in order to inform their own area of study. The practical & written elements of the portfolio are: · The ability to identify the development potential in their work. · Confident and highly skilled use of a variety of art materials, equipment, advanced techniques and/or technology. · Applied understanding of artists’/designers’ work and practice informed by in-depth research. · Personal creativity through the development of progressive lines of expressive/design enquiry. · Advanced visual problem solving, planning and evaluation skills. · The ability to create highly refined outcomes in 2D and/or 3D formats. · The ability to review, edit and present their work for assessement. |
Progression
Successful completion of this course may lead towards: · Portfolio Preparation Course · HNC/HND/Degree courses · Some Architecture and other interior & exterior spatial design courses may require a portfolio. The Advance Higher course will enable pupils to create a portfolio. · 32 SCQF Credit points to support application to other further and higher education courses. |
