Course detail

Geometric Objects Drawing

FSI-YKG-AAcad. year: 2010/2011

This course follows up on "Fundamentals of Drawing"; it helps students, on the basis of their talent, to extent their theoretical and practical knowledge, which is necessary for drawing. It is concerned with drawing the still-life composed of basic geometrical objects with a uniform surface in a perspective view. The course is a preparation for industrial design workshops.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Dana Rubínová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students acquire the basic knowledge of drawing. Drawing exercises according to a model is the base for mastering model drawing skills and acquiring the basic knowledge of this topic.

Prerequisites

The course follow up on "Fundamentals of Drawing". Elementary knowledge of the perspective drawing / frontal and corner perspective, bird’s eye view, bottom view/ is assumed as well as the experience with the drawing of basic geometry elements and perspective view using a model.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at exercises, meeting assigned projects deadlines.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on tasks (drawings). In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is to enhance students’ knowledge of drawing as the basic type of visual record and to develop students` creativity. Practical exercises emphasize building-up the mass in the surface and proportion of objects.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance in education is controlled. Missed lessons are compensated according to the agreement with a lecturer (e.g. a compensatory project is assigned). The excuse of absence is possible only due serious reasons such as illness. Unexcused absence and absence greater than 50% /including excused lessons / may jeopardise awarding the graded course-unit credit.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Ševčík, J.; Morganová, P. ; Dušková, D.: České umění 1938 - 1989, Academia, Praha, 2001

Recommended reading

Teissig, K.: Techniky kresby, Artia, Praha, 1986

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory