Course detail

Open-air Drawing

FSI-YKOAcad. year: 2010/2011

The subject follows up on "Fundamentals of Drawing", "Geometric Objects Drawing" and "Still - life Drawing", it helps students, on the basis of their talent, to enhance their theoretical and practical knowledge, that is necessary for drawing. It is focused on basic themes of drawing in the open air (a landscape, in architecture). The course is organised as one week course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students acquire the basic knowledge of drawing. Open-air drawing exercises are the base for acquiring and mastering knowledge and skills of basics for drawing concrete objects within the wide context.

Prerequisites

Elementary knowledge of the perspective drawing /including shadows and lights/ is assumed, as well as the ability of applying it to the construction of drawing in the surface and extent experience with the drawing of still-life and industrial products including different characters, materials and surfaces in a perspective view by the 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 /one week course/, 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 course objective is to enhance students’ knowledge of as the basic type of visual record and to develop students` creativity. Practical exercises are as an open-air drawing of landscape and architecture.

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

Regarding the special character of the organization of the course the control of attendance is made by consultations of running results of drawings. Missed exercises 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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Teissig, K.: Techniky kresby, Artia , Praha 1986 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

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