Introduction to Digital Imaging
Overview
Introduction to Digital Imaging builds knowledge and skills related to the visual cultures, theories and practices that inform the production of media-images. This unit introduces basic principles of visual practice and aesthetics within the context of digital images. Students will progressively build knowledge, critical thinking, and practical skills associated with digital image production. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking around the particular opportunities and challenges involved in constructing narrative meaning through digital images and engage in reflective practice strategies and basic research methods
Requisites
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate basic visual literacy and communication skills
- Understand visual culture and visual rhetoric
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of reflective practice
- Understand the synergies between media theory and creative practice
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of relevant digital imaging techniques and production methods
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Activities Various | 5.00 | 12 weeks | 60 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 3.50 | 12 weeks | 42 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Assignment 2 | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Assignment 3 | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Journal | Individual | 10% | 1,3,4 |
Content
- Use digital cameras and industry-based software to produce a series of digital images
- Introduction to digital image production/post-production techniques
- Planning strategies and techniques relevant to media content production
- Introduction to image capture strategies and techniques
- Analyse and discuss relevant media theory and texts
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.