FIT2105 Creative computing: understanding art, science and technology
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT2105 Creative computing: understanding art, science and technology is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Workload
- 48 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT2105
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FIT2105
No unit lists FIT2105 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit explores developments in art, science and technology, drawing on important periods in Italian history and culture as a background for understanding contemporary interdisciplinary practice. It will examine the nature and development of technology in science, engineering, the arts and architecture. Using the city of Prato and the museums, galleries, rural landscapes and built environments in the surrounding region, students will develop a team-based interdisciplinary project that draws on this rich historical, cultural and technological landscape.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for FIT2105.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse the historical development of a technological innovation and its role in shaping science, art and culture;
- 2
Observe, research and gather information in an unfamiliar cultural context;
- 3
Identify and critically analyse technological, scientific and artistic innovations;
- 4
Select appropriate contemporary technology for a problem or situation requiring an interdisciplinary response;
- 5
Conceptualise, design, develop and apply creative computing techniques to a problem or situation requiring an interdisciplinary response;
- 6
Participate in a team, communicating effectively to collaboratively solve complex problems.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 48 hours per week over a 3 week period comprising:
- 18 hrs lectures and discussions
- 48 hrs organised field trips and excursions
- 78 hrs of independent study
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Alan Dorin
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT2105?
FIT2105 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT2105 offered?
FIT2105 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is FIT2105?
The handbook expects about 48 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.