Level 8
15
Free
05/02/2024
IADT
5
This short and creative course will suit anyone with an arts, sculpture, or mixed-media interest, who wants to enhance their professional practice by including simple active or interactive elements, such as light, sound or movement, to create and exhibit an artefact incorporating electronic technologies.
As part of a small team, you will:
Individually, you will document your personal journey in developing the project, electronic skills and organising the exhibit.
Students who successfully complete this course will receive a Certificate in Professional Skills for Creative Industries (Level 8 Award, 5 ECTS).
All classes take place on campus:
Saturday, 17th February 2024 | 10am – 4pm
Saturday, 24th February 2024 | 10am – 4pm
Saturday, 2nd March 2024 | 10am – 4pm
Saturday, 9th March 2024 | 10am – 4pm
There will be two parts to the assessment, each worth 50% of the course, as follows:
Group work:
Project presentation at a small course exhibition, explanation of the theme and artefact.
Individual work:
Document of your own work in developing the theme and electronics development skills.
You will need a laptop or portable Mac.
You may need to source your own materials, such as cardboard, plastic, fastenings.
You may wish to purchase electronic equipment such as an LED display, buzzers, or motors, however this is optional.
The course is offered free of charge; funded by IADT and the Creative Futures Academy, under the Higher Education Authority’s Human Capital Initiative.
IADT operates on a rolling admissions basis. This means that applications are reviewed as and when they are received.
Should you apply for a course that is already at capacity, our admissions team will have established a waiting list to accommodate such situations. In the event that a spot becomes available due to enrolment changes, we will work diligently to offer that spot to waitlisted applicants.
Please email any queries to Elena Somoza, IADT Creative Futures Academy Co-ordinator, at iadt@creativefutures.ie
Through our CFA programmes, we offer a range of bursaries to help you gain the in-demand skills you need to develop your career.
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