Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to document the conception, development and progress of own creative work.
It applies to individuals who work in all areas of creative practice, and the work being documented could be created in any medium. Documentation could be for personal use, for example as professional development informing future work; or it could be for background information in an exhibition, for research purposes, or to comply with the requirements of a funding body.
No licensing, legislative or certification conditions apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare to document work | 1.1 Clarify intended audience and purpose for the documentation in consultation with appropriate people 1.2 Identify and evaluate information for inclusion in work documentation and consider associated intellectual property issues 1.3 Consider and select appropriate structure and format for documenting work progress 1.4 Organise collected information in a manner that supports the documentation process |
2. Record the development of work | 2.1 Select and review information relevant to each phase in the development of work 2.2 Incorporate relevant information into documentation according to intended purpose and selected structure and format |
3. Finalise the documented work | 3.1 Present documentation in a professional manner that meets the needs of intended audience and purpose, and required timeframes 3.2 Seek and use feedback from others to improve future work documentation processes |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
identify intended audience and purpose for the documentation of creative work
select documentation format and structure suitable to the style of work from a range of possible formats and structures
document the development of work in a way that meets identified requirements and required timeframes.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
describe key features of each phase in development of work relevant to documentation:
conceptualisation
experimentation
process or steps
resolution of ideas or problem solving
techniques and materials
outline elements and purposes of different media for the presentation of work documentation
describe ways of recording ideas, processes and the development of work in the relevant area of creative work
discuss intellectual property issues specifically related to sourcing information required to document work progress.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
works requiring documentation
tools, material and technologies used to document work progress.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Learning | 3.2 | Uses feedback from others as a strategy to improve own performance |
Reading | 1.2, 1.4, 2.1 | Reads information of relevance to the creative work being documented and decides how information may apply |
Writing | 2.2, 3.1 | Develops material for a specific audience using clear sequenced language and appropriate structure and format to convey explicit information |
Oral Communication | 1.1, 3.2 | Uses listening and questioning techniques to confirm understanding of intended audience and purpose Articulates clearly using specific and relevant language to canvass appropriate people for views on documentation processes |
Interact with others | 1.1, 3.2 | Uses appropriate communication practices to discuss ideas with others |
Get the work done | 1.2-1.4, 2.1, 3.1 | Plans and organises information and methodology according to work progress and development |
Sectors
Industry capability – professional practice