Multidisciplinary Laboratory 2

Code:

LMII02

Acronym:

LMII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Fine Arts

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Fine Arts Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Art and Design for the Public Space

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MADEP	3	Study Plan_Art and Design for the Public Space	2	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to ensure the support and supervision of the students during the development of research, both in the written component, and in project component and their correlation. Thus, it ensures also a regularity and compliance with the various steps defined between student and advisor. On the other hand, a strong focus is intended in the practical component (referring to ongoing projects) taking greater advantage of the various disciplinary areas present through group discussions as well as articulation of knowledge from different areas.

Learning outcomes and competences

The program of this unit contains various working components that will drive the implementation of the project component that supports the final document of the Dissertation: Supporting and monitoring the various stages of work established between student and mentor ensuring the feasibility of the projects and the maturation of laboratory and studio research; Monitoring and discussion of project(s) underway and respective articulation with the theoretical component; Support and monitoring of ongoing projects (detail, timing and execution); Preparation for presentations and public discussion of the dissertation and the corresponding interventions and / or exhibitions.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The Unit seeks to ensure a good execution of the work in progress and ensure close monitoring, not only from the faculty, but also from the joint discussions amongst students and between students and visiting scholars. Thus, it generates a culture of shared research in the final stages of preparation of the dissertation process, reinforces the learning required to the expository dimension of the research work and supports the set up of exhibitions and interventions in their different phases. On the other hand, due to the high relevance of the project component in the investigation, it also ensures the monitoring of their development and implementation, as well as respective discussion in a multidisciplinary environment, moreover stimulating the collaborative dimension of artistic practice.

The adopted methodologies intend to consolidate the three components essential at this stage of the investigation: The theoretical component (written document); the practical component (the project work); and the oral component (presentations and discussions of the dissertation).

The collective and individual monitoring of students and the definition of writing exercises have as their primary intention the fulfillment of the objectives of time management of the research but also the achievement of the objectives and tasks defined by the Supervisor.

The practical component (project) will also be accompanied along the open classes based on collective and multidisciplinary discussions so that the projects benefit from input from the various disciplines present. On the other hand, the sessions in the college workshops reinforce the implementation of the project component, encouraging the student to go beyond the designs and ideas and to confront materiality decisions, feasibility and production.

The sessions of collective presentations aim to consolidate and help synthesize all of this work. The student must be able to produce a synthesis of all the work done both visually and orally in sessions of collective presentations that may have guest lecturers.

At the same time, students will also be accompanied in the development and publishing of content for the final exhibition or interventions, in which, again, they should be able to synthesize, edit and produce content that represents their work, but also that will express the ability to work collectively.

Mandatory literature

Tufte Edward Rolf; Envisioning information. ISBN: 0-9613921-1-8

Comments from the literature

Refer to the Bibliography of the Curricular Unit Multidisciplinary Laboratory 1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, discussion and analysis of already developed content; Classes with presentations (with teachers and invited guests) relating to other investigations already carried out that are relevant to the students' research topics; monitoring and individual and collective criticism of ongoing projects; Preparation, presentation and discussion of ongoing projects that will support and be part of the elaboration of the final work for Public Exam. Preparation and monitoring of collective final exhibition and presentation of produced work.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	4,00
Estudo autónomo	25,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Trabalho laboratorial	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Personal participation
Oral communication (discussions and presentations in class context and 2 public presentations) 
Delivery of the Version for Revision and Printing of the Dissertation / Project Work 
Portfolio update with Project work

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation is continuous and results from the integral fulfillment of the work plan with the following parameters: Oral communication (discussions and presentations in class context and 2 public presentations) - 30%; Version for Revision and Printing of the Dissertation / Project Work - 30%; Project work - 30%; Personal participation - 10%

Observations

Refer to the Bibliography of the Curricular Unit Multidisciplinary Laboratory 1 whose antedance preceeds it.