School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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  • Unit Title

    Arts Organisations Management
  • Unit Code

    ADM2600
  • Year

    2025
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Vahri MCKENZIE

Description

This unit examines the management of arts and cultural organisations in an increasingly complex and competitive industry. By analysing national and international case studies, students learn about managerial principles and practices in relation to festivals, cultural events and the visual arts. In addition, students apply their knowledge and skills to the management of an area of production as part of an industry practicum.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate an existing cultural organisation drawing on knowledge of appropriate business theories, management practices and industry knowledge.
  2. Identify key aspects of arts organisational structures and governance, and the functions of the arts manager.
  3. Communicate knowledge of contemporary management practice, wellbeing and resilience in arts organisations, festivals and cultural institutions.
  4. Apply management skills, knowledge, practices and behaviours in the context of a WAAPA production or event practicum.
  5. Practice ethical behaviour and appropriate conduct in a professional environment.

Unit Content

  1. Organisational structures/legal entities in the arts, cultural institutions, festivals and event industries.
  2. Appropriate arts company governance processes and the role of boards.
  3. Relevant information for strategic, managerial and operational decision-making processes.
  4. Designing a poster using appropriate arts industry software.
  5. Financial analyses and evaluation of existing arts, festival, and event businesses.
  6. Critical evaluation of corporate social responsibility, code of conduct and standards of practice and sustainability in the arts and cultural industries.
  7. Business planning, risk assessment and management.
  8. Wellbeing and resilience in the arts and creative industries.
  9. Communication and reporting skills within management.
  10. Use of appropriate software in management processes.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered9 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered9 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will attend a series of classes and engage in learning activities through the ECU Learning Management System. In addition, students will undertake an industry practicum. Note: Normally, students studying on-campus undertake the industry practicum at WAAPA/ECU. Students studying online undertake the practicum with an approved local arts company/institution or cultural organisation.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentOrganisation management short written assignments60%
PracticumIndustry practicum (supervisor report and reflection)40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentOrganisation management short written assignemnts60%
PracticumIndustry practicum (supervisor report and reflection)40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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