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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.
Students will continue to engage with teaching and learning through the Arts. This unit offers further opportunities for experiencing how significant issues can be explored through a repertoire of Arts learning processes, techniques and languages. Students will develop frameworks for critical and creative thinking through the implementation of key arts processes. Students will further enhance their understanding of a range of art forms which may include media arts, music and visual arts. Students will engage and explore how the techniques and processes relevant to each are a significant component of education.
Unit was previously coded AED3106, AED3240
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will participate in lectures, tutorials and workshops with a strong emphasis on the practical application of knowledge, skills and understandings. Group collaboration and discussion. Written assignment.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Music Assignment and Presentation | 50% |
| Assignment | Visual Art Assignment and Presentation | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Music Assignment and Presentation | 50% |
| Assignment | Visual Art Assignment and Presentation | 50% |
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.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.
This unit examines the importance of music and visual arts for children in the primary years. Through active experience, students will explore a variety of strategies for engaging children in authentic music and visual arts learning. Examination of literature and resources will support individual and collaborative practical work. Students will reflect on the development of their own skills and pedagogical knowledge whilst sharing in the joy learning in the arts can provide children.
Unit was previously coded AED3106, AED3240
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | 10 x 3 hour seminar | 10 x 3 hour seminar | 10 x 3 hour seminar |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.
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 Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Music Assignment | 50% |
| Assignment | Visual Arts Assignment | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Music Assignment | 50% |
| Assignment | Visual Arts Assignment | 50% |
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.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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