Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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• Unit Title

  Workplace Integrated Learning: Project Practical 1

• Unit Code

  BPA3116

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

Together with guidance from their supervisor, students will initiate the design, direction and production of a major arts project. This unit provides students with the opportunity to develop an innovative solo presentation or a collaboration with students from other arts disciplines or through a placement, either professional or non-professional. Students will be encouraged to experiment and reflect on the investigative nature of their process, gaining greater awareness into the ways through which creative processes can be valid and rigorous research. Students are expected to combine the analytical, creative and technical experiences developed throughout the course in this project.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PAD3106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Articulate the analytical, creative and technical aspects of the project.
2. Interact and collaborate with students or and industry work environment from other arts disciplines to implement the practical project.
3. Plan the design, direction and production of a significant creative arts project.
4. Situate the defined project in an international contemporary arts environment.

Unit Content

1. Alignments between industry or workplace practice and the theoretical implications of that practice.
2. Creating an official working relationship with an industry partner or mentor where appropriate.
3. Different cultural impacts on area of study and international activities of significance.
4. Investigation of appropriate modes of analysis and evaluation of practical research questions.
5. Logistics of bringing the research project to fruition.
6. Strategies to define practical research questions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Independent study with supervision.

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 Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Pavis, P. (2003). Analyzing performance: Theater, dance and film. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
• Australian Academy of the Humanities. (1996). Creative investigations: Redefining research in the arts and humanities: Papers from the 1995 Symposium of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, (ed.), Margaret Mahony Stoljar. Canberra, ACT: The Australian Academy of the Humanities.
• Davis, H., & Scase, R. (2000). Managing creativity: The dynamics of work and organization. Buckingham: Open University Press.
• Macdonnell, J. (Ed.). (1986). Performing arts. Sydney, Australia: Cappa.

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