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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.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to create, coordinate and perform complex solo or ensemble dance pieces for formal presentations. Dancers and dance teachers apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit in class work, rehearsals, auditions, and performance situations.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Performance Evidence Evidence of the ability to plan, develop and document a complex solo or group dance piece of a high compositional standard to: Combine one dance style with creative movements, Incorporate other artists or dance forms, Organise the performance of a complex group dance piece, Produce a documented evaluation of the dance-creation process, Collaborate with others involved in the choreographic and performance process. Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.
Knowledge Evidence To complete the unit requirements the individual must describe: Fundamental elements of composition, Choreographic tasks and analysis, Choreographic devices and structures, Safe dance practices, Explain how dance is a form of communication. Explain the following choreographic concepts: Collage, Cycles, Narrative themes, Sequencing, Transitions, Describe issues and challenges that arise when creating and performing complex dance pieces and suggest solutions to address them.
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 a dance studio or space with suitable flooring. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
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.
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 describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to create, coordinate and perform complex solo or ensemble dance pieces for formal presentations. Dancers and dance teachers apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit in class work, rehearsals, auditions, and performance situations.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Performance Evidence Evidence of the ability to plan, develop and document a complex solo or group dance piece of a high compositional standard to: Combine one dance style with creative movements, Incorporate other artists or dance forms, Organise the performance of a complex group dance piece, Produce a documented evaluation of the dance-creation process, Collaborate with others involved in the choreographic and performance process. Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.
Knowledge Evidence To complete the unit requirements the individual must describe: Fundamental elements of composition, Choreographic tasks and analysis, Choreographic devices and structures, Safe dance practices, Explain how dance is a form of communication. Explain the following choreographic concepts: Collage, Cycles, Narrative themes, Sequencing, Transitions, Describe issues and challenges that arise when creating and performing complex dance pieces and suggest solutions to address them.
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 a dance studio or space with suitable flooring. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
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.
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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