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This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage construction workshop operations for areas such as set construction, costume, props manufacture and scenic art for live productions or events, and to apply detailed knowledge of creative and technical aspects. It involves planning, supervising and finalising construction workshops according to production requirements. The unit applies to productions or events in the screen, media, entertainment and events industries. At this level, individuals are expected to apply a detailed knowledge of both creative and technical aspects of live productions or events. They exercise autonomy and judgement in contexts that are subject to change and are responsible for coordinating and supervising the work of construction team members. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
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| Vet Full | Not Offered | 9 x 3 hour practical class | Not Offered |
| Vet Full | Not Offered | 16 x 3.5 hour seminar | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to: manage and supervise construction workshop operations for at least one project in at least two of the following specialty areas: o art finishing o wardrobe construction o props manufacture o set construction In the course of the above, the candidate must: integrate the interpretation of designs, specifications, budgets and schedules into the process of managing construction workshop operations document action plan for construction project that include timelines monitor activities against the action plan.
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of: issues and challenges that typically arise when managing construction workshop operations, and strategies to address them costing, budgeting and estimating techniques principles and techniques in relation to set construction, props manufacture and art finishing properties and characteristics of materials before and after construction or manufacture and art finishing safe handling techniques for hazardous materials typically used in construction, manufacture and art finishing ways of testing materials and constructed elements to ensure safety administrative procedures associated with workshop management workshop manager’s responsibilities in relation to: o duty of care o hazard management o risk assessment effect of work health and safety and environmental protection legislation and regulations on workplace procedures in construction workshops.
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a live production environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry. This includes access to work teams and a construction workshop equipped with a range of machinery, materials and tools. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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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.
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.
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.
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:
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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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