School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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.

  • Unit Title

    Incorporate anatomy and nutrition principles into skill development
  • Unit Code

    CUAWHS403
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    60
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply an understanding of the connection between safe dance practice, and nutrition principles and human body structure. Dancers and other performers apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit in daily training sessions to avoid injury or to adjust their approach to physical conditioning. This unit also applies to dance teachers who impart this knowledge to learners to facilitate informed discussion about safe dance practice. At this level people take responsibility for their own outputs and activity is usually self-directed, though some guidance from teachers or mentors could be expected. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements

  • 1. Consolidate understanding of anatomy and anatomical structures
  • 2. Make connections between anatomy principles and own performance technique or teaching practice
  • 3. Maintain and update knowledge of anatomy and nutrition principles

Learning Experience

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: - gather information about anatomy and nutrition principles to improve own practice - engage in informed discussions about safe dance practice - apply knowledge of the human skeletal and muscular systems to enhance safe dance practice - maintain currency of knowledge of anatomy and nutrition and its application to safe dance practice. 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 sources of information about anatomy and nutrition in relation to safe dance practice - demonstrate well-developed knowledge of: - systems of the body - main muscles of the body - bone structure properties - alignment principles - healthy eating practices - relationship between anatomical structures and dance functions - how skeletal muscle develops, grows and repairs itself.

Assessment

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: - project or work activities that allow candidates to expand their knowledge of anatomy and nutrition principles. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Assessment

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.

Core Reading(s)

  • Wilmerding, & Krasnow. (2017). Dancer Wellness. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/946031662

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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.

  • Unit Title

    Incorporate anatomy and nutrition principles into skill development
  • Unit Code

    CUAWHS403
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    60
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Susan Desley PEACOCK

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply an understanding of the connection between safe dance practice, and nutrition principles and human body structure. Dancers and other performers apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit in daily training sessions to avoid injury or to adjust their approach to physical conditioning. This unit also applies to dance teachers who impart this knowledge to learners to facilitate informed discussion about safe dance practice. At this level people take responsibility for their own outputs and activity is usually self-directed, though some guidance from teachers or mentors could be expected. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements

  • 1. Consolidate understanding of anatomy and anatomical structures
  • 2. Make connections between anatomy principles and own performance technique or teaching practice
  • 3. Maintain and update knowledge of anatomy and nutrition principles

Learning Experience

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: - gather information about anatomy and nutrition principles to improve own practice - engage in informed discussions about safe dance practice - apply knowledge of the human skeletal and muscular systems to enhance safe dance practice - maintain currency of knowledge of anatomy and nutrition and its application to safe dance practice. 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 sources of information about anatomy and nutrition in relation to safe dance practice - demonstrate well-developed knowledge of: - systems of the body - main muscles of the body - bone structure properties - alignment principles - healthy eating practices - relationship between anatomical structures and dance functions - how skeletal muscle develops, grows and repairs itself.

Assessment

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: - project or work activities that allow candidates to expand their knowledge of anatomy and nutrition principles. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Assessment

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.

Core Reading(s)

  • Wilmerding, & Krasnow. (2017). Dancer Wellness. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/946031662

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.

Academic Misconduct

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:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

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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