Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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.

  • Unit Title

    Jazz History and Culture 5
  • Unit Code

    MUS3306
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students will examine an issue, period, genre, style or movement, including music of a composer or geographical area, music for certain instruments, and music and other arts of a particular time or place. In order to cater for the diverse cohort of music students a choice of topics will be available.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply musical communication skills.
  2. Demonstrate advanced skills in historical enquiry and/or analysis.
  3. Discriminate between the available literature/media to produce relevant references, paraphrases and transcriptions appropriate to the chosen research topic.
  4. Locate literature/media that is appropriate to the chosen topic.
  5. Work at the macro level on an area of musical scholarship.

Unit Content

  1. Analytical and/or source critical techniques.
  2. Communication skills.
  3. Formulating a research topic.
  4. Presentation skills.
  5. Primary and secondary literature in the chosen area.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Research PaperResearch topic precis25%
AssignmentDiscursive abstract25%
PresentationStudent prepared tutorial50%

Text References

  • ^ Phillips, G., & Hunt, L. (1979). Writing essays and dissertations. Perth, W.A.: Landfall Press.
  • ^ Jongeling, S., & Peel, G. (Eds.). (1991). Referencing guide. Perth: Edith Cowan University, Division of Academic Programmes.
  • Bailey, R.F. (1976). A survival kit for writing english. Melbourne, Australia: Longman Cheshire.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference


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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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: WA 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.

  • Unit Title

    Jazz History and Culture 5
  • Unit Code

    MUS3306
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students will examine an issue, period, genre, style or movement, including music of a composer or geographical area, music for certain instruments, and music and other arts of a particular time or place. In order to cater for the diverse cohort of music students a choice of topics will be available.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply musical communication skills.
  2. Demonstrate advanced skills in historical enquiry and/or analysis.
  3. Discriminate between the available literature/media to produce relevant references, paraphrases and transcriptions appropriate to the chosen research topic.
  4. Locate literature/media that is appropriate to the chosen topic.
  5. Work at the macro level on an area of musical scholarship.

Unit Content

  1. Analytical and/or source critical techniques.
  2. Communication skills.
  3. Formulating a research topic.
  4. Presentation skills.
  5. Primary and secondary literature in the chosen area.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Research PaperResearch topic precis25%
AssignmentDiscursive abstract25%
PresentationStudent prepared tutorial50%

Text References

  • ^ Phillips, G., & Hunt, L. (1979). Writing essays and dissertations. Perth, W.A.: Landfall Press.
  • ^ Jongeling, S., & Peel, G. (Eds.). (1991). Referencing guide. Perth: Edith Cowan University, Division of Academic Programmes.
  • Bailey, R.F. (1976). A survival kit for writing english. Melbourne, Australia: Longman Cheshire.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference


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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