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.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary History and Culture 5
  • Unit Code

    MUS3407
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Matthew John STYLES

Description

Research principles and practices in contemporary music will be explored within the context of musical and extra-musical elements. Specifically, this unit will identify and explore research areas relevant to the area. Students will be actively involved in the application of these exploratory skills in different authoring sceneries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply musical communication skills.
  2. Demonstrate advances skills in historical enquiry and/or analysis.
  3. Discriminate between the available literature/media to produce relevant references, paraphrases and transcriptions as appropriate.
  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.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered11 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and presentations.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PrecisResearch Topic25%
AssignmentDiscursive abstract25%
PresentationStudent prepared tutorial50%

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.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary History and Culture 5
  • Unit Code

    MUS3407
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    5
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Matthew John STYLES

Description

Research principles and practices in contemporary music will be explored within the context of musical and extra-musical elements. Specifically, this unit will identify and explore research areas relevant to the area. Students will be actively involved in the application of these exploratory skills in different authoring sceneries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply musical communication skills.
  2. Demonstrate advances skills in historical enquiry and/or analysis.
  3. Discriminate between the available literature/media to produce relevant references, paraphrases and transcriptions as appropriate.
  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.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered11 x 2 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and presentations.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PrecisResearch Topic25%
AssignmentDiscursive abstract25%
PresentationStudent prepared tutorial50%

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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