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

    Principal Practice
  • Unit Code

    PAD3101
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Tamara Lisa COOK

Description

This unit provides students with the opportunity to further explore their principal area of skill and/or acquire skills to diversify their practice. In negotiation with the relevant Head/s of Department and their supervisor, the student will design a schedule of practical classes or industry experience in the workplace to extend their art-form and lay the foundation for the development of a self-devised arts project.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Define the significance of the particular skill/s necessary to accomplish their study.
  2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the development of these skills in a historical perspective.
  3. Demonstrate an increased level in their principal skill/s base relevant to their defined research project.
  4. Explain the applicability of these skills to contemporary creative arts practices.
  5. Relate their principal skill to industry requirements via workplace experiences.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts and processes of analysis to increase their understanding of the role of skill acquisition in performance research contexts.
  2. Exploration of relationships between skills specialisation and associated skills required to operate in a multi-arts environment.
  3. Historical foundations of the development of their area of specialisation.
  4. Undertake additional study in their area of specialisation/s to support their project and prepare them for advanced research and exploration in their chosen field.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and practical workshops.

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
PerformancePerformance/Technique/ Specialised Skills 60%
ReportEvaluation Report40%

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

    Principal Practice
  • Unit Code

    PAD3101
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Tamara Lisa COOK

Description

This unit provides students with the opportunity to further explore their principal area of skill and/or acquire skills to diversify their practice. In negotiation with the relevant Head/s of Department and their supervisor, the student will design a schedule of practical classes or industry experience in the workplace to extend their art-form and lay the foundation for the development of a self-devised arts project.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Define the significance of the particular skill/s necessary to accomplish their study.
  2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the development of these skills in a historical perspective.
  3. Demonstrate an increased level in their principal skill/s base relevant to their defined research project.
  4. Explain the applicability of these skills to contemporary creative arts practices.
  5. Relate their principal skill to industry requirements via workplace experiences.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts and processes of analysis to increase their understanding of the role of skill acquisition in performance research contexts.
  2. Exploration of relationships between skills specialisation and associated skills required to operate in a multi-arts environment.
  3. Historical foundations of the development of their area of specialisation.
  4. Undertake additional study in their area of specialisation/s to support their project and prepare them for advanced research and exploration in their chosen field.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars and practical workshops.

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
PerformancePerformance/Technique/ Specialised Skills 60%
ReportEvaluation Report40%

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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