Overview
Through intermediate studies in acting you will undertake practical studies in various aspects of theatrical performance. You will apply these techniques to various contemporary texts. You are expected to demonstrate cumulative levels of skill and knowledge through this series of units.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Students and teaching staff.
Students appreciated the workload of this unit being tailored to the respective cohort involved, and benefited from working collaboratively with 1st and 3rd year acting majors.
Continue the practice of designing performance and production outcomes around the size and scope of the cohort undertaking this unit, on a case by case basis. This includes integrating year levels where appropriate with small cohorts.
- Apply intermediate acting techniques in selected rehearsed scenes from contemporary texts in studio contexts
- Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, themes and characters within selected contemporary texts
- Apply direction to develop selected scenes to a performance standard.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 60% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | |||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 60% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.crone@cqu.edu.au
Week 1 - 5 Begin Date 9th March 2020
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2020Module/Topic
From weeks one to five of this term
you will revisit and maintain your fundamental skills in voice, stagecraft and acting technique while developing these areas to an intermediate level.
Your tutor will determine a contemporary context of form and style to which you will apply these skills in workshopping, developing and rehearsing selected scenes for an in studio presentation as Assessment One in Week Six. You are required to participate in all scheduled classes and undertake unsupervised rehearsals of your own.
Chapter
There are no assigned texts for this unit. Your lecturer will provide readings as appropriate to training throughout the term. Readings may be either hard copies or attached to the Moodle site for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
No events or submissions required
VACATION WEEK
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Vacation Week: Unsupervised rehearsal
Chapter
There are no assigned texts for this unit. Your lecturer will provide readings as appropriate to training throughout the term. Readings may be either hard copies or attached to the Moodle site for this unit.
Events and Submissions/Topic
No events or submissions required.
Week 6
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2020Module/Topic
This week will focus on recapping skills and undertaking Assessment 1 for the unit
Chapter
There are no assigned texts for this unit. Your lecturer will provide readings as appropriate to training throughout the term. Readings may be either hard copies or attached to the Moodle site for this unit.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Present rehearsed contemporary scenes for the theatre 40%
Assessment 1 Present rehearsed scenes Due: Week 6 Tuesday (21 Apr 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 7 - 12
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2020Module/Topic
You will continue to develop and refine your intermediate skills in voice, stagecraft and acting technique, as well as prepare selected contemporary theatre scenes for a simulated theatre performance. Your tutor will work with you in selecting an appropriate contemporary work for the task required of Assessment Two. You will be required to participate in all scheduled classes and undertake unsupervised rehearsal of your own. While you will continue to undertake classwork and exercises to sustain and develop your intermediate skills, a large amount of studio time will involve the rehearsal and development of the selected contemporary work to a performance ready standard.
Chapter
There are no assigned texts for this unit. Your lecturer will provide readings as appropriate to training throughout the term. Readings may be either hard copies or attached to the Moodle site for this unit.
Events and Submissions/Topic
assessment 2 Present rehearsed scenes Due: Week 12 Wednesday (3 June 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Throughout the duration of this unit students can contact the Unit Coordinator Karen Crone on k.crone@cqu.edu.au for any questions they may have.
1 Practical Assessment
You will be allocated texts chosen in consultation with your lecturer. You are to apply intermediate skills of contemporary acting technique in preparing the scenes and rehearsing them for live performance. You are to demonstrate intermediate level skills in the areas of voice, stage craft and acting technique as appropriate for the presentation. You are required to attend at least 90% of scheduled classes and rehearsals. If you fall below 90% in attendance you must provide formal evidence for absence as per university policy, or you may be graded as AF (Absent Fail).
Week 6 Tuesday (21 Apr 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Students to present rehearsed scenes in a studio setting
Week 7 Tuesday (28 Apr 2020)
Feedback will be given to students within one week of their performance
- Demonstrate appropriate rehearsal and preparation through applied voice, blocking, knowledge of dialogue and use of costume and props 20%
- Demonstrate applied stage craft for a live context of performance 20%
- Demonstrate applied understanding of direction as given through rehearsal and development 20%
- Demonstrate applied understanding of intermediate contemporary acting techniques as delivered 40%
- Apply intermediate acting techniques in selected rehearsed scenes from contemporary texts in studio contexts
- Apply intermediate acting techniques in selected rehearsed scenes from contemporary texts in studio contexts
- Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, themes and characters within selected contemporary texts
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
2 Practical Assessment
You will be allocated at least two short scenes (three to five minutes in length) to prepare and rehearse for performance in a simulated live theatre context. You are required to apply your established skills in script research, voice, stagecraft and contemporary acting technique to an intermediate level. You will be required to source costume, set and props suitable for the scene. You will be given partners to prepare the scene with and direction from your tutor. You are required to attend at least 90% of scheduled classes and rehearsals. If you fall below 90% in attendance you must provide formal evidence for absence as per university policy or you may be graded as AF (Absent Fail)
Week 12 Wednesday (3 June 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Students will present their work in a studio setting
Review/Exam Week Wednesday (10 June 2020)
Feedback will be given to students within one week of their performance
- Demonstrate appropriate rehearsal and preparation through applied voice, blocking, knowledge of dialogue and use of costume and props. (20%)
- Demonstrate applied stage craft for a live theatre context of performance. (20%)
- Demonstrate applied understanding of direction as given through rehearsal and development. (20%)
- Demonstrate applied understanding of intermediate contemporary acting techniques as delivered. (40%)
This assessment is worth 60% of the total grade for this unit.
- Apply direction to develop selected scenes to a performance standard.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
