CQUniversity Unit Profile
PERF20039 Applied Creative and Professional Practice
Applied Creative and Professional Practice
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General Information

Overview

This unit provides you with the opportunity to extend your specialised, discipline-specific or interdisciplinary creative and/or professional practice and project management skills and knowledge (developed and delivered in Creative and Professional Project 1 and Creative and Professional Project 2) through the applied implementation of that project. In strategically embedding the outcomes of your project in an industry context, you will extend your expertise. This may be through an advanced engagement with the creative or professional practice of your project or a greater integration of practice within industry (such as applying for grant funding, or securing publication, exhibition or other dissemination of the work). You will also consider, evaluate and appraise the outcomes of your creative and professional project within the context of the wider policy and funding landscape of your discipline and employment opportunities, appraising the project in industry terms.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 8
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Anti-Requisite courses: PERF20028, PERF20029 and PERF20030 (each is an 8 cp 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

Online

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).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Presentation
Weighting: 40%
2. Portfolio
Weighting: 60%

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.

Previous Student Feedback

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 self-reflection

Feedback

There is not as much scaffolding of discipline content in this unit.

Recommendation

Investigate whether more scaffolding is required in the unit, or if this will interfere with the flexibility of the project work.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Investigate and analyse the processes involved and skills acquired in the strategic application of an advanced level practice-based creative or professional project
  2. Strategically embed the outcomes of a advanced level practice-based creative or professional project in an industry context
  3. Evidence and evaluate effective project management skills, such as time management, and project timeliness in this strategic application
  4. Appraise the outcomes of the project in industry terms.
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Presentation - 40%
2 - Portfolio - 60%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
8 - 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
1 - Presentation - 40%
2 - Portfolio - 60%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

There are no required textbooks.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Liz Ellison Unit Coordinator
l.ellison@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 09 Mar 2020

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Week 2 Begin Date: 16 Mar 2020

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Week 3 Begin Date: 23 Mar 2020

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Week 4 Begin Date: 30 Mar 2020

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Week 5 Begin Date: 06 Apr 2020

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Presentation - Applied Project Proposal Due: Week 5 Friday (10 Apr 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Vacation Week Begin Date: 13 Apr 2020

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Week 6 Begin Date: 20 Apr 2020

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Week 7 Begin Date: 27 Apr 2020

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Week 8 Begin Date: 04 May 2020

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Week 9 Begin Date: 11 May 2020

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Week 10 Begin Date: 18 May 2020

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Week 11 Begin Date: 25 May 2020

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Week 12 Begin Date: 01 Jun 2020

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Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 08 Jun 2020

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Portfolio Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (8 June 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Begin Date: 15 Jun 2020

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Assessment Tasks

1 Presentation

Assessment Title
Presentation - Applied Project Proposal

Task Description

You are required to deliver a 5 – 7 minute presentation to pitch your extended project phase proposal. This presentation will be recorded and digitally submitted online. This is designed to provide an outline of your proposed project phase, your progress, and your creative or professional output/s. This assessment should show evidence of your creative or professional practice. It should also showcase how you are applying your creative and professional project into an industry specific context. Further information, including the assessment criteria, will be available on Moodle. 


Assessment Due Date

Week 5 Friday (10 Apr 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

Week 5


Return Date to Students

Week 7 Friday (1 May 2020)


Weighting
40%

Assessment Criteria

You will be graded against three criteria: evidence of project management skills, evidence and communication of creative and/or professional practice, and communication and expression.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Investigate and analyse the processes involved and skills acquired in the strategic application of an advanced level practice-based creative or professional project
  • Evidence and evaluate effective project management skills, such as time management, and project timeliness in this strategic application


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility
  • Leadership

2 Portfolio

Assessment Title
Portfolio

Task Description

You will deliver a portfolio of the extended phase of your creative or professional project. There may be two components, including the documentation and/or evidence of the creative and professional artefact that accompanies it. You will be provided with guidelines for what to include in this submission in the Moodle content for the unit.


Assessment Due Date

Review/Exam Week Monday (8 June 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

Week 13


Return Date to Students

2 weeks after submission


Weighting
60%

Assessment Criteria

You will graded against four main criteria: design and strategic execution of the project; demonstrated ability of creative or professional practice; creating/producing/performing a creative artefect; demonstrated written reflection and evaluation of the project. See the CRA on Moodle for further information.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Investigate and analyse the processes involved and skills acquired in the strategic application of an advanced level practice-based creative or professional project
  • Strategically embed the outcomes of a advanced level practice-based creative or professional project in an industry context
  • Evidence and evaluate effective project management skills, such as time management, and project timeliness in this strategic application
  • Appraise the outcomes of the project in industry terms.


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility

Academic Integrity Statement

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?