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Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will develop an advanced level of technical, creative and performance skills within the context of the presentation of a publicly performed theatrical work. Each succeeding unit in Production will require you to demonstrate a greater degree of interpretative and executant skill development. You will also create your own professional performance website which will include a professional curriculum vitae and various visual and audio media as appropriate.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Practical Assessment | 50% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Online Quiz(zes) | 10% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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.
Source: Student discussion
Main stage theatre production
Continue to bring in an external director for the main-stage production for the term, to ensure an industry-relevant experience for the students.
This was actioned in this term of delivery.
Source: Staff reflection
Creative community projects
Continue to encourage students to diversify their theatrical experience through various creative community projects.
This was actioned in this term of delivery.
Source: Student discussion
Students valued the input from the external director to enhance their learning in the main stage theatre production.
Continue to bring in an external director for the main-stage production for the term, to ensure an industry-relevant experience for the students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Create your own professional website incorporating a professional curriculum vitae and various visual and audio media as appropriate
- Work independently in the preparation of material for rehearsals and performance
- Work collaboratively to create all aspects of a theatre production, include performance, technical and creative tasks as assigned
- Synthesize new ideas into performance, technical and creative roles at an advanced level
- Execute, during public performance, various technical and performance roles at an advanced level, and in a manner appropriate to the genre of theatrical work and the assigned role
- Critically reflect on your performance practice and contribution to the team during the major theatrical performance in this unit.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | |||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | |||||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | |||||||||