Semester 2, 2020 On-campus Toowoomba | |
Short Description: | Production into Practice |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
ASCED code : | 100103 - Drama and Theatre Studies |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: THE1005
Rationale
Working in supervised groups, students will be tasked with producing a short live performance outcome. Students will be required to progress through creative and interpretive processes and roles in producing their final work. The work will need to conform to a limited time turn-around period in the final performance outcome.
Synopsis
Working in supervised groups, students will be tasked with producing a short live performance. Students will be required to progress through management/administration, production, creative and interpretive processes and roles in producing the final work. The productions will have limited production values and will need to conform to a limited turn-around period in the performance season.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- apply fundamental principles, techniques and concepts to known and unknown situations with some direction (TLO3);
- use their prior experiences to work collaboratively and independently within a professional work environment (TLO5);
- employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills to creative-decision making, planning, production and post-production processes (TL02);
- explore the practice, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the theatre arts (TLO1).
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Interpretation of texts within given constructs of performance | 30.00 |
2. | Negotiation of rehearsal roles and responsibilities | 30.00 |
3. | Reflection and critical analysis of work undertaken and progress made | 20.00 |
4. | Application of instrument development in performance setting | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=THE1004)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
Activity | Hours |
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Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 52.00 |
Independent ¾«¶«´«Ã½app | 113.00 |
Assessment details
Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT PRACTIC | 100 | 40 | 17 Jul 2020 | (see note 1) |
PREP FOR PERFORM SKILLS | 100 | 40 | 17 Jul 2020 | (see note 2) |
REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS REPORT | 100 | 20 | 17 Jul 2020 | (see note 3) |
Notes
- More information about the due dates for assessment will be distributed at the first class
- More information about the due dates for assessment will be distributed at the first class
- More information about the due dates for assessment will be distributed at the first class
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students’ responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.