Unit Outline

This unit enables students to undertake small exploratory performance-based projects through a laboratory-style experience. Students will explore various skills and strategies essential to realise identified projects collaboratively or individually for an invited audience. Students will critically reflect on their experience. In particular, this unit explores the development of devised ensemble performance through research and engagement with community and/or location. In this subject you will develop skills to draw out the themes and ideas in primary source material, and interpret source material via interpretive and original performance making.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Use strategies of performance making to devise creative work.
2.	Analyse and interpret the social, cultural and historical contexts of source material.
3.	Identify the social and ethical issues that inform devised and site-specific performance.
4.	Develop collaborative relationships with peers and community partners.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	FPB236 AND FPB226 or FPB255

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Task 2: Work in progress showing and critique	Week 7	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Task 3: Performance	Week 12	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Task 4: Reflective essay	Week 13	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Task 1: Report from performance groups on research process	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Task 2: Work in progress showing and critique

Task Description:

n/a

Task Length:

5 minutes

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Effectively select theatrical elements	LO1, LO2
2	Interpret source material through thematic and formal devices	LO1, LO3, LO4
3	Apply embodied knowledges to convey ideas to an audience	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Task 3: Performance

Task Description:

n/a

Task Length:

As negotiated with Unit Co-ordinator

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Effective development and use of theatrical elements	LO1, LO2
2	Coherent communication of interpretation through thematic and formal coherence	LO1, LO3, LO4
3	Developed and rigorous use of embodied knowledges to convey ideas to an audience	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Task 4: Reflective essay

Task Description:

Reflective essay on the research and devising process, and personal development within a collaborative production

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Document the process of researching and devising creative work	LO2, LO3
2	Analyse your contribution to the devising process and collaborative interactions	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Write clearly, reflectively and coherently	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 4: Task 1: Report from performance groups on research process

Task Description:

In class report from performance groups on research process, identifying subjects and/or themes, initial creative engagement, and intended collaborative devising strategiea.

Due by weeks 3 and 4

Task Length:

3 to 5 minute presentation and 750 word report

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Summarise your research into sources and their social/historical context	LO2
2	Critically analyse source material and propose potential interpretations	LO2, LO3
3	Generate creative and responsive performance making strategies to investigate source material	LO1, LO2

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.