Unit Outline

Collaborative work is integral to working in and with the creative and cultural industries. This unit encourages you to take supported creative risks and introduces you to work-integrated learning methods and practices. Students and staff will propose creative projects that will be available for you to choose on, from across Media and Communication, Fine Arts, Music and Theatre and Performance. Many projects will exist at the intersections between those disciplines. Over the course of the semester, you will be introduced to interdisciplinary approaches for devising and refining creative work, and best practices for working in a team environment that mimics the emergent cultural industries.

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	Apply disciplinary understanding to a collaborative project to creatively engage with current issues and practices in the creative arts and industries
2	Reflect on your contribution to identifying and/or responding to a creative brief;
3	Craft your communication skills for a publicly facing context by demonstrating awareness of industry norms and/or methods.

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:	Pitch (individual)	Week 3	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Documentation of collaborative work	Week 7	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Delivery of final work or work-in-progress	Week 10	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Pitch (individual)

Task Description:

You will formally introduce your interests to your classmates and identify directions you are interested in exploring within the unit. This assessment will help lead to group formation for the collaborative creative work

Task Length:

5 min

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate the relationship between your own creative practice, and how this relates to a creative output.	LO1, LO2
2	Deliver a clear and concise presentation that shows potential for collaboration with your peers.	LO2, LO3
3	Identify areas of interest to investigate and develop within the project.	LO1, LO2

Assessment Task 2: Documentation of collaborative work

Task Description:

You will document your shared and individual contribution to your group project by summarising the development of your work as well as mapping out the resources you may need to complete it.

Task Length:

1200 words

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect on your individual contribution to the collaboration by responding to process and aims	LO2, LO3
2	Demonstrate connection between your role in this project to your disciplinary creative practice or interest	LO1
3	Provide an achievable set of steps to undertake the completion of your project	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Delivery of final work or work-in-progress

Task Description:

There are two components to this assessment: your delivery of a collaborative work and professional contribution to a public event; and a group evaluation of your processes, learning and outcomes including individual contribution.

Task Length:

2500 words or equivalent

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Engage in delivery of your final work in a courteous and professional way.	LO2
2	Demonstrate the relationship between aspects of the brief and your final output through both the structure and content.	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Document and reflect on your contribution to the final project, and any changes made during the course of the semester, as well as any changes you would have made.	LO1, LO2, LO3

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.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

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.