Course Title: Communicate effectively with arts professionals

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4371 Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services

Course Title: Communicate effectively with arts professionals

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption. 

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 


Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 



Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GEDU6112C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

 Term2 2017,
Term1 2018,
Term2 2019

GEDU6112C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term2 2020,
Term2 2021

Course Contact: Rebekha Naim

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4849

Course Contact Email: rebekha.naim@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

When you work in the live production, events and audiovisual industries, you could be working in the public or private sector and interacting with a wide range of people including work colleagues, supervisors, clients and other arts professionals in contexts such as community projects, exhibitions, events or festivals.

The ability to effectively communicate concepts and ideas both verbally and in writing with these people is a crucial skill which is highly valued by employers in the above industries. 

 

Developing your communication skills can help all aspects of your life, from your professional life to social gatherings and everything in between.  The ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and as intended, is a vital life skill and something that should not be overlooked. 

 

In this course you will be exposed to a range of industry professionals and effective communication skills which will assist you to work in the live production, events and audiovisual industries.



Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUAIND403 Communicate effectively with arts professionals

Elements:

1. Determine communication requirements

2. Exchange information with arts professionals

3. Establish and maintain professional relationships

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

You will have developed the communication skills needed to:

  • determine communication requirements
  • gather information required for communication
  • discuss and negotiate issues with industry professionals in a mutually beneficial way
  • establish and maintain professional relationships
  • relate to people from diverse backgrounds and people with diverse abilities
  • view issues from the perspective of others and anticipate reactions accordingly
  • work collaboratively with others to establish rapport and build relationships with industry professionals



Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course will involve demonstration of knowledge of skills and underpinning theory.