Course Title: Communicate effectively with arts professionals
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: GEDU6054C
Course Title: Communicate effectively with arts professionals
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4348 - Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services
Course Contact : Program administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Rebekha Naim
Phone: 03 9925 4849
Email: rebekha.naim@rmit.edu.au
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
When you work in the live production industry, you could be working in the public or private sector and interacting with arts professionals in contexts such as community projects, exhibitions, events or festivals. This means it is important that you are able to communicate in a positive way with a wide range of people. This unit delivers the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with a range of arts professionals around cultural and business activities. It includes a series of seminars delivered by industry professionals giving insight into their careers and introducing you to possible career paths.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVIND401A Communicate effectively with arts professionals |
Element: |
1. Determine communication requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 In consultation with relevant personnel, identify arts professionals with whom communication is needed |
Element: |
2. Exchange information with arts professionals |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Organise mutually convenient interactions with arts professionals |
Element: |
3. Establish and maintain professional relationships |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Establish relationships in a manner that promotes goodwill and trust between own organisation and arts professionals |
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:
- discuss and negotiate issues with arts professionals in a mutually beneficial way
- relate to people from diverse backgrounds and people with diverse abilities
- work collaboratively with others to establish rapport and build relationships with arts professionals
- view issues from the perspective of others and anticipate reactions accordingly
Details of Learning Activities
• guest lectures and class discussions
• peer learning
• industry research
Out of class self-directed learning activities include but are not limited to; revision and editing of class notes, private research, project work and preparation for assessment. It may also include assessment tasks out of class. This will be monitored during classes through question/answer sessions.
Teaching Schedule
| Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources. | |||
| Class Number | Class Activities | Assessments Covered | |
| 1 |
From Week 1 to 5, there will be a series of lectures given by industry professionals. These guest speakers will be giving you information on their professional experience and you are encouraged to ask questions. You will be taking notes on what the guest speaker is presenting and sharing and discussing these notes with your peers and with the assessor. Lecture and class discussion, including presentation from Bek Naim on her career in the Live Production and Technical Services industry |
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| 2 |
Special guest presentations from Live Production and Technical Services professionals on their careers
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Assessment 1. In class discussion of notes with your peers and with the assessor. | |
| 3 | Special guest presentations from Live Production and Technical Services professionals on their careers | Assessment 1 (cont.) In class discussion of notes with your peers and with the assessor. | |
| 4 | Special guest presentations from Live Production and Technical Services professionals on their careers | Assessment 1 (cont.) In class discussion of notes with your peers and with the assessor. | |
| 5 | Special guest presentations from Live Production and Technical Services professionals on their careers |
Assessment 1 (cont.) In class discussion of notes with your peers and with the assessor. Assessment 2. Case Study due today |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
None |
References
You are advised to look at the course links and references in Blackboard for ongoing updated information. |
Other Resources
Your teacher will provide you with the necessary resources in classes and you must bring note taking materials to classes. This may be a laptop, tablet, smart phone or note paper and pen.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course will involve demonstration of knowledge of skills and underpinning theory .
Assessment Tasks
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive written feedback on all assessment (refer to MyRMIT for assessment criteria).
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1.Notes from 3-4 guest speaker discussions
Develop and engage in informed and appropriate arts industry discussion and apply effective interpersonal and communication skills by asking questions and taking notes when entertainment industry professionals present to class.
This assessment is ongoing from Week 2 to 5 and written feedback will be provided when classes finish.
Assessment Task 2.Case Study
Gather information about an entertainment industry professional or company through review/interview/research, using appropriate effective interpersonal and communication skills and knowledge about the entertainment technology industry. You are required to submit your findings as video, audio recording or text.
- If written, please ensure that you have at lease 800 words with pictures
- If on PowerPoint/other then include at least 6 slides
- If you create a website on Google/other then have at least 3 website pages with hyperlinks to the 3 pages
- If submitting an interview, then please record it on video or audio. It should not be more that an hour long and the recoding does not need to be transcribed. Please submit a copy of the original recording and include the details of the interview – where it occurred, when its occurred, how long it went for, who it was with and a copy of the questions
This assessment is due to be submitted in Week 5
Grades that apply to courses delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Cover Sheet for Submissions
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (web link)
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process through which people can gain entry to, or credit in, recognised courses based on competencies gained. The competencies may have been gained through experience in the workplace, in voluntary work, in social or domestic activities or through informal or formal training or other life experiences. Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) applies if a student has previously successfully completed the requirements of a unit of competency or module and is now required to be reassessed to ensure that the competency has been maintained.
Assessment and Feedback (web link)
You will receive verbal feedback during scheduled class times, and written feedback from teachers on your work . Where appropriate, this feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Student Progress (web link)
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential.
Special consideration for Late Submission (web link)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. You can apply in writing for up to a week’s extension from your course teacher. If you need a longer extension, you wil need to apply for special consideration.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism (web link)
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
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