Course Title: Collaborate in a creative process

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: MKTG5778C

Course Title: Collaborate in a creative process

School: 345T Media and Communication

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5218 - Diploma of Interactive Digital Media

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: Nicole McKinnon
Phone: 99254375
Email: nicole.mckinnon@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

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

This unit of competency, Collaborate in a Creative Process BSBCRT402A is delivered in the class Design Studio 1, together with Create titles for screen productions CUFANM403A and Make a presentation BSBCMM401A. This unit gives students the opportunity to experience the process of working collaboratively and it reflects the team-based environments that exist within the interactive digital media industry.

This is the designated Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course for C5218 Diploma in Interactive Digital Media. This course includes a WIL experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

BSBCRT402A Collaborate in a creative process

Element:

1. Enter into a collaborative creative process

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Adopt a personal philosophy of trustworthy and ethical behaviour
1.2 Maximise the possibilities of sustaining creative
partnerships through trustworthy and ethical behaviour
1.3 Use professional discretion and judgement in dealing with others
1.4 Acknowledge and respect the different

Element:

2. Engage in a collaborative creative process

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Maintain a belief in personal ideas, combined with a willingness to move on as ideas are discarded and others evolve
2.2 Be prepared to let go of own vanity and ego to allow new ideas to emerge
2.3 Use language and adopt a demeanour that demonstrates respect and trust for others
2.4 Listen to, value, respect and trust the contributions of others as material to work with rather than positions to argue against
2.5 Challenge, test and share ideas in a supportive way as part of the creative process
2.6 Move on from initial positions and preconceptions to accept and embrace new and unpredictable ideas as they emerge during the creative process
2.7 Play a role that encourages the movement and shift of ideas within the group towards a well-conceived solution

Element:

3. Reflect on own role in the collaborative creative process

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Reflect on own level of participation, relationships with others and personal behaviour in the collaborative process
3.2 Identify ways to do better next time and follow up on any issues that need to be resolved
3.3 Identify and seek opportunities to refine and expand own skills and knowledge, including learning from failing


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to engage in:
• positive and full participation in a collaborative creative process that generates, expands and develops ideas into a well-conceived solutions.
• communication and creative-thinking skills that make a
positive contribution to the collaborative effort
• knowledge and understanding of the ethical framework in
which any type of creative endeavour operates.


Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities may consist of:
• in class activities
• out-of-class activities
• peer teaching and class presentations
• online research
• group discussion
• independent project based work
• workshopping of students’ own projects
• screenings
• guest lecturers
• teacher directed group activities/projects


Teaching Schedule

Week      
Week 1 Introduction of the course.
Discussion: Enter into a collaborative creative process
What are the positives and negatives of working collaboratively.

  1,2,3
Week 2 Introducing
Assessment task 01 Collaborating to develop a group concept
- experiments in animation
and
Assessment Task 02: Group Participation report 1.

- decide on a signature object
- plan for the pixillation portion of the piece that includes all your team members
(see assignment brief for full details).

Bring Video camera if you have one next week

  1,2
Week 3 Shoot the pixillation sequence.
- all team member must be in front and behind the camera
  1,2
Week 4 Shoot the Claymation sequence.
- all team member must be in front and behind the camera
  1,2
Week 5 Shoot the Charcoal sequence.
- all team member must be in front and behind the camera
  1,2
Week 6 Shoot the cut-out sequence.
- all team members must be in front and behind the camera.
  1,2
Week 7 Edit the pixillation, claymation, and charcoal using Final cut pro, include music, sound effects opening titles and end credits.


Assessment task 01 Collaborating to develop a group concept -
experiments in animation and Assessment task 02
Group Participation report 1.

 
1,2,3
Week 8 Client briefing
Combined Design Information Architecture (Anthony Roberts) and Collaborate the creative project
Briefing for Website proposal document to be done in Monday’s Design Information Architecture class.

In CCP class, in your groups do Research and then develop sketches and present to teacher for feedback. Go through target audience

See Design Information Architecture Course Guide


   
Week 9 Students will continue to work on Assignment Organisational website proposal and presentation in their groups and will be required to present their progress for workshopping.

See Design Information Architecture Course guide
   
Week 10 Combined class feedback on proposal session Monday Design Information Architecture class.

Review Collaboration process for Design Information Architecture Assignment 05. Organisational website proposal and presentation

See Design Information Architecture Course guide
   
Week 11 Presentation to client.
Website proposal document
Monday Design Information Architecture Class

CCP class: Review of group project
 Assessment task 03
Group Participation report 2.
 3
Week 12 The impact of copyright on collaborative work – participate in discussion on copyright and legal frameworks.

Introduce
Assessment task 04 copyright and legal framework


1
Week 13 Code of Conduct
-what are they? Why are they important?

Introduce
Assessment task 05 Create a code of conduct.
Assessment task 04 copyright and legal frameworks 1,2,
Week 14 Work on code of conduct.   1,2,
Week 15 Work on code of conduct.   1,2,
Week 16 Final submission of Assignment 01 Journal.  Assessment task 05
Create a code of conduct.

1,2,3


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts


References

You are advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information.


Other Resources

Access to a computer and the internet


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, practical project work and through the application of learned skills.


Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.  

Assessment task 01 Collaborating to develop a group concept -
experiments in animation and

Assessment task 02
Group Participation report1.

Assessment task 03
Group Participation report 2.

Assessment task 04
Copyright and legal frameworks

Assessment task 05
Create a code of conduct.

For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.

This course is subject to Non-Graded Assessment.
CA – Competency Achieved
NYC – Not Yet Competent
DNS – Did Not Submit for Assessment


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrated alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration

Other Information

Feedback:
You will receive feedback from teachers on your work. This feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.

Late Submissions
Please advise teacher in advance if an extension of time or special consideration is required for submission of work. Refer to the course blackboard site for policy information including information on late submissions.

Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.

Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
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.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;

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