Course Title: Engage in the business of creative practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: BUSM8790C
Course Title: Engage in the business of creative practice
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6150 - Advanced Diploma of Music Industry (Sound Production)
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 / Assessor:
Elena Popa
9925 4414
elena.popa@rmit.edu.au
Placement co-ordinator:
Timothy Johnston
Nominal Hours: 70
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 describes the skills and knowledge required to approach the business aspects of working as a creative practitioner in a professional manner.
It applies to individuals who, depending on the creative practice, operate as sole practitioners, in artist cooperatives, or as freelance or contract workers. Regardless of the business model, all practitioners earning income from their practice engage with the professional business requirements for a sustainable creative practice. Independent creative practitioners sometimes work as employees in small and large organisations.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUAPPR603 Engage in the business of creative practice |
Element: |
1. Develop and apply professional work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Develop a professional work ethic to support creative practice 1.2 Collaborate and communicate with other professionals about the business aspects of creative practice 1.3 Determine the skills and knowledge needed to operate as a successful creative practitioner 1.4 Evaluate own current skills and knowledge and the need for related professional development 1.5 Assess potential for using specialist expertise to complement own skills and knowledge |
Element: |
2. Evaluate different business practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Investigate different ways that creative practitioners do business 2.2 Investigate range of business practices, systems and procedures that need to be considered as part of professional creative practice 2.3 Assess relevance and implications of particular business structures 2.4 Identify physical resources required by own creative practice and how they might be accessed 2.5 Develop an overall approach to the business aspects of own practice based on evaluation of relevant information 2.6 Evaluate all aspects of own practice on an ongoing basis, as a key component of business and personal growth |
Element: |
3. Address financial aspects of creative practice |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Investigate financial considerations for creative practice 3.2 Research and assess different ways of commercialising work and ideas 3.3 Evaluate different ways of costing and selling creative work 3.4 Assess broader financial management requirements and their application to own practice 3.5 Develop and apply individual approaches to financial management of practice |
Element: |
4. Analyse the rights and obligations of creative practitioners |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Evaluate legal and moral rights and obligations of professional creative practice 4.2 Practise work and business in ways that meet legal and moral obligations 4.3 Pursue own rights as a creative practitioner consistent with own professional and ethical standards 4.4 Establish and maintain sound approaches to safety and sustainability in professional practice |
Element: |
5. Evaluate professional opportunities |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Evaluate work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors 5.2 Identify and pursue potential work opportunities beyond established patterns of work 5.3 Identify and access sources of professional advice 5.4 Evaluate local and global opportunities for own practice 5.5 Identify and evaluate opportunities offered by current and emerging trends in the consumption of culture and creative products 5.6 Analyse the experiences of others as a way of discovering different opportunities |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning and assessment will include industry placement.
This will be organised by program staff, and allow you to interact with industry professionals in the workplace.
On campus sessions will include guest lectures from practicing industry professionals.
Teaching Schedule
Semester 1 will feature Guest Lecture / industry visits
Semester 2:
CLASS |
CLASS |
FORMAT |
ASSESSMENT |
1 |
Introduction to "Collide" event |
On campus |
|
2 |
Production |
On campus |
|
3 |
Production |
On campus |
Assessment 1 |
4 |
Event Production |
TV Studios |
|
5 |
Event Production |
TV Studios |
|
6 |
Event Production |
TV Studios |
Assessment 2 |
7 |
Event Post review |
Online |
Assessment 2 |
8 |
Guest Speaker |
On Campus |
|
14 |
Assessment |
On Campus |
Assessment 3 |
15 |
Review |
Online |
|
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be made through a combination of workplace based practice and practical project completion. In both instances collaboration with key personnel / stakeholders will be fundamental to assessment completion.
Assessment Tasks
ASSESSMENT 1
Role in event production
(Due Semester 2, class week 4 - 6)
ASSESSMENT 2
Production Management Questionnaire
(Due Semester 2 Week 4)
ASSESSMENT 3
Entertainment industry legal legislation questionnaire.
(Due Semester 2 Week 14)
This unit is graded.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment to a satisfactory standard.
You will receive feedback on all assessment and once you have demonstrated competency, you will receive a grade for the graded Assessment Task (refer to MyRMIT for grading rubric).
For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.
Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment:
CHD - Competent with High Distinction
CDI - Competent with Distinction
CC - Competent with Credit
CAG - Competency Achieved - Graded
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 matrices are available through Program Administration.
Other Information
Performance Evidence
Evidence of the ability to:
- research and evaluate a broad range of complex and varied business information, including business structures, financial considerations, and legal rights and obligations
- develop cohesive approaches and strategies, that are grounded in research and analysis, for developing and managing own practice
- interact with other professionals on management and development issues
- identify professional work opportunities within and beyond the creative sectors, including new and emerging opportunities
- apply relevant legal and moral rights and obligations in own practice.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- summarise the types of behaviour, skills and practice that constitute a professional way of working in the specific area of creative practice
- outline professional development opportunities for the specific area of creative practice
- identify types and sources of external expertise and professional advice for creative practitioners that could be used in professional practice, including different industry organisations
- explain general business structures, practices, systems and procedures that apply to all professional practitioners, as well as typical ways that business is done in the specific area of creative practice
- summarise the physical resources needed for different types of professional practice and different ways they may be set up or accessed
- explain the financial management practices that apply to all professional practitioners, including financial models and structures that apply to the specific area of creative practice
- identify the factors to consider when costing and selling work and methods of selling work, including commissions
- summarise trends in the consumption of culture and creative products and their impact on professional creative practice
- list and describe the legal and moral obligations of creative practitioners, including intellectual property, work health and safety, and sustainability considerations.
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters.
Attendance:
Your learning experience will involve class-based teaching, discussion, demonstration and practical exercises
It is strongly advised that you attend all timetabled sessions. This will allow you to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring you the maximum opportunity to complete this course successfully.
You will receive spoken and written feedback on all your work. Where relevant, this feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy designed to assist you in achieving your learning potential.
Adjustments to Assessment (eg. applying for an extension of time):
If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment satisfactorily by the due date, you can choose to apply for an adjustment to your assessment. RMIT University offers a range of adjustments designed to support you in your studies, including an extension of time to complete the assessment.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning:
Credit transfer is the recognition of previously completed formal learning (an officially accredited qualification).
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is an assessment process that allows you to demonstrate competence using the skills you have gained through experience in the workplace, voluntary work, informal or formal training or other life experiences.
Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) RCC applies only if you have previously successfully demonstrated competence in a unit of competency, and now require to be reassessed to ensure that the competence is being maintained.
Please speak to your teacher if you wish to discuss applying for Credit Transfer, RPL, or RCC for the unit(s) of competency addressed in this course.
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