Course Title: Work professionally in the creative arts industry

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: GEDU6131C

Course Title: Work professionally in the creative arts industry

Important Information:

This course will be delivered through face-to-face classes, interaction with industry mentors, and the learning support material and resources in Canvas.

School: 345T Media and Communication

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6160 - Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting

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: John Reeves

john.reeves@rmit.edu.au

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

Enrolment in this core course at RMIT requires you to have completed all first year courses.

Course Description

This course will help you to market yourself as a screenwriting professional. You will research the wider screenwriting industry to source a work placement in an area that interests you (your placement may carried out at any time across the year, and may consist of one or a number of different placement opportunities). You will also learn the skills to sustain yourself and your writing projects, and assist in marketing the RMIT Screenwriting program to the wider creative community.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CUAIND601 Work professionally in the creative arts industry
Element:	1. Implement strategies to find work
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Use a range of sources to gather information on work opportunities in area of interest 1.2 Evaluate how own skills and knowledge could be applied in a work context 1.3 Refine curriculum vitae (CV) and supporting material and distribute as required 1.4 Use online opportunities to promote self and own availability for work 1.5 Identify and take action to address barriers to obtaining work 1.6 Incorporate into career planning issues related to copyright, moral rights and intellectual property
Element:	2. Respond to work opportunities
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Apply for advertised positions and respond to other leads as they arise 2.2 Prepare for interviews and auditions as required 2.3 Display a professional attitude and confidence in dealings with prospective employers 2.4 Undertake follow-up required after interviews or auditions
Element:	3. Show initiative in the work environment
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Identify and clarify as required the day-to-day operations of, and key personnel in, the workplace 3.2 Clarify aspects of own role and responsibilities with relevant personnel 3.3 Demonstrate a professional work ethic 3.4 Apply a knowledge of relevant performance and cultural principles and practices to workplace activities 3.5 Participate in workplace discussions and meetings in a positive and constructive way 3.6 Demonstrate a capacity to work independently and achieve goals with minimal or no supervision 3.7 Seek feedback on own performance from relevant personnel and incorporate into work activities as required 3.8 Use peer and management feedback, as well as self-evaluation, to identify skill gaps and set professional development goals
Element:	4. Establish and maintain industry networks
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Participate in relevant networks to assist with finding ongoing work 4.2 Identify and follow appropriate strategies to enhance own professional reputation 4.3 Maximise reputation by circulating current and succinct information about own experience 4.4 Use communication channels to exchange information and ideas with colleagues and industry contacts

Learning Outcomes

You will have developed a strategy to market yourself and your writing projects in order to arrange a placement, always with a view to enhancing your writing career prospects in the future.

Details of Learning Activities

In this course, you learn through:

1. In-class activities:

• lectures 
• teacher directed group activities/projects 
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures 
• peer teaching and class presentations 
• group discussion 
• class exercises 

2. Out-of-class activities:

• WIL placement
• independent project based work 
• writing and reading assignments 
• online and other research 
• independent study

Teaching Schedule

 

Week	Date	Class Content	Assessment
Week 1	Feb 14	Initial discussion of course, and your placement plans
Week 2	Feb 21	Researching the industry via the library The business of finding work
Week 3	Feb 28	Writing a query letter Mock interviews
Week 4	Mar 7	Cold call practice session	Assessment Task #1: Action Plan
Week 5	Mar 14	Placement feedback - reports from the front line
Week 6	Mar 21	Intensive feedback #1	Assessment Task #2: Apply for placement
Week 7	Mar 28	Intensive feedback #2
Week 8	Apr 4	Placement reports: Professional Conversations	Assessment Task #3 (ongoing)
Week 9	Apr 11	Placement reports: Professional Conversations	Assessment Task #3 (ongoing)
Week 10	Apr 18	Placement reports: Professional Conversations	Assessment Task #3 (ongoing)
		Mid-semester break: Good Friday April 19 to Friday April 26 inclusive
Week 11	May 2	The art of writing a great CV
Week 12	May 9	Brainstorming: New Screenwriters 2020
Week 13	May 16	Collaborative web page editing
Week 14	May 23	Looking forward	Assessment Task #4: Written CV/draft web page
Week 15	May 30	No Scheduled class: semester review TBC

 

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

You require access to a computer and to the internet for this course. RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems and access to specialised facilities and relevant software. You will also have access to the library resources.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises and through the application of learned skills and insights to industry research, the completion of an industry placement and the development of work placement documentation.

Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive written feedback on all assessment (refer to Canvas for assessment criteria).

Assessment Task 1: Action Plan: Due 10 March

Assessment Task 2: Apply for placement: Due 24 March

Assessment Task 3: Placement: Due 2 June

Assessment Task 4: Written CV/Draft web page: Due 26 May

To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all the assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all tasks.

If you have not completed an assessment task to a satisfactory standard you will be given an opportunity to resubmit that task within one week of receiving feedback. You will have one opportunity to resubmit your work.

Once you have achieved competency for the all assessments in the unit, you will receive an overall result for the course.

This course is ungraded. Results used in this course are as follows:

• 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.

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.

Assessment Feedback
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.

Student Progress
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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