Course Title: Plan a career in the creative arts industry
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: EMPL5956C
Course Title: Plan a career in the creative arts industry
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4311 - Certificate IV in Visual Arts
Course Contact: Jennifer Mills
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email: visualarts@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Jennifer Mills jennifer.mills@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 35
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
Nil
Course Description
This course describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify and evaluate career opportunities in the creative arts industry, including personal skills analysis and portfolio development.
This course identifies opportunities to assist in developing you as an artist. The course provided an overview of the arts industry, it allows for peer discussions and networking opportunities.
This course is delivered in conjunction with CUVPRP404A Develop self as artist and CUVPRP304A Participate in collaborative creative projects.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUSIND302A Plan a career in the creative arts industry |
Element: |
1. Build industry networks |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Attend creative arts industry productions and events and identify the commercial value of relevant industry products and services |
Element: |
2. Develop a career plan |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Seek advice from people working in areas of interest regarding career potential and any specific preparation required |
Element: |
3. Develop a skills portfolio |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 In consultation with relevant personnel, plan a portfolio of evidence to meet a range of purposes |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Acquired network and industry resources
- An awareness of a range of professional opportunities and career relationships in the arts industry
- Develop substantiated positions to support professional practice.
In this course you will develop the following program capabilities:
- A professional rapport with industry
- Experimenting with technology and techniques
- Expanded knowledge of the arts industry.
Details of Learning Activities
In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
• lectures
• teacher directed studio activities/projects
• studio exercises to review discussions/lectures
• peer teaching and class presentations
• group discussion
• studio work
2. Out-of-class activities include:
• practical exercises
• reading articles and excerpts
• preparing for discussion
• project work
• independent research
You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.
Teaching Schedule
This course is clustered with CUVPRP304A Participate in collaborative creative projects and CUVPRP404A Develop self as artist
| Week | Class content | Task | Elements |
| 1 | Introduction to unit:
|
Learning and assessment takes place in four week tasks | 1-3 |
| 2-4 | Introduction to task 1
Strategies to improve own arts practice skills Industry knowledge and issues |
1-3 | |
| 5-8 | Introduction to task 2
Creative thinking techniques Industry consultation |
1-3 | |
| 9-12 | Introduction to task 3
Exhibition set up and installation practice Connecting to local and international art practices |
1-3 | |
| 13-20 | Introduction to task 4
Creative practice and opportunities Development of a folio of art and networking resources |
1-3 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
You will be required to have your materials purchased prior to the commencement of the project. Please refer to the materials list provided at enrolment.
You will be encouraged to attend exhibition openings and visit galleries outside of your learning environment. RMIT school of Art has two galleries and an ongoing exhibition program
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is on going throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through completion of tasks that demonstrate your understanding of creative arts practice and industry requirements.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Tasks
Semester 1:
1. Visual resource file of industry networks, exhibition opportunities, artist career opportunities
(digital files)
Description: Industry and network opportunities and knowledge
Semester: S2
Week: 20
2. Assessment title: Visual diary
Description: Local and contemporary art practice
Your visual diary should be a living document that provides insights to you influences, your ideas.
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 Manager.
Other Information
You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.
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;
In assessing whether a particular adjustment is reasonable consideration should be given to:
• the student’s disability and his/her views
• the effect of the adjustment on the student, including effect on his/her ability to achieve learning outcomes, participate in courses or programs and achieve independence
• the effect of the proposed adjustment on anyone else affected, including the education provider, staff and other students
• the costs and benefits of making the adjustment.
As a result, what constitutes "reasonable" varies on a case-by-case basis and the balance is sometimes difficult to strike. However, it is clear that education providers are not required to lower academic standards or disregard the needs staff or other students. In more complex cases discussion with the disability service will be useful. It may be useful to examine previous judgements in relation to the DDA.
An RTO needs to fit LLN into the delivery of its training and assessment as it has an important role in:
• redressing any deficiencies in its students’ key LLN skills
• building the generic skills of teamwork, communication and problem solving that are highly valued by employers.
In addition to developing skills and knowledge for a particular job, this program also aims to help you to develop broad work skills, known as Employability Skills. There are eight employability skills.
Employability Skills which feature in the Diploma of Visual Art include:
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Initiative and enterprise
• Planning and organising
• Self management
• Learning
• Technology
Employability skills are embedded in the units of competency in your program. When you demonstrate that you are competent in your particular job skills and knowledge you are also demonstrating that you have developed relevant employability skills. Further information about the employability skills you will develop in this program is available at: http://www.ntis.gov.au/Default.aspx?/trainingpackage/CUV03/volume/CUV03_1/ chapter/EmpSkillsMandText
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