ACA204 - Production Lab
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | ACP281 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Miles O'Neil |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed 1 unit in ACP103, ACD101, ACP211 or ACD202 |
| Incompatible with: | ACP280 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5-hour on-campus practical experience (workshop) per week 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week Please note: A Technical rehearsal will occur in scheduled learning activity time in week 10. The public performance outcome will be in week 11. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
This unit provides an introduction to the methods and processes involved in creating a new dance or theatre work for performance, alongside the development of performance skills. The unit will provide students with practical experience of the processes by which new dance or theatre work is made and realised as a public performance; the development of skills in performance; the ability to engage with new tools and approaches in devising and rehearsing; and an introduction to the technical requirements of mounting a performance.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply appropriate research and reflective skills to create material for performance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Collaborate effectively as part of a creative team | GLO2: Communication GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Develop and apply appropriate rehearsal skills to interpret and perform material for performance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Rehearsal Process and Performance | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: Performance Documentation | Workbook/Journal | 20% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3: Written research task | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACA204 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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