ACA204 - Production Lab

Unit details

Year:	2024 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: Luigi Vescio
Prerequisite:	Students must have passed 1 unit in ACP103 or ACD101
Incompatible with:	ACP280
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 1.5-hour practical and 1 x 3-hour seminar per week A Technical rehearsal will occur in scheduled lecture time in week 10 The public performance outcome will be in week 11
Note: *Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

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 an introduction to 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.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
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: Written research task	1200 words or equivalent	30%	Information not yet available
Assessment 2: Performance Documentation	800 words or equivalent	20%	Information not yet available
Assessment 3: Rehearsal Process and Performance	2000 words or equivalent	50%	Information not yet available

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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: https://deakin.rl.talis.com/modules/ACA204.html 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.

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