ACF104 - Screening History
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Victoria Duckett |
| Previously: | ACM120, ALC106 |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in the Associate Degree of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communication), Bachelor of Creative Arts, Bachelor of Business courses or one of the following combined courses: D303, D311, D312, D313, D317, D335, D347, D380, D385, D390 or D391 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACM120, ALC106 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour screening per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including: 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hours screening per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week equivalent |
Content
This course introduces students to the history of screen culture. It highlights the interests that today shape the ways we interpret and understand our shared cinematic past. Topics explored include early cinema, film genres, feminist film, queer cinema, experimental film and transmedia. We use seminal films to explore these topics.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Students will be able to give an account of the development of cinema; Students will be able to give a critical assessment of one or two film movements; and Students will be able to understand basic critical approaches developed within Film Studies | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - A presentation task | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Online quiz 2 parts/sessions | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 - Final essay | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | 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 ACF104. 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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