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The Artist as Cultural Entrepreneur (CCDP90003)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
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The third Unit/ Subject 3 will examine the development of CCD programs through the strategic brokering of cross-sectoral partnerships, particularly between the arts and policy areas as health, urban development, education, urban/neighbourhood & regional renewal, anti-discrimination, human rights, refugee settlement & juvenile justice. This will be conducted through lectures, readings, discussions, and visiting organisations. Underpinning the subject will be the issues of:
1. Creative Arts, Community Education & Engagement
2. Creative Arts Management & Situational Leadership.
3. Use of Technology and CCD
4. Creative Arts & Social/Cultural Entrepreneurs
5. Models of Social & Cultural Innovation
This unit will culminate in a student presentation of their individual manifesto -the vision, values and methodologies that underpin a processes in a personal CCD project
Intended learning outcomes
Demonstrate the ability to strategically broker and network cross-sectional partnerships within a broad based arts and cultural domain.
- Understand the concepts of culture cultural diversity & identity, personal & interpersonal capacity and ethics in a community context.
- Understanding education methodology as a central component of CCD.
- Promote social inclusion, build leadership and foster community cultural renewal.
- Exhibit the skills to interpret, analyse and problem solve.
- Express an arts & community practice in an accessible form with realistic resources at a community level.
Generic skills
- To work across disciplines
- The capacity for critical thinking
- The ability to:
- use a range of research tools and methodologies
- solve problems
- lead others in the skills of problem solving
- interpret and analyse
- reflect and evaluate
- work as a leader showing initiative and openness
- network and broker relationships
employ innovation methodologies
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
- Undergraduate degree in the arts (across art forms such as the performing arts, music, visual arts, film, dance & digital arts)
- A complementary degree in associated areas such as social sciences , areas within the design industry sector –architecture, landscape, computer science and also related areas in cultural studies, applied sciences and in international development fields )
Equivalent of 3 years professional practice in the creative arts industry
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Class participation and engagement (20%)
Written Journal (20%)
Presentation Paper and Written Copy (55%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Dean Merlino Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 40 Total time commitment 80 hours Pre teaching start date 20 February 2017 Teaching period 6 March 2017 to 8 April 2017 Last self-enrol date 22 February 2017 Census date 17 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 April 2017 Assessment period ends 2 June 2017 March contact information
Time commitment details
2 weeks: 80 hours (including reading)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Tacchi, Jo A. Information, Communication, Poverty and Voice” in Servaes,
Jan and Liu, Shuang (ed) iMoving Targets: Mapping the Paths between Communication, Technologies &Social Change in Communities. Southbound, Penang, Malaysia. 2007. Pp.125-143
E.Lally, I.Ang & K.Anderson (Eds) The Art of Engagement – UWA Publishing 2011
Charles Leadbeater & Anika Wong “Learning from the Extremes” CISCO
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Arts and Community Engagement
Last updated: 3 November 2022