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Major Project (Social Practice) (CCDP40002)
HonoursPoints: 75On Campus (Southbank)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
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Through independent research, students undertake a year-long project in the field of social practice under the guidance of an individual supervisor for presentation at the end of the academic year.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate understanding and application of planning techniques for an independently devised major project;
- analyse and interpret practice in a research-led context;
- develop and express their own artistic position in an effective and lucid manner;
- apply analytical, critical and research skills into social and community contexts.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will be able to demonstrate:
- the ability to engage in independent and socially-engaged artistic practice
- well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities appropriate to the discipline
- the capacity to effectively communicate the results of research and scholarship by oral and written means
- an ability to initiate major projects and formulate viable research questions
- a capacity for critical evaluation of relevant scholarly literature and socially-engaged practice
- an ability to manage time and to maximise the quality of research and scholarship
- an understanding of, and facility with, scholarly conventions in the field
- an understanding of the relationship with and responsibility to the cultural environment and society; respect for intellectual integrity, research and scholarship
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 30 October 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Hurdle requirement: The two project reviews the first mid semester 1, and the second mid semester 2. | Mid semester | N/A |
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Social Practice presentation of major project, reflecting 816 hours total time commitment, the work or works deemed to be the successful outcome of the investigative process. The major project may take the form of an exhibition, public performance, publication, or similar creative output. A single mark is assigned at the end of the year. The research project will be assessed at the end of the academic year in the assessment period with an assessment weight of 100%. Two project reviews will take place: the first mid semester 1, and the second mid semester 2. The reviews will take into account the student's progress against the following criteria: Course engagement, Project development, Field participation. Students sight and sign their progress reports and formal feedback is given to students who are deemed to be at risk. Supervisors also complete a mid-year progress report outlining progress with the project, detailing any major changes to the original project, frequency of contact and any problems encountered. Due: Semester 2 examination period
| During the examination period | 100% |
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Dates & times
- Year Long
Principal coordinator Danny Butt Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours Total time commitment 816 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 May 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 30 October 2023