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Dance Industry Project (DNCE30019)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 6.25On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) Semester 2 (Early-Start) October November |
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This subject creates the opportunity for the student to apply for and undertake a secondment (or work experience) with a dance company, independent artist or dance industry organisation. The subject has two parts 1) the arrangement and completion of the secondment and 2) the presentation and/or writing, of a consequent piece of work. The student’s particular choice of a secondment (work experience) allows for the implementation of a course of study focussing on a specific dance artist, company, collective or organisation which is relevant to his or her dance development and interests. The connection and interaction with industry figures will potentially create professional links and networks for participants. Post the secondment, the observation and experience of how artists and/or key organisations create artistic work, or fulfil their objectives/s, will extend into ongoing student learning by further investigation and consideration of the skills, knowledge and experiential outcomes that the student consolidates during the secondment. Engagement in this subject will require application of skills and knowledge developed in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) program to this point and will broaden student understanding and experience of dance practice and the dance profession. Proposals are to be centred around legitimate and realistic plans made with practising dance artists/company/organisations, and/or the secondments, intensives and series of workshops offered by dance companies and organisations or centres at specified times of the year.
The dance artist/company or organisation that agrees to offer a secondment or take on a work experience student will also provide assessment and feedback for the participant. Appropriate risk assessment procedures will be followed.
If Independent Contract A has been completed (in semester 4 second year), or Independent Contract B or C is undertaken at the same time as Industry Project the proposals for these subjects are to be different.
Where possible students will be encouraged to complete the actual secondment central to the subject as an intensive in a non teaching period to facilitate minimal disruption to other subjects which have hurdle and attendance requirements.
A student’s choice of dance company or industry organisation for secondment (or work experience) and hence enrolment in Industry Project may be subject to the dance faculty’s discretion or approval.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject will enable student to:
- Utilise skills, knowledge and understanding achieved throughout the course up until this point in a professional dance practice/organisation situation.
- Achieve a set educative objectives which align with the activities and tasks undertaken in the secondment/work experience
- Deepen understanding of, and create connections and networks with potential future employers, peers, collaborators and industry organisations
- Observe, experience and participate in a professional environment and exercise creative and/or organisational skills and processes
- Process and present experiences and outcomes via a range of differing methods
- Extend the capacity to access, and then synthesise and evaluate information gained
- Engage in constructive reflection regarding personal skills, attributes, and artistry in response to, and as a consequence of the secondment/ work experience.
- Determine new personal areas of potential learning and artistic pursuit
- Present findings in written, oral or practical forms.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:-
- Plan, negotiate and complete a secondment or work experience period.
- Formulate a set of personal objectives related to the secondment and determine the strategies to achieve them.
- Demonstrate initiative, autonomous work practices and the creative and/or technical skills required within the secondment /work experience context.
- Demonstrate professional work behaviours and etiquette.
- Competently work as a team member and/or take instruction in the secondment/work experience environment.
- Participate in problem solving, creative processes and the completion of tasks as required in the secondment/work experience context.
- Undertake the self reflective analysis required to process, synthesise and evaluate the discoveries, experiences and learning that are outcomes of completing the secondment /work experience
Present information, analysis and further development of secondment outcomes in one or more of the following – written, oral and practical presentations.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DNCE20018 | Dance Technique 4 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE20019 | Choreographic Process into Performance 4 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of Year 2 of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) ensures students have appropriate knowledge.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Hurdle requirement: Attendance at regular supervision sessions and /or one to one or small group tutorials as agreed plus completion and presentation of requirements associated with these sessions. Feedback re progression through subject will occur in these sessions | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Satisfactory arrangement and completion of secondment or work experience in industry context. Standard of Completion and Feedback paperwork to be completed by appropriate dance artist/company/organisation personnel | Non teaching period or during a negotiated period of time within the semester | 60% |
Practical Presentation and /or Written assignment
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Helen Herbertson Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 8 hours supervision/tutorials, 30 hours approximate secondment Total time commitment 60 hours Teaching period 17 February 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 28 February 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 - Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Siobhan Murphy Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 8 hours supervision/tutorials, 30 hours approximate secondment Total time commitment 60 hours Teaching period 27 July 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 7 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 - October
Coordinator Siobhan Murphy Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 8 hours supervision/tutorials, 30 hours approximate secondment Total time commitment 60 hours Teaching period 19 October 2020 to 30 October 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 October 2020 Census date 30 October 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 November 2020 Assessment period ends 13 November 2020 - November
Coordinator Siobhan Murphy Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 8 hours supervision/tutorials, 30 hours approximate secondment Total time commitment 60 hours Teaching period 21 November 2020 to 15 December 2020 Last self-enrol date 26 November 2020 Census date 4 December 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 December 2020 Assessment period ends 29 December 2020
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
Last updated: 3 November 2022