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Professional Practice and Promotion (DPSS30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On 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
Semester 1
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Overview
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Through a series of guest lectures and projects students gain a deeper understanding of the industry they are about to enter into as well as how to promote themselves to gain employment in the area of their choice.
They will learn about the business side of working in the stage and screen industries as a sole trader as well as the funding bodies and organisations that support the stage and screen industries and consider how they might utilise these through applying for funding and other forms of support. Students will also prepare materials that document their practice including a CV, letter of introduction, and a folio or website for the purposes of self-promotion.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe yourself as an artist/practitioner
- Produce visual self-promotion materials to a professional standard
- Produce written self-promotion materials to a professional standard
- Identify key funding bodies and organisations within the live performance and film/TV industries
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DPSS20001 | Production Practice 3 | Year Long (On Campus - Southbank) |
37.5 |
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: 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: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of all classes to be eligible to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Written assignment
| Mid semester | 40% |
Professional curriculum vitae and artist's biography (600 words)
| Week 4 | 15% |
Website or folio of work (1,800 word equivalent)
| End of semester | 45% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Anna Cordingley Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022