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Collaboration and the Unforeseen (CWRI40018)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: quinn.eades@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject focuses on writers collaborating with musicians, scientists, visual and sound artists, architects, designers, theatre-makers, activists, historians, psychologists, photographers, film-makers. Collaborations can give birth to genuinely new ways of thinking and seeing the world. When all collaborating parties are fully extended it may spark unexpected, out-of-the-box work. We are interested in creative partnerships that push people beyond their respective comfort zones and that thrive on plurality – not only of art forms and disciplines but of fundamental approaches to research and meaning-making.
We will also think deeply about the ethos and ethics of collaboration, about how successful collaborations are structured and kept vital and nourishing. We won’t forget to consider creativity. What happens when we are not alone at various stages of the creative process?
Students will be encouraged to imagine and develop collaborations – to bring their talents and skills into fertile and fabulous creative relationships with people outside the field of writing. Students will also collaborate with each other in the development of creative work(s).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have:
- Advanced knowledge of the development of a collaborative artistic process: from devising a concept, engaging in cross-arts practice, devising and structuring material, to the preparation of a concept for an audience
- The ability to work with independence, self-reflection and creativity to design, workshop, analyse and give constructive feedback on a variety of interdisciplinary writing projects
- Developed high-level conceptual understandings of the various forms of arts collaborations and their complex intersections with ethical, historical, cultural and social contexts
- A deep understanding of the imaginative and vocational possibilities in multiple areas of creative writing collaboration
- The ability to communicate effectively with peers of diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds during collaborations and completion of group tasks.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Participate in discussion and group activities and increase their creative and critical skills through workshopping and collaboration
- Independently devise and articulate a creative work in both verbal and written modes
- Conceptualise, prepare and present their creative projects at an advanced level.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
CWRI30004 Encounters with Writing
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Written assessment to develop a project description, timeline and artist's statement
| Week 7 | 20% |
Collaborative Group Project
| Week 11 | 30% |
Creative Piece
| During the examination period | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Quinn Eades Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 Hours: 1 x 2.5 hour seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: quinn.eades@unimelb.edu.au
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024