ECA734 - Arts Education Research Inquiry Senior Years
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Merinda Kelly |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course D303, E760, E763 or E765 |
| Prerequisite: | D303 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E763 or E765 must complete unit EEE754, plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. In Person Attendance Requirements |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, independent study and 1 x 3-hour scheduled seminar per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks). |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks). It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in CloudDeakin throughout the trimester. |
Note:*Dance and Drama not available in Cloud (online) mode Please Note: Media students should be enrolled in ECA736. Media is not a double arts method. | |
Content
This unit aims to immerse students in creative practice, aesthetic and critical debate in teaching and learning within their chosen arts discipline area (Dance, Drama, Music or Visual Art). Students research, analyse and apply a range of skill-based strategies including digital technologies and pedagogies that inform and underpin teaching and learning within diverse social and cultural contexts. Students negotiate, design and undertake individual projects that may be practical or research-based, and may include independent investigation of their chosen arts specialisation in formal and informal education settings. ECA734 students should note that arts discipline methodology modules are available for campus and Cloud (online) study as follows:
- Dance - Burwood (Melbourne)
- Drama - Burwood (Melbourne)
- Music - Burwood (Melbourne), or Cloud (online)
- Visual arts - Burwood (Melbourne) or Cloud (online)
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Articulate a critical understanding of and engagement with the relationship between arts and education theory and practice in one arts specialism: Dance, Drama, Music, Visual art | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Through experiencing, apply relevant theories to further explore the concept of praxis inherent in making and responding to the arts in education | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Analyse and critique contemporary discourse about the arts with reference to selected arts or performance works from a broad range of cultures | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Through arts practice and appraising arts works and performance, articulate the role of the arts within socio-cultural contexts to communicate ideas, and to develop multi-literacies in diverse educational environments | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - a task appropriate to the specific arts education area | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - a task appropriate to the specific arts education area | 3000 words or equivalent | 60% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECA734 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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