School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Apply concepts of music and society to professional practice
  • Unit Code

    CUAMLT502
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    40
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Stewart James SMITH

Description

This unit describes skills and knowledge required to analyse and apply concepts about the social significance of music to one's own professional practice.
It applies to individuals who require in-depth understanding of the function of music in society, particularly in relation to the cultural and commercial value of music.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Equivalent Rule

Supersedes and is equivalent to CUSMLT502A - Apply concepts about the impact of music to professional practice

Elements

  • 1. Investigate the history of music
  • 2. Assess the social and economic significance of music
  • 3. Apply historical and sociological knowledge of music to own professional practice

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:
- source information about the role of music and music and audio technologies, including its history, social and cultural functions, commercial value and impact in other disciplines
- analyse and synthesise research findings
- develop and implement a strategy to incorporate understanding of the social, cultural and commercial values of music into own practice.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- describe the historical evolution of music and music and audio technologies
- explain the significance of music in different cultural contexts
- describe the social impact of music
- explain the commercial value of music in the contemporary context.

Assessment

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- sources of relevant information.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Apply concepts of music and society to professional practice
  • Unit Code

    CUAMLT502
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Nominal Hours

    40
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Stewart James SMITH

Description

This unit describes skills and knowledge required to analyse and apply concepts about the social significance of music to one's own professional practice.
It applies to individuals who require in-depth understanding of the function of music in society, particularly in relation to the cultural and commercial value of music.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Equivalent Rule

Supersedes and is equivalent to CUSMLT502A - Apply concepts about the impact of music to professional practice

Elements

  • 1. Investigate the history of music
  • 2. Assess the social and economic significance of music
  • 3. Apply historical and sociological knowledge of music to own professional practice

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:
- source information about the role of music and music and audio technologies, including its history, social and cultural functions, commercial value and impact in other disciplines
- analyse and synthesise research findings
- develop and implement a strategy to incorporate understanding of the social, cultural and commercial values of music into own practice.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- describe the historical evolution of music and music and audio technologies
- explain the significance of music in different cultural contexts
- describe the social impact of music
- explain the commercial value of music in the contemporary context.

Assessment

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- sources of relevant information.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Assessment

GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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