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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Arts Legal Framework
  • Unit Code

    ADM1335
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Helen Kathryn RUSAK

Description

This unit introduces the Australian legal system and the legal framework relating to arts and event management. Topics include the law of torts, in particular negligence and defamation as well as regulations relating to risk management, public health and safety.The unit will also address intellectual and moral copyright and include an overview of the Commonwealth Copyright Act.

Prerequisite Rule

For COURSE_CODE NOT IN Y20 Do Permission required Otherwise true

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ADM3220

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of the Australian legal system.
  2. Understand how to manage the liability implicit in arts and event management.
  3. Understand the legal obligations of arts organisations, in particular when managing a public space for performance or exhibition.
  4. Understand their rights and obligations in relation to intellectual property and copyright.

Unit Content

  1. An analysis of the Health Act, Liquor licensing regulations and EPA regulations as they affect artistic events.
  2. An overview of both Federal and State legal systems and procedures.
  3. An overview of copyright law as it applies to the arts and Indigenous arts in Australia.
  4. Discussion and definition of the legal rights and responsibilities of arts organisations.
  5. Overview of the law of torts, with particular focus upon negligence and defamation.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ParticipationTutorial10%
PresentationPresentation20%
AssignmentWritten assignment20%
ExaminationExamination50%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Arts Legal Framework
  • Unit Code

    ADM1335
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Helen Kathryn RUSAK

Description

This unit introduces the Australian legal system and the legal framework relating to arts and event management. Topics include the law of torts, in particular negligence and defamation as well as regulations relating to risk management, public health and safety.The unit will also address intellectual and moral copyright and include an overview of the Commonwealth Copyright Act.

Prerequisite Rule

For COURSE_CODE NOT IN Y20 Do Permission required Otherwise true

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ADM3220

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of the Australian legal system.
  2. Understand how to manage the liability implicit in arts and event management.
  3. Understand the legal obligations of arts organisations, in particular when managing a public space for performance or exhibition.
  4. Understand their rights and obligations in relation to intellectual property and copyright.

Unit Content

  1. An analysis of the Health Act, Liquor licensing regulations and EPA regulations as they affect artistic events.
  2. An overview of both Federal and State legal systems and procedures.
  3. An overview of copyright law as it applies to the arts and Indigenous arts in Australia.
  4. Discussion and definition of the legal rights and responsibilities of arts organisations.
  5. Overview of the law of torts, with particular focus upon negligence and defamation.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 2Not Offered13 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationPresentation30%
AssignmentCase study exercises30%
Case StudyAssignment40%

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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