EDCU13018 - The Arts

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In The Arts, students will be introduced to curriculum frameworks and a range of pedagogical approaches for teaching and using the five different discipline areas of the arts in educational contexts. They gain personal practical experience in using the different symbol systems and ways of understanding and representing the world that the Arts provide and build their understanding of how arts practice relates to the formation and expression of social values, beliefs and identity. They evaluate their own experiences and practice throughout the unit to develop understanding of the skills, techniques and classroom strategies appropriate for teaching The Arts in discipline specific, interrelated and integrated ways and to build appreciation for ways in which The Arts provide engaging learning experiences which promote creativity, communication, social and cultural knowledge and innovation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Bundaberg
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
2. Presentation and Written Assessment 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 59.46% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.57% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Guidelines for assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Support assessment tasks with summaries of requirements and the nature of appropriate evidence to meet assessment criteria
Action Taken
Requirements were clearly laid out in Moodle assessment materials with support provided regarding evidence through tutorials.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Weekly content and requirements of the assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Review the unit materials to ensure supportive alignment with the assessment tasks.
Action Taken
Weekly content was revised to ensure connection to assessment requirements.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
The assignments... were real-world and useful, but the platform Canvas was clunky and unsuccessful.
Recommendation
Ensure support for the Canvas platform is provided in the early stages of AT2.
Action Taken
Support was provided through unit materials, group and individual emails, and tutorials.
Source: Staff feedback
Feedback
The Canvas platform, once understood, allowed for more efficient marking.
Recommendation
Ensure staff and students are familiar with the navigation of this platform.
Action Taken
All staff and students were briefed to understand the Canvas platform.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Be more accessible during assessment time.
Recommendation
Continue to support students through communicated guidelines for assessment and protocols for communication, reinforcing these weekly.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Outstanding delivery and real-life knowledge and engaging experiences.
Recommendation
Teaching staff continue to be passionate about the arts as a learning area and share this with students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Self reflection Staff feedback
Feedback
Students struggle with the open-ended nature of the assessment tasks if not engaged with unit materials.
Recommendation
Provide focused tutorials that address skills and knowledge required to successfully address assessment challenges.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback Self reflection
Feedback
Cengage learning materials and activities were valuable but became overwhelming on top of other weekly content.
Recommendation
Consider the worth of the external materials and work with providers to condense content and make it more accessible if continued.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Create plans and resources for Arts learning using the processes of making, presenting and responding to artworks
  2. Justify the selection of resources and strategies for making and responding to artworks through reference to the rationale and intent underpinning Arts education
  3. Critically reflect on the development of professional knowledge and personal learning in the arts
  4. Describe the positive contribution of the arts in education and to participation in contemporary society.

Successful completion of this unit provides opportunities for students to engage with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Career Stage) focus areas of:

1.2 Understand how students learn

2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area

2.2 Content selection and organisation

2.4 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians

2.6 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

3.1 Establish challenging learning goals

3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs

3.3 Use teaching strategies

3.4 Select and use resources

3.5 Use effective classroom communication

3.6 Evaluate and improve teaching programs

5.1 Assess student learning

6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Practical and Written Assessment • • •
2 - Presentation and Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Presentation and Written Assessment • • • • • •