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 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 58.06% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 19.62% 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
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
Protocols for communication are continually articulated verbally and in early course content. Weekly emails to students and staff continue to be actioned. Dedicated presentations to confirm the requirements of each assessment task were actioned, as well as being embedded in weekly classes..
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
Continued securing of the highly regarded staffing of both tutors and markers.
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
Focused tutorials were offered to address skills and knoweldge required to successfully complete the assessment challenges.
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
Cengage materials were offered as non-compulsory add-ons to accompany the set text.
Source: Self reflection
Feedback
Cengage learning materials, while valuable as text guides, can create an excessive workload for students.
Recommendation
Remove the optional inclusion of the Cengage learning modules.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Set clearer expectations regarding weekly activities.
Recommendation
Ensure all tutors follow updated guidelines regarding weekly activities, as outlined in Moodle, and that these are clearly communicated to students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback; personal reflection
Feedback
Reconsider the peer interactivity requirements of the first assessment task.
Recommendation
Remove the peer feedback component as an assessment requirement.
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 • • • • • •