Course Title: Engage in the business of creative practice

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6150 Advanced Diploma of Music Industry (Sound Production)

Course Title: Engage in the business of creative practice

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 70

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM8790C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

Term1 2017,
Term1 2018,
Term1 2019

BUSM8790C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face

Term1 2020

BUSM8790C

City Campus

TAFE

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face

Term1 2022

Course Contact: John Phillips

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4913

Course Contact Email: john.phillips@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to approach the business aspects of working as a creative practitioner in a professional manner.

It applies to individuals who, depending on the creative practice, operate as sole practitioners, in artist cooperatives, or as freelance or contract workers. Regardless of the business model, all practitioners earning income from their practice engage with the professional business requirements for a sustainable creative practice. Independent creative practitioners sometimes work as employees in small and large organisations.

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUAPPR603 Engage in the business of creative practice

Elements:

1. Develop and apply professional work practices

2. Evaluate different business practices

3. Address financial aspects of creative practice

4. Analyse the rights and obligations of creative practitioners

5. Evaluate professional opportunities


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be made through a combination of workplace based practice and practical project completion. In both instances collaboration with key personnel / stakeholders will be fundamental to assessment completion.