Course Title: Critique cultural works

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6180 Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting

Course Title: Critique cultural works

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

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.

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OART5005C

City Campus

TAFE

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face

Term1 2023,
Term1 2024

Course Contact: Alan Woodruff

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4307

Course Contact Email: alan.woodruff@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this course you will develop the craft skills and knowledge required to analyse, assess and offer verbal or written critiques of television drama. This will enable you to understand current trends in the television marketplace and to review contemporary screen productions for performance media.   This course addresses the following unit of competency: CUARES502 Critique cultural works

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUARES502 Critique cultural works

Elements:

1. Prepare to critique cultural works

2. Link research to cultural works

3. Present critiques

4. Maintain knowledge of trends related to domain of cultural works


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the performance criteria. You will be able to inform your own artistic practice through the application of the concepts and theories underpinning the craft of screenwriting, and have thoroughly researched screen language and genre relating to your own work.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include participation in class exercises, oral presentations and practical writing tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided.