Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor/Lecturer/Tutor
Julie-Anne Long
Contact via email: julie-anne.long@mq.edu.au
Y3A 193J
Thursday 12.30-2.30pm (or by appointment via email)
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The twentieth century exploded with dance forms. Modern dance was born, with its emphasis on the expressive capacities of the individual. The dances of other cultures became increasingly available yet remained enticingly exotic. Women threw away their corsets and moved freely. Social dance went through wild changes born on the tides of musical revolution. Rigorous physical practices created super human bodies and dance became an extreme sport. This unit provides theoretical and embodied knowledge of some of the major dance forms of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Teaching is in both lecture and workshop format. Assessment protocols are flexible offering students a choice of performance or essay for their final assessment. This unit is suitable for students from diverse backgrounds interested in dance.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Attendance You are required to attend all tutorials. As participation in the process of learning is linked to and underpins the unit learning Outcomes, you will need to either apply for Disruption to Studies to cover any missed tutorial (if the disruption is greater than three consecutive days) or supply appropriate documentation to your unit convenor for any missed tutorial (if less than three consecutive days).
Group Exercises Students are expected to work in groups for Tutorials. Students in this unit must be willing to work within a group and to assume responsibility for the group's process. Students are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes and shoes for practical exercises and workshops.
Independent Work Students are expected to work independently outside of scheduled tutorial times when they are working on their independent practice. DANC101 students will need to do their own reading of relevant texts outside class time.
Referencing Style preferred Style for this Unit is APA. Other styles such as Harvard may be used as long as all necessary information is provided and a consistent approach is taken.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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PARTICIPATION REPORTS #1 & #2 | 40% | No | Week 4 & Week 9 |
PRESENTATION and REFLECTION | 25% | No | Week 12 (in class) |
PERFORMANCE or ESSAY | 35% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Week 4 & Week 9
Weighting: 40%
PARTICIPATION REPORT #1 Due Date: Week 4 (Friday 24 March, 5pm)
PARTICIPATION REPORT #2 Due Date: Week 9 (Friday 12 May, 5pm)
This Assessment has two rationales and relates to the final Presentation and Report:
1. Engagement with course content will be demonstrated through a regular journal writing practice. Lecture quizzes, reading reflections, descriptive writing tasks and observations from physical exercises must be entered into the journal assessment continuously throughout the semester.
2. Students will choose a dance form to practice regularly as an independent practice. It must be a style of dance unfamiliar to them. Students will record their observations and discoveries in this on-going journal.
Students are expected to commit 9 hours a week to this unit, including Lectures and Tutorials. The participation reports as part of this assessment will be submitted in 2 stages with feedback given for each submission.
* The written reports must be submitted via Turnitin and will be reviewed and graded by the convenor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn.
Report Assessment Criteria:
a) Evidence of sustained, developing and insightful practice
b) Ability to define and articulate the essential qualities of the chosen dance form
c) Ability to translate embodied experience into original, evocative and descriptive language
d) Evidence of methodology including physical and theoretical methods and critical reading.
* A template will be provided. Methodology for this assessment will be discussed in class and full details can be found on ilearn.
Due: Week 12 (in class)
Weighting: 25%
Due Date: Week 12 (Tuesday 30 May, in class)
Students are required to present a 3-5 minute oral presentation in class outlining the key findings of their independent practice and embodied research project.
* A hard copy written reflection on the student’s independent practice including references to course content and journal entries (800-1,000 words) must be submitted in class following the presentation.
* The Written Reflection must also be submitted via Turnitin by 5pm Tuesday 30 May and will be reviewed and graded by the convenor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn.
Presentation and Reflection Assessment Criteria:
a) Evidence of sustained, developing and insightful practice
b) Ability to define and articulate the essential qualities of the chosen dance form
c) Ability to translate embodied experience into original, evocative and descriptive language
d) Evidence of methodology including physical and theoretical methods and critical reading.
* A methodology for this assessment will be discussed in class and full details can be found on ilearn.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 35%
Due Date: Week 13 (Performance: Tuesday 6 June, in class) (Essay: 5pm Tuesday 6 June)
EITHER
Students will create an original PERFORMANCE of 3-5 minutes using their Independent Practice and embodied research. * The performance will be presented in class in Week 13.
Performance Assessment Criteria:
a) Evidence of embodied research
b) Original concept with inventive and idiosyncratic material
c) Clear articulation of artistic intention
d/ Performance protocols: clear form, well rehearsed, confidence in presentation.
* Program Notes for your performance must be submitted via Turnitin by 5pm Tuesday 6 June. A methodology for this assessment will be discussed in class and full details can be found on ilearn.
OR
Alternatively, students can write an ESSAY of 2,000 words. The independent practice/embodied research the student has undertaken provides the basis for the essay in conjunction with course content and additional academic research and texts. Essay Topics will be provided in tutorials and on ilearn.
* The Essay must be submitted via Turnitin by 5pm Tuesday 6 June and will be reviewed and graded by the convenor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn.
Essay Assessment Criteria:
a) Clear articulation of academic argument and response to the question
b) Evidence of own embodied research
c) Evidence of research dialogue between embodied and theoretical
d) Correct essay structure and techniques: correct grammar, spelling, accurate referencing.
* A methodology for this assessment will be discussed in class and full details can be found on ilearn.
Technologies Used and Required This Unit has an online presence in ilearn. You will require access to a computer and fast broadband. All DANC101 material will be uploaded to the DANC101 ilearn Unit every week. The DANC101 iLearn unit may be accessed from off-campus at http://www.learn.mq.edu.au
Readings A list of readings for DANC101 will be made available via the DANC101 ilearn page in week 1. Most readings are from the prescribed text: Carter, Alexandra & Janet O’Shea, (Eds.) (2010) The Routledge Dance Studies Reader, Second Edition. London & New York: Routledge. All required reading list texts will be available via 'Unit Readings' in MultiSearch: http://multisearch.mq.edu.au/?course
Assessment Submission via Turnitin, unless otherwise stated, and will be reviewed and graded by the convenor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn.
Late Assessment Submission Assessment tasks are aligned to the unit learning Outcomes. Timely submission of assessment tasks is a unit requirement or penalties apply. 10% per day (including weekends will be deducted for all late submissions unless Disruptions to Studies (including a request for an extension) is approved.
DANC101 Lecture: Tuesdays 9am-10am (Y3A T1)
Each Lecture will be recorded and available via ilearn.
Tutorials: Tuesdays EITHER 11am-12pm OR 12pm-1pm OR 2pm-3pm OR 3pm-4pm (Y3A 187 Dance Studio)
A Schedule of Lecture and Tutorial topics will be available in Week 1 on ilearn.
For Lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetable website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
This website will display up-to- date information on your classes and classroom locations.
PLEASE NOTE: Tutorials will commence in Week 1.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Additional Information
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