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MMCS330 – Performance and Digital Media
2015 – S1 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Julie-Anne Long
Tutor
Justine Shih Pearson
Justine Shih Pearson
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the place of digital media in both everyday and art performances in relation to questions of technology, communication, and aesthetics in contemporary society. The time spent in class consists of approximately 60 per cent production exercise, and 40 per cent production analysis and theoretical study. Students are expected to work in groups for their production experiments. These production exercises are regarded as works in progress, and are presented publicly in the second half of the semester.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
General Assessment Information
Attendance
Attendance at all unit components is compulsory. Students are not allowed to miss a class for reasons to do with their own paid work or due to responsibilities concerning other units. Students must notify the convenor via email immediately if there are any problems.
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 performance experiments. MMCS330 students will need to do their own reading of relevant texts outside class time.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due | Groupwork/Individual | Short Extension | AI Approach |
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| Contribution to Workshop | 15% | Week 1, 2, 3, 4 continuous | No | ||
| Individual Report (1) | 20% | Week 6 | No | ||
| Group Performance Project | 30% | Week 6-12 | No | ||
| Individual Report (2) | 35% | Week 13 | No |
Contribution to Workshop
Due: Week 1, 2, 3, 4 continuous
Weighting: 15%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
Contribution to workshop, tutorial, presentations, and post-performance discussions will be regarded as an important participatory activity in this unit. Students will be assessed on their conduct, ownership/leadership, reasoning and listening through appropriate comments, positive and active engagement in tasks, and a positive attitude to class activities. A Participation task will be assessed in class in Week 4. Refer to the MMCS320 Rubric available on ilearn.
More detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Individual Report (1)
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
Each student discusses, in a short speculative report, the findings from his or her own research in relation to class discussion and the issues raised in lectures. Students may like to refer to others’ findings if these will enhance their argument. Students will be assessed in terms of organisation, protocols, thinking, and thematic. Refer to the MMCS330 Rubric available on ilearn.
The Report must be submitted via Turnitin and will be reviewed and graded by the Tutor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn. More detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
Group Performance Project
Due: Week 6-12
Weighting: 30%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
Weight: 30% (15% as group + 15% as individual)
Students will explore themes relating to contemporary ‘digital’ environment and 'living' in a group performance, applying digital technologies to performance making. Each group will work together to produce a group performance experiment in Week 11. An external audience will be invited to attend the final showing. The audience’s and students' feedback will be taken into account in assessment of group works. Individual contribution throughout the group project period will be assessed. Students' feedback will be taken into account in assessment of individual contributions. Students will be assessed on memorization, movement and blocking, overall effect, ensemble effect and response to challenges in the performance, and participation in the discussion in Week 12. Refer to MMCS330 rubrics available on ilearn.
More detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Individual Report (2)
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 35%
Groupwork/Individual:
Short extension 3: No
AI Approach:
On the basis of discussion in Week 12, students write up a report examining differences between proposal and actuality. Students will be assessed on their ability to critique and discuss another group's project and own projects, highlighting issues in a logical and scholarly manner in relation to class discussion about the projects. Students are also expected to discuss social and cultural implications of the performances and/or to analyse their performance works in relation to the relevant debates or terminologies within theatre and performance studies. Students will be assessed in terms of organisation, protocols, thinking, and thematic. Refer to the MMCS330 Rubric available on ilearn.
The Report must be submitted via Turnitin and will be reviewed and graded by the Tutor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn. More detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Delivery and Resources
· Technologies Used and Required This Unit has an online presence in ilearn. You will require access to a computer and fast broadband. Website All MMCS330 material will be uploaded to the MMCS330 ilearn Unit every week. The MMCS330 iLearn unit may be accessed from off-campus at http://www.learn.mq.edu.au
· Readings There is no Unit Reader for MMCS330. A list of recommended readings are available on eReserve. Recommended Books:
Turkle, Sherry. 2011. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. New York: Basic Books.
HM851 .T86 2011
Carr, Nicholas. 2011. The shallows: what the internet is doing to our brains. New York: W.W. Norton. QP360 .C3667 2011
Dixon, Steve. 2007. Digital Performance: A History of New Media in Theatre, Dance, Performance Art, and Installation. Cambridge, Mass. and London: The MIT Press. NX180.T4 D59 2007
Parker-Starbuck, Jennifer. 2011. Cyborg Theatre: Corporeal/technological intersections in multimedia performance. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. PN2193.E86 P372 2011
· Assessment Submission Written work must be submitted via Turnitin, unless otherwise stated, and will be reviewed and graded by the convenor/tutor who will provide feedback accessible by the students via the My Submissions link in ilearn.
· 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.
· Extensions and Special Consideration assessments submitted after the due date and time will automatically be deducted 10% per day (weekends included) unless medical certification or evidence of serious and unavoidable disruption is provided. For extensions, contact the course convenor well in advance if you may be unable to submit an assessment on time. Extensions will only be granted on grounds of illness or misadventure, where appropriate supporting documentation is submitted, and are awarded at the discretion of the course convenor.
Unit Schedule
For Class 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.
Policies and Procedures
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.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Additional Information
MMCCS Session Re-mark Application http://www.mq.edu.au/pubstatic/public/download/?id=167914
Student Support
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Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
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IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Analyse the relationship between theory and practice in performance media.
- Apply theoretical modes of understanding to practical performance making.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
- Examine and evaluate your proposal and practical experiment as well as those of others in relation to objectives and outcomes.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible
We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the influences of everyday digital technologies in wider social, cultural and artistic contexts.
- Interpret and evaluate developments in contemporary performances and theories, as well as social and cultural theories, that deal with questions of the human-technology relationship.
- Devise plans for practical experiments and conduct them through discussion and negotiation in a collaborative environment.
Assessment tasks
- Contribution to Workshop
- Individual Report (1)
- Group Performance Project
- Individual Report (2)
Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 02/03/2015 | Unit convenor: Julie-Anne Long Tutor: Justine Shih-Pearson |