The Global Creative

Unit code: ACI3103 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Footscray Nicholson
Footscray Park
Online Real Time
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit is designed to facilitate awareness of professional engagement with practices and production appropriate for the global creative in an online networked society. Collaborative sessions will provide students a framework to peer-initiate an interdisciplinary creative project with relevant global themes for public outcome. Students will recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues by applying current local and international perspectives in their digital media or other Arts discipline. By developing a collaborative creative project; students will interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments to reach a broad audience. Assessments will facilitate engagement with new professional networks that provide authentic and experiential outcomes that translate to future employability.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Identify and evaluate their role and contribution to a creative project for a public outcome.
  2. Coordinate, propose and negotiate a dynamic public outcome that engages with current ideas, theories and methodology.
  3. Interpret, defend, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences.
  4. Review and document collaborative global creative practice outcomes by recognising and critically reflecting on relevant social, cultural and ethical issues that informed the ideas, concepts and processes presented.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Presentation
|
Grade: 20%
Role and contribution to student-led project.
Assessment type: Report
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Grade: 40%
Group project proposal
Assessment type: Review
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Grade: 40%
Critical reflection on the project outcome.

Required reading

Readings supporting and responding to the work of the global creatives and relevant creative global themes will be provided on VU Collaborate.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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