Practice, Process & Evaluation

Subject CCDP60006 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 25
Level: 6 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Semester 1, Southbank - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 02-Mar-2015 to 31-May-2015
Assessment Period End 26-Jun-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 13-Mar-2015
Census Date 31-Mar-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 08-May-2015

Semester 2, Southbank - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 27-Jul-2015 to 25-Oct-2015
Assessment Period End 20-Nov-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 07-Aug-2015
Census Date 31-Aug-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 25-Sep-2015


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 48 Hours
Total Time Commitment:

240 Hours.
Prerequisites:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites:

None
Recommended Background Knowledge:

None
Non Allowed Subjects:

None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirments for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Coordinator

Mr Dean Merlino

Contact

Dean Merlino

Community Cultural Development

CCD Office VCA HUB
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006

Enquiries
Phone: 9035 9138
Email: merlinod@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

In this subject students will develop the practical building blocks needed to produce effective Community Cultural Development projects and programs. The students will examine and evaluate their own practice, mapping a sustainable community practice in the context of changing social and cultural agendas.
Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this subject the student will:

• articulate the conceptual underpinnings of their CCD practice;
• articulate the methods and processes of their CCD practice;
• demonstrate flexibility within changing community and aesthetic environments;
• demonstrate knowledge of major and emerging themes in CCD and community based practices.
Assessment:

Contribution and participation in seminar discussions (10%); journal 4,000 words (40%) due in the examination period; presentation and exegesis (50%) at the end of semester.

Hurdle requirements:
Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes and attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject.
Prescribed Texts:

Subject reader available for purchase from Student Centre.
Recommended Texts:

None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject the student will:

• exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of their discipline including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to a practising artist working in diverse CCD contexts;
• demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
• demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, team work and oral and written communication.
Related Course(s): Master of Community Cultural Development

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