Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Music is a way of listening and it is culturally specific. It reflects the complexities of our inner and external lives, from the psychology of our personal relationship with sound to the broader contexts of the social, cultural and philosophical environment we experience sound in. To better understand how we make sense of music and sound, this unit introduces some of the key concepts of various contextual approaches to provide students with a critical grounding for their own music practice and their future music studies. These concepts will be furthered in the subsequent unit, KMB132.

Aims

The unit seeks to outline and illustrate the ways in which conceptual and contextual knowledge informs the approaches, processes and possibilities in the making of and understanding of music and sound. It will help you identify, reflect upon and analyse fundamental music and sound concepts and develop new skills, contextual knowledge and understanding through close listening, analysis and discussion. It also aims to enhance your written communication and critical thinking skills for various professional and academic purposes.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Critically reflect on foundational concepts of music and sound.
2. Recognise and discuss the basic cultural, political, technological and economic contexts of music and sound.
3. Review and explore concepts raised through lecture content and how these ideas inform varying approaches to the study of music and sound.
4. Apply written communication skills for Music and Sound taking into account academic writing conventions.

Content

This unit addresses content such as:

• identification and exploration of the integral concepts, contexts and meanings of various understandings of music and sound;


• historical, analytical and critical approaches to music and sound;


• critical thinking and writing about music and sound in a university context

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Learning and teaching will be through seminars involving lectures focusing on listening, discussion and the development of critical and contextual understandings. Tutorials will allow further discussions and developments of these concepts.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information see the Blackboard site for this unit.FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
You will receive formative feedback on your progress in this unit during tutorials and discussions throughout the semester.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Active attendance and participation in weekly compositions and improvisation tasks is is essential for success in this unit.

Assessment name: Reflective Exercises
Description: In-class exercises (40%) and class participation (20%).
Relates to objectives: 1,2 and 4
Weight: 60%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Throughout Semester

Assessment name: Essay
Description: An academic essay relating to one of the key concepts raised during the unit and the successful completion of a series of online modules in academic literacies.
Relates to objectives: 2,3 and 4
Weight: 40%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Set Texts
There is no set text for this unit.

Recommended Texts
A list of recommended readings will be provided to students via Blackboard

Risk assessment statement

There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks for this unit.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 25-Sep-2012