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

A knowledge of Shakespeare's plays and the contemporary Shakespearean 'industry' is important to students from a range of disciplines including Education, Media/Communication, Drama/Theatre Studies and Creative Writing. As well, the study of Shakespearean works assists in the development of general literary and critical skills.

Aims

The unit aims to provide students with an introduction to Shakespeare's plays and to acquaint them with the burgeoning Shakespeare industry: that is, the myriad appropriations of Shakespearean works that are markers of social, political or cultural change and have become, themselves, the subject of critical inquiry.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. acquire a basic knowledge of certain Shakespearean texts and contexts
2. develop the skills to engage with questions surrounding the representation of canonical works in contemporary culture
3. acquire skills in transferring a literary understanding to different mediums and forms
4. appraise the potential of works for production/discussion in other disciplines

Content

The unit addresses content such as: focus on a number of plays and films of those plays as well as recent appropriations of Shakespearean material. Accessible plays are selected for discussion. Where possible, local theatrical
productions are taken into account in the selection of plays. Comedies and tragedies are studied, with reference to Elizabethan culture.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

A lecture and tutorial format provides a range of pedagogical approaches, including guest lectures in specific subject areas.

The lectures are designed to provide a range of theoretical approaches to the plays and include references to contemporary political and social questions. Tutorials are discussion-based.

Students should expect to be assessed on any of the set texts.

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 please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit.FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Tutorials will provide formative assessment by way of preparation for, and commentary on, tutorial leadership contributions and in relation to preparation for the research essay and final examination. The latter may take the form of feedback on plans or examination topics. Weight: 0%

Assessment name: Writing Portfolio
Description: (Summative and formative) Writing portfolio that includes one research essay and two reflective passages on plays not covered in the research essay. A formal essay of 2000 words and the reflective passages 300 words each.
Relates to objectives: 1,3,4.
Weight: 60%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid-end semester

Assessment name: Examination (written)
Description: (Summative) Short responses and a brief essay.
Relates to objectives: 1,2,3.
Weight: 40%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Exam period

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

Readings for the unit will be discussed in class. Please check with the QUT Bookshop for a complete reading list.

Risk assessment statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with 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: 04-Oct-2012