NM3101 - Professional Studies 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

This subject provides students with strategies and pathways to develop an understanding of and connections with the creative arts industry and professions. An understanding of the creative arts industries is achieved through research and investigation strategies in order to develop global understandings and insights. Connection with creative arts industries is achieved via the study of a range of topic areas including personal and professional promotion and development strategies, business case studies and investigations, and personal/career reflections.

Learning Outcomes

• Contacts with professional practitioners and industry representatives;
• Indepth knowledge of contemporary creative arts industry issues;
• Opportunities to benchmark and validate creative outputs by reference to industry professionals and standards.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

CV3001 GA3020 PT3010

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ryan Daniel.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); research project (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.