NM2101 - The Reflective Creative Practitioner

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

This subject involves an exploration of the artistic process as frameworks for research and/or professional practice. The role of the creative practitioner as self-reflective artist, researcher and communicator is explored both theoretically and in practice. Students will explore synergies across art forms, including models of performance and communication, and develop individual and collective understandings of the role and place of creative arts outputs.

Learning Outcomes

• advanced level of understanding of the nature and purpose of self-reflective practice;
• in depth perspectives into creative arts processes and their outputs;
• understanding of the potential for research and/or practice across multi-disciplinary collaborations.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Gordon Brown
Lecturers:	Dr Gordon Brown, Mr Ron McBurnie, Mr Clive Hutchison.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); quizzes or tests (20%); minor projects (40%).

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.