NM2001 - Creative Industries

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available to all students

Students explore the creative arts industries via research projects, industry networking, professional placements and collaboration with peers. The outcomes of the research and investigation will provide students with a number of additional pathways for further exploration of and engagement with the creative industries.

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 NM3101

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
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%).
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Face to face teaching (Classes are held in weeks 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13)
Coord/Lect:	Professor Ryan Daniel.
Contact hours:	5 hours lectures - 1 hour each week in weeks 1,4,7,10 and 13 10 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hours each week in weeks 1,4,7,10 and 13
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.