| Semester 2, 2021 Online | |
| Short Description: | Intro to Creative & Crit Think |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | 2021 Grandfather Funding Cl 2 |
| ASCED code : | 109999 - Creative Arts not elsewhere cl |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Other Requisites
This is one of four Core Courses for the following programs: Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Film and Screen Production, Bachelor of Theatre, Bachelor of Television and Radio Production, Bachelor of Creative Arts and Community Wellbeing, and Bachelor of Design and Interactive Technology. Other programs may also use this course as an elective or core unit.
Rationale
Within an employment climate of great disruption, constant change and emerging opportunities, creative and critical thinking are essential skills for all university graduates. This course is foundational and designed to encourage students to apply a variety of strategies to increase the efficacy of critical and creative thinking when applied to a diverse range of communities and workplaces. Creative and critical thinking skills are necessary effective problem-solving in a wide range of professional and educational contexts. This is especially true in fields where human beings, their stories and complexities are at the heart of the professional enterprise. Creative and critical skills are essential to ethical and effective practice in complex human-related environments.
Synopsis
This foundational course develops students' creative and critical thinking skills through the introduction of historical, theoretical and practical approaches. The ability to play, experiment, reflect and collaborate in solving problems will be introduced as key strategies for assisting students to use critical and creative thinking. Through engagement with specific examples of critical and creative thought, students will develop the critical and creative skills necessary for practice within the creative professions and beyond.
Objectives
- Investigate experimentation and play to increase an understanding of creative and critical thinking.
- Apply critical and creative thought processes to the analysis of practical examples.
- Recognise and leverage ambiguity and collaboration to scaffold critical and creative strategy.
- Apply reflective techniques to understand paradox, anomaly and contradiction.
- Examine and leverage the key debates in the field of critical and creating thinking for use in employability scenarios.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The definition and processes around how to undertake critical and creative thinking for a range of purposes, including professional and academic contexts. | 20.00 |
| 2. | Ambiguity in learning: play and experimentation | 20.00 |
| 3. | The value of paradox, anomaly and contradiction. | 20.00 |
| 4. | The role of collaboration in creative strategies for employability. | 20.00 |
| 5. | Critical thinking and reflection. | 20.00 |
Text and Materials
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=02&subject1=SCA1002)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference Materials
Student Workload Expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed Study | 30.00 |
| Independent Study | 135.00 |
Assessment Details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREATIVE/CRITICAL TASK | 100 | 20 | 06 Aug 2021 | (see note 1) |
| SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP | 100 | 30 | 03 Sep 2021 | |
| REFLECTIVE PRACTICE-IN-ACTION | 100 | 50 | 15 Oct 2021 |
Notes
- All dues dates and assessment details will be provided on Study Desk and in the first Lecture for this course.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
On-campus Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures and tutorials) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
ONL Attendance Requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure . -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment Notes
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Referencing in assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library's referencing guide. This guide can be found at .
Evaluation and Benchmarking
In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Creative Arts suite of programs.