ARTSCHOL 100A/B : Arts Scholars 1

Arts

2024 Semester One (1243) / Semester Two (1245) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

An interdisciplinary seminar on a thematic subject of general interest determined by the convenor from semester to semester.

Course Overview

ARTSCHOL 100 is designed to engage students with a range of active researchers across the Faculty of Arts and relevant community members and practitioners. The overarching goal of the course is to orient students within the intellectual, professional and disciplinary mindset of “work in Arts” , connect work in Arts to our broader communities and society, and to assist them in developing their own active research projects. Each year the course is organised around a central theme. In 2024 the theme is "Storytelling". 

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: Enrolment by application as approved by the Academic Head or nominee To complete this course students must enrol in ARTSCHOL 100 A and B

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Graduate Profile: Bachelor of Arts

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Recognise, analyse and evaluate the methodologies and knowledge base of research across a variety of Arts disciplines (Capability 3, 4, 5 and 6)
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and cultural implications of research in Arts (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
  3. Develop and interrogate creative solutions to complex problems (Capability 4, 6 and 7)
  4. Be able to communicate important ideas through a variety of different formats (Capability 4 and 6)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Assignments 100% Group & Individual Coursework

Module

There are three, full year, 15pt  courses in the Arts Scholars module.  Students take one per year, building towards an independent research project in their third year. The first-year course, ARTSCHOL 100, has a different theme each year.  It uses that theme to explore various disciplinary approaches to social, economic, and cultural issues through lectures, workshops, group discussions and personal reflection. The second-year course, ARTSCHOL 200, focusses on honing research skills and exploring approaches to research that cross students’ chosen major subjects. In the final year, in ARTSCHOL 300, students pursue individual passion projects, exercising their academic and research abilities.

Workload Expectations

This  is a 15 point course taught across two semesters (ie 7.5 points per semester). Students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point single-semester course in which they are enrolled; in this case because this is a full-year course the workload is equivalent to 5 hours per week.

For this course, each week you can expect 1.5 hours of lectures and/or workshops,  1 hour of reading and thinking about the content and 2 hours of work on assignments.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities will not be available as recordings.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

All international literature on this subject indicates that SET evaluations have little to no pedagogical value - apart from the statistically negligible responses we have had through this interface.
 Feedback we have had directly from our students is always considered carefully.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 31/10/2023 09:40 a.m.