DRAMA 306 : Production and Management Skills
Arts
2021 Semester One (1213) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This course offers a practically based insight into the workings of the professional stage. It will explore multiple roles and skills for the administration and production management of live performances. The course will include budgeting and financing of productions as well as exploring contracting and marketing. It will be taught over 12 sessions using a variety of mediums including site visits to theatres and organisations offering specialist theatre services, discussion panels and classroom teaching.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Be able to understand the process of theatre production (Capability 1.1)
- Develop and demonstrate an understanding of marketing and publicity in regard to live performance (Capability 1.3)
- Develop ability to set and control a production budget (Capability 2.1 and 3.2)
- Develop an insight into Auckland theatres and programming for Auckland theatre (Capability 1.2)
- Demonstrate an understanding of funding in the arts (Capability 3.2)
- Develop and demonstrate an understanding of legal process in regard to the performing arts (Capability 2.1 and 6.3)
- Apply an understanding of marketing and publicity in regard to live performance (Capability 3.2 and 4.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | 15% | Group Coursework |
| Reports | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Final Project 1 | 15% | Group Coursework |
| Final Project 2 | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| Discussions | 5% | Individual Coursework |
| 5 types | 100% |
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, per week you can expect 3 hours of seminar styles lectures, 5 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 2 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation as well as discussion with your team mates.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required at scheduled activities including attending the seminars and field trips to complete components of the course.
Lecture style seminars will be available as recordings in case the course is delivered online.Other learning activities including field trips will not be available as recordings.
Attendance on campus is not required for the test or exam as it is a practical course which does not require final exam or test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
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.
Digital 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.
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 against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
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 your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, 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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.