MUS 149/149G : Rock to Reggae: Tracking Popular Music in New Zealand
Creative Arts and Industries
2025 Summer School (1250) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
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 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knoweldge through assessed tasks of the different genres that emerged in the period c.1947–present, and to understand the relevant socio-cultural contexts as studied in lectures. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 4.1)
- Describe different musical conventions, meanings, and performance contexts, and their importance to the development of popular music in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Capability 1.2, 2.1 and 4.1)
- Present informed critical viewpoints and interpretations of the music studied through research oriented tasks. (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1 and 8.2)
- Conduct research tasks, finding and utilising relevant resources and source material. (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1 and 8.2)
- Take responsibity for personal and professional development and independent study, and demonstrate integrity in work presented. (Capability 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 8.2)
Assessments
Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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Lectures 1-3 quiz | 5% | Individual Test |
Listening Tests (2) | 20% | Individual Test |
Song profile essay | 10% | Individual Coursework |
Playlist | 5% | Individual Coursework |
Aotearoa Music Timeline | 20% | Individual Coursework |
Final Exam | 40% | Individual Examination |
6 types | 100% |
Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
Lectures 1-3 quiz | ||||||||||
Listening Tests (2) | ||||||||||
Song profile essay | ||||||||||
Playlist | ||||||||||
Aotearoa Music Timeline | ||||||||||
Final Exam |
Teaching & Learning Methods
Exam Mode
- Exam mode B - Remote online invigilation through Inspera Integrity Browser (IIB)
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 150 hours in lectures, reading, and work on assessment tasks. Students are expected to attend all lectures, to complete weekly reading and listening tasks, in addition to the various assessment tasks.
The 150 hours expected for this course is made up of lecture time (34 hours), five hours revision for each lecture (84 hours), assignment research and writing, listening test revision (14 hours) and study/revision for the final exam (18 hours)
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience or Online
This course is offered in two delivery modes:
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled lectures to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings.
Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
Online
Attendance is expected at scheduled lectures to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings.
Attendance on campus is not required for the exam.
Where possible, study material will be released progressively throughout the course.
This course runs to the University semester timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.
The lecturers will be available for one-to-one discussion with any student who requires that (see below). The lecturer also arrives early and stays after lectures if any student has just a quick query.
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.
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Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations 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. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
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
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
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. In the event of a disruption, the University and your course coordinators will make every effort to provide you with up to date information via Canvas and the University website.
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.