MUS 346 : Experimental Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Creative Arts and Industries
2021 Semester Two (1215) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Course Requirements
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 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Undertake undergraduate commensurate research activities, that support an idiomatic perspective moving towards greater literary, expressive and conceptual depth and understanding of music. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
- Demonstrate ability to organise ideas into an academic inquiry that reflects historical and current thinking and artistic activity in a self-determined subject area. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
- Explain and demonstrate verbally and in writing, skills that enable detailed historical aesthetic concepts to be conveyed in simple but authoritative ways. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
- Conduct research tasks utilising relevant resources and source material in socially responsible ways. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
- Develop and demonstrate familiarity with 20th and 21st Century Experimental repertoire, and the ability to contextualise it in written format. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Essay Outline | 5% | Individual Coursework |
| Proto-bibliography | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Verbal Presentation | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Essay | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| Final Exam | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| 5 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Basic Essay Outline | ||||||||||
| Proto-bibliography | ||||||||||
| Verbal Presentation | ||||||||||
| Essay | ||||||||||
| Final Exam | ||||||||||
Assignments are to be submitted, according to submission type specified on CANVAS, by the due date. In the event of illness or other circumstances that prevent completing an assignment, please contact the course coordinator with evidence as appropriate before the due date. Late assignments that do not have an approved extension will be penalized 10% for each day or part thereof. No assignment will be accepted after that assignment has been returned to students.
Teaching & Learning Methods
- Weekly presentation by principal lecturers and/or guests on the history, formation and diversity of understandings that constitute and inform the idea of experimentalism in music since the early 20th century up to and including today
- Critical thinking and applied early researcher practices in real time across the semester
- Establishment of social research processes as preparatory pathway to higher study
- Oral presentations by peers on individual topic areas of research
- Written components on student’s research/creative work
- Guided group work to further explore content presented within lectures and support for assignment development.
- Students to present research findings, to question and feedback to lecturer and group
- In office time for individual or small group of students to seek additional clarity from the lecturers or private counsel on projects
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, you can expect 2 hours of lectures, a 1-hour tutorial, 50 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 64 hours of work on coursework and exam preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
This subject is best experienced as an on campus course.
Attendance is highly encouraged at scheduled activities including tutorials to get the most out of the models and content offered by the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings through Canvas within 72 hours of their original presentation.
Other learning activities including tutorials and office consultations will not be available as recordings.
Learning Resources
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
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.
In the event of 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. 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.