MUS 710 : Composition Research Portfolio
Creative Arts and Industries
2022 Semester One (1223) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
MUS710 is designed to elevate already accomplished students with creativity and craft in original composition in a critical and enquiring manner, through the completion of a portfolio of negotiated technical and creative projects. This course is aimed at students who have recently completed third-year who wish to deepen their practice in specialised ways, but also for professionals with an extant creative practice who seek to embed research models as a foundation for future practice and research careers. Students are scaffold-taught, therefore self-motivation and independent study underpins all aspects of this course.
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
- Prepare a diverse folio of compositions for various ensembles of instruments and voices, and/or sonic arts. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Maintain a high level of self-motivated research and study (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Demonstrate the ability to create notated, instructional, media-based or otherwise-mediated works at a professional level (Capability 1, 4 and 5)
- Demonstrate and apply a range of advanced notational and/or sound-based techniques within the context of individually negotiated composition projects (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Develop and demonstrate a range of innovative solutions to aesthetic problems within the context of individually negotiated composition projects. (Capability 1, 3 and 5)
- Develop and demonstrate familiarity with instrumental and vocal and/or sonic arts repertoire and literature aligned to and in contrast with individually negotiated creative projects as well as the ability to discuss and review expert domain sources in conference-style presentation format. (Capability 1, 2, 4 and 6)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Research Focus and Creative Practice | 5% | Individual Coursework |
| Practical Studies | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Portfolio: of Creative Works | 65% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Statement of Research Focus and Creative Practice | ||||||||||
| Practical Studies | ||||||||||
| Portfolio: of Creative Works | ||||||||||
Teaching & Learning Methods
Workload Expectations
This course is a 30 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 12 hours of lectures, 12 hours tutorials, 136 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 140 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including tutorials to support key components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings where university camera-equipped rooms are used, or otherwise to the best of a teachers' ability to provide Other learning activities including tutorials and office hours will not be available as recordings.
The course will not include live online events including tutorials.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a negotiated 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.
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.
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
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 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.