Dance - Certificate IV

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use investigative and critical thinking techniques to evaluate history and theory information and distil key themes and ideas.
Students explore the development of Western theatrical dance including the evolution of ballet, modern and contemporary dance in Europe and America throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries. Social, political and artistic movements and their impact on the development of current dance genres and styles will be studied along with the way in which key choreographers and dancers continue to respond to the world around them.
Students will also analyze, research and evaluate recent dance genres, styles processes and presentations to expand their understanding and provide further relevance to their own artistic practice.

All students must complete the pre-course assessment item (see Home Page on the left).

Assessment Items (See Details in Assessment Instructions) include:
• Major Research Assignment 1
• Major Research Assignment 2
• Oral Presentation - Presenters chosen by random selection the week prior (fairness and equity)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:



Study hours for this unit - 8-10 hours per week.


Attendance
• Students must attend 90% of lectures (unless a doctor’s certificate is provided in the case of illness)


Safety
• In case of fire or other emergency calmly exit by following me outside to an evacuation point., Remain with the group for your name to be checked.

Mobile Phone Etiquette
• Phones must be switched off and put away in bags for all lectures.


Email address - Communication
• Please use TAFE email to contact me.

Assessments and submissions
• Please read assessment details immediately and organize for your assignments to be submitted on time.
Assignments can be submitted on or before the published due date.

• Extension request forms must be submitted well before the due date and may or may not be granted (depending on the circumstances). 
Academic misconduct (plagiarism or cheating)

• Students must ensure that the work they submit is their own and/or acknowledge the work of others by referencing the authors’ appropriately. Where academic misconduct occurs, for minor breaches students may be required to undertake an additional assessment to provide evidence of attaining the requirements of the component of study; or if it is a serious or deliberate offence, a student will fail the assessment.    Details of your rights and responsibilities are available at https://www.tafesa.edu.au/apply-enrol/before-starting/student.../plagiarism-cheating

Reading evaluations
• Study the reading during the week in which it appears on your study timetable and prepare notes for discussion in class