EA334-6-FY-SO:
Work Placement Project
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
09 March 2023
Requisites for this module
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This module runs over 10 weeks, and can wither run the length of the Autumn or Summer Term, or be separated into smaller blocks of work. The student will be responsible for securing their own placement, with approval needed from the
Head of Course. The type of placement will vary according to student interest but it may fall under the following headings:
- Theatre Management
- Company Management
- Film Production
- Media
- Stage Management
- Dramaturgy or Research Assistant
- Assistant Director (film or theatre)
- Arts Administration
The aims of this module are:
- To give the student the opportunity to put their academic learning outcomes into a work context
- To add work related learning outcomes to their portfolio
- To reinforce and practically introduce students to professional standards of process and production
- To allow students to build a network of colleagues and possible future collaborators before graduation
Students will be expected to define aims and objectives in your contract at the start of the placement. The template for this is as follows.
- Demonstrate a capacity to work in a team within a work environment
- Communicate with a range of colleagues and clients in a working environment
- A capacity to connect subject specific theory and practice to a work environment
- Further develop skills towards the creative application of the knowledge acquired in first two years
- Demonstrate the use of a range of work practices as they relate to the activities and roles required of you, these will include:
- time and workload management
- recognising and managing stress
- working independently and as part of a team
- working safely
- working independently according to remit given
- Consider the effectiveness of your own performance
No additional information available.
The learning and teaching methods will be dependent on the placement and will be recorded for an individual student on the training agreement signed by the placement provider, the student, and the University.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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Ms Rosalind Maddison
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Head of Production
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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