Module Identifier | DR22320 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Module Title | DRAMA FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2006/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Stephanie A Tillotson | ||||||||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 10 x 1 hour lecture/seminars | |||||||||||||||||||
Practical | 10 x 2 hour practicals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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Problem_solving | Students will be expected to analyze, reflect upon, anticipate and participate in the process of problem solving, which is an inherent constituent of this module. Written work will serve as evidence of the organization of intellectual argument; practical work will also demonstrate fluency in relation to this key skill. | ||
Research skills | Developed during the lectures, seminars and practicals, research skills will also be an essential part of the set essay and the development of the practical assessment. | ||
Communication | As an integral part of the lectures, practicals, seminars and practical component, communication skills will be continuously assessed. Individual and group communication using written, spoken and physical vocabulary will be developed and explored during the module. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | Essential to the methodology of the module is the individual student's reflection and evaluation of their own progress concerning the theoretical and practical components of Drama for Children and Young People | ||
Team work | This element will be specifically addressed as part of the module content and assessed in relation to the individual student's contributions to the practical element. | ||
Information Technology | This is not directly taught as part of the module, nevertheless, students will be expected to use IT in relation to their research skills and have a working knowledge of communication packages. | ||
Application of Number | This element will be specifically addressed as part of the module content; budgeting, funding and business planning are a major component of the management and administrative component. | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | Professionally biased, Drama for Children and Young People expects each student to take individual responsibility for physical, visual, verbal and written ideas and prove their efficacy within a public arena. The vocational nature of the module allows each student to consider career options with greater accuracy. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | Drama for Children and Young People develops an awareness of a unique branch of theatre studies in a national and international context. By encouraging students to consider working methods and presentation practices, which are a result of translating analytical and theoretical concepts, it is expected that a more sophisticated and mature approach to the form will be evident. |
This module is at CQFW Level 5