KTB227 Leadership in Creative Contexts: Directing Creativity
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| Unit code: | KTB227 |
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| Equivalent(s): | KTB213, KTB306 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,164 |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,356 |
| International unit fee | $4,668 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | KTB227 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | KTB213, KTB306 |
| Coordinator: | Shane Pike | shane.pike@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit investigates notions and functions of leadership in the fields of theatre, drama and performance. Through engaging with models of directorial best-practice and examining influential practitioner-leaders, you will unpack the process of leading creativity from both a collaborative and personal perspective, with the aim of achieving a unified creative vision. Whether within conventional hierarchical structures or collaborative models, delivering creative outcomes requires not only knowledge of the personal, logistical and artistic processes of creation, but also an understanding of the processes to safely navigate from concept to fullest expression.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of creative leadership to creative practice.
- Demonstrate problem solving skills, adaptability and responsiveness to achieve a creative idea/outcome.
- Apply theoretical and practical understanding of creative leadership to generate a creative vision.
Content
In this unit we will examine the leadership roles of creative practitioners in a variety of contexts. Key approaches to creative leadership will be examined and utilised. You will be given the opportunity to demonstrate leadership in creative practice, through leading a creative process and expressing a creative vision.
Learning Approaches
Through a series of lectures and workshops, this unit will expose you to different viewpoints and opinions regarding approaches to creative leadership; and you will be given the opportunity to self-select a personal line of inquiry according to your specific career aspiration or interest. As such, this unit offers a practical engagement with creative leadership.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- a range of formative tasks and roles will be offered to facilitate progressive feedback to assist you in your learning
- comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets, both for group work and individual endeavour
- generic comments back to the cohort via QUT Canvas
- criteria sheet grading.
Assessment
Overview
There are two assessments for this unit. The first is a demonstration of leadership skills in a creative context, and the second is a professional plan for a proposed creative project.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Demonstration
In small groups, you will lead a session of creative practice demonstrating your developing understanding of creative leadership. The creative practice session can reflect the diversity of creative contexts explored and represented by your group's developing skills and career aspirations e.g. direct a scene from a playtext or screentext, facilitate an educational or community workshop, a performative piece or a collaborative design process.
Assessment: Professional Plan
For this assessment you will generate a professional plan for a performance project that clearly articulates a creative vision.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Resources
Required Text
Required reading will be available online.
Recommended References
Other unit readings and reference material will be available online.
Resource Materials
Other
To enable your full participation in the virtual learning environment, for example, participating in online activities and engaging with online learning materials, you will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection, webcam, headset and microphone, as well as a learning environment where you are able to fully participate undisturbed when required.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
Where substantial computer-based work is required, particularly in the case of fully online students, you are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work, and ensure that your workstation is set up for optimal comfort to prevent strain or injury.
Other required safety inductions will be conducted as required.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.KK34 Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Cite and discuss a broad and coherent knowledge of historical and contemporary cultural contexts for creative practice, including the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges.
Relates to: ULO1 - Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the techniques and concepts underpinning your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3 - Discern, critically analyse and synthesise knowledge in complex creative practice settings.
Relates to: ULO3 - Work productively as a leader and collaborator in disciplinary and interdisciplinary creative practice.
Relates to: ULO3 - Formulate and apply an independent perspective through reflection and by acting on the informed critique of others.
Relates to: ULO2 - Demonstrate respect for cultural and social differences, and work with integrity across creative practice networks.
Relates to: ULO2 - Operate with initiative, ethical judgement and professionalism in creative practice, both alone and in groups.
Relates to: ULO3
KK43 Bachelor of Creative Industries
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge required for creative enterprise, career development and interdisciplinary collaborations, supported by depth in at least one creative disciplinary area.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3 - Apply and adapt creative disciplinary knowledge and skills with agility in a range of industry, community and intercultural contexts.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO3 - Embody social and ethical responsibilities and exhibit well-developed judgement with resilience, integrity, curiosity and responsibility.
Relates to: ULO2 - Practise self-management of career and learning with enterprise and an entrepreneurial outlook, including the building of personal and professional relationships and partnerships.
Relates to: ULO3