Course coordinator
Dr Emma Cole
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Communication & Arts School
DRAM1010 aims to investigate how a dramatic text can be adapted in performance to respond to different contexts. DRAM1010 focuses on six main elements of performance: genre, language, body, space, time, and structure. Six texts are studied in detail, from these perspectives. The course culminates in a performance outcome, under the leadership of student directors. DRAM1010 is the Level 1 Compulsory Course for the Drama major.
Course requirements
Assumed background
No background is necessary to study DRAM1010. DRAM1010 is the level 1 compulsory course for the Drama Major; afterﾠyou complete and pass this course you will be able toﾠenrol in advanced Drama courses. If you complete DRAM1010 but have not completed DRAM1100, you canﾠtake DRAM1100 in the first semester of the following year and enrol concurrently in Level 2 Drama courses.
Incoming Exchange Studies students are exempt from these requirements.
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Dr Emma Cole
Tutor
Mr Matthew Bapty
Miss Madelyn Coupe
Mr Lewis Treston
Dram3105 course coordinator
Dr Bernadette Cochrane
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Refer to 4.1 Learning Activities for a week by week course breakdown.
Whilst every effort is made to place students in their preferred activity, it is not always possible for a student to be enrolled in their tutorial of choice. If you require assistance, please ensure that you email timetabling.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au from your UQ student email with:
- Your name
- Your student ID
- The course code
- A list of three tutorial preferences (in order of preference)
- Reason for the change – e.g. timetable clash, elite athlete status, SAP
Teaching staff do not have access to change tutorials or help with timetables; all timetabling changes must be processed through the Timetabling Team.
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to investigate how a drama text can be adapted in performance to respond to different contexts. It focuses in particular on:ﾠgenre, language, body, space, time, and structure. The key questions that will guide the lectures and tutorials are:
1. How does the historical context affect the interpretation of this text?
2. How can this text be adapted for contemporary performance?ﾠ
3. How do issues of genre, language, the body, space, time, and structureﾠaffect that interpretation and/or adaptation?
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Understand the ways in which performance texts are adapted to engage intended or specific audiences.
LO2.
Identify generic features of texts in performance.
LO3.
Appreciate the effects that specific spaces can have on performance adaptations.
LO4.
Understand the potential that the performing body has to influence the audiences interpretation of a text.
LO5.
Comprehend the importance of genre expectations, specific spaces, and other elements of performance on audience reception of theatre through producing a group performance project.
LO6.
Have an awareness of the historical context of a range of plays.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution, Tutorial/ Problem Set |
Participation
|
20% |
1/08/2024 - 10/10/2024
Tutorial participation assessed all semester. |
| Essay/ Critique | Research Essay | 40% 1800 words |
6/09/2024 4:00 pm |
| Reflection | Critical Reflection | 10% 500 words |
11/10/2024 4:00 pm |
| Performance |
Performance
|
30% |
23/10/2024 - 26/10/2024 |
Assessment details
Participation
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Online
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance, Oral, Written
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution, Tutorial/ Problem Set
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
1/08/2024 - 10/10/2024
Tutorial participation assessed all semester.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L06
Task description
This task assesses your participation across the semester, with each week of participation from weeks 2-11 equating to 2% of your overall mark. For the purposes of assessment, the three components of meaningful participation are: preparation for class; engagement with the learning activities in class; and respectful peer collaboration. You must bring a copy of the relevant text (e-copies are acceptable) and any additional material to every tutorial, and you must have read the text at least once. From weeks 2-9, your participation grade is based upon your participation during class tutorials, while for weeks 10 and 11 we assess participation on the basis of 2 x 150-word written responses to the lecture topics, to be submitted within the relevant week to evidence your engagement with the last third of the course. A detailed assessment brief will be provided on Blackboard.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
This is an in-person assessment completed during normal tutorial hours. In the final third of the course, students will submit responses to each week's topic via Blackboard.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
If you are absent from your tutorial through documented illness or other documented circumstances beyond your control, and supply this documentation to your tutor, you will receive a pass mark (in the range of a four) for that week’s participation. If your reason for absence falls under one of UQ’s acceptable reasons for an extension, you can evidence your engagement with the learning activities by submitting a summary of or response to the reading/s (max. 200 words) to your tutor, in addition to evidence of your circumstances, for the opportunity to be graded above a four for this part of the assessment.
Late submission
Late submission is not possible for this piece of assessment.
Research Essay
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 40% 1800 words
- Due date
6/09/2024 4:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L02, L04, L06
Task description
This task engages with your understanding of the elements of performance by asking you to compare how two are utilised in two different play texts. One of these texts should come from the required plays for the course, the other should be from the accompanying recommended list. You must also include some of your own research into each of the plays.
The referencing style used for Drama assignments is MLA, 9th edition.
A detailed assignment brief will be provided via Blackboard at the beginning of semester.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Students will submit this assessment via Turnitin on Blackboard.
TurnItIn Receipts:
Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using TurnItIn. Before submitting any assignments for this course you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Tutorial.
When you successfully submit your assessment to TurnItIn you will see text confirming your submission is complete, before being redirected to your Assignment inbox. On this page you can:
- View the name of the submitted file
- View date and time of the upload
- Resubmit your paper (if necessary)
- Download your submitted paper
- Download digital receipt.
If you cannot see your submission in your Assignment inbox you should regard your submission as unsuccessful. Students are responsible for retaining evidence of submission by the due date for all assessment items, in the required form (e.g. screenshot, email, photo, and an unaltered copy of submitted work).
If the submission was not successful:
- Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).
- Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again.
- If you cannot submit again email your course coordinator immediately with the assignment attached.
Please visit this webpage for further advice on how to submit your TurnItIn assignment.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Critical Reflection
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Reflection
- Weight
- 10% 500 words
- Due date
11/10/2024 4:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L03, L06
Task description
You are required to upload a 500-word critical reflection on how the six elements covered in our course can be manipulated in performance. Whereas the major essay encouraged you to consider the elements of performance within playtexts, in this assignment you are asked to consider how these elements have been adapted (by translators, adaptors, directors) for performance. You should make reference to at least one contemporary production of one of our set texts (examples are linked on our reading list, although you are welcome to consider other productions beyond what has been included on Talis).
The referencing style used for Drama assignments is MLA, 9th edition.
A detailed assessment brief will be provided on Blackboard at the start of semester.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Students will submit this assessment via Turnitin on Blackboard.
TurnItIn Receipts:
Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using TurnItIn. Before submitting any assignments for this course you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Tutorial.
When you successfully submit your assessment to TurnItIn you will see text confirming your submission is complete, before being redirected to your Assignment inbox. On this page you can:
- View the name of the submitted file
- View date and time of the upload
- Resubmit your paper (if necessary)
- Download your submitted paper
- Download digital receipt.
If you cannot see your submission in your Assignment inbox you should regard your submission as unsuccessful. Students are responsible for retaining evidence of submission by the due date for all assessment items, in the required form (e.g. screenshot, email, photo, and an unaltered copy of submitted work).
If the submission was not successful:
- Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).
- Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again.
- If you cannot submit again email your course coordinator immediately with the assignment attached.
Please visit this webpage for further advice on how to submit your TurnItIn assignment.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Performance
- Team or group-based
- In-person
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Performance
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
23/10/2024 - 26/10/2024
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L04, L05
Task description
This task is designed to allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the elements of performance through practice. You do this through one of three ways: either as an actor, working under the guidance of a DRAM3105 director to realise a performance in a short play; as an actor, devising a short performance in collaboration with a group of your DRAM1010 peers; or via a Secondment to the backstage crew, working on the DRAM3105 festival of student work.
A detailed assignment brief will be provided via Blackboard at the beginning of Semester.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Recording of Oral and Practical Assessment
- All presentations will be recorded for marking purposes via recording facilities available where the assessment takes place (eg. ECHO360, Zoom, camera device)
- Recordings will be retained by the School of Communication and Arts for at least 12 months from the release of the final grade for the course.
- Recordings will be stored in a secure manner and will only be accessed by authorised school staff for the purposes of:
- Moderation of marking;
- Provision of feedback to the student(s) recorded; and/or
- Re-marking following a successful re-mark application.
Submission guidelines
This assessment will take place in person, during Vanguard Theatre Festival at the Avalon Theatre in Week 13. Students will be required to be available outside of class time for technical and dress rehearsals, and during the evening on at least two days of the festival.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Students are NOT able to apply for an extension via the Unitask portal for this assessment item. Please contact your tutor/course coordinator directly to see if alternative arrangements are available.
Late submission
Late submission is not possible for this piece of assessment.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 1 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
- Where fractional marks occur in the calculation of the final grade, a mark of x.5% or greater will be rounded up to (x+1)%. A percentage mark of less than x.5% will be rounded down to x%.
- Where no assessable work is received, a Grade of X will apply.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not available for some items in this course.
The Performance assessment task is exempt from supplementary assessment.
Additional assessment information
- Further information regarding the assessment, including marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course.
- Marks Cannot Be Changed After Being Released: Marks are not open to negotiation with course staff. If you wish to discuss the feedback you have received, you should make an appointment to speak with the Course Coordinator.
- Assessment Re-mark: If you are considering an Assessment Re-mark, please follow the link to important information you should consider before submitting a request.
- Integrity Pledge: Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using Turnitin. Before submitting any assignments for this course, you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Modules.ﾠIn uploading an assignment via Turnitin you are certifying that it is your original work, that it has not been copied in whole or part from another person or source except where this is properly acknowledged, and that it has not in whole or part been previously submitted for assessment in any other course at this or any other university.
- Withholding marks prior to finalisation of grades: Per UQ Assessment Procedures – Release of Assessment Item Marks and Grades: The final assessment item and the marks for the assessment item are to be released only after the final grade for the course has been released.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
In DRAM1010 we use Blackboard (an e-learning tool) to disseminate and archive course materials and other course-related information. Once you have registered for a tutorial, you can sign up for Blackboard via SI-Net. If required, you should download and print lecture notes from Blackboard and bring them with you to the lecture. Check the Blackboard site regularly for other resources and course announcements.
The UQ Library (especially the Central Library where most Drama texts are catalogued), will be an invaluable resource during your university studies. It is important to learn how to access library resources as soon as possible.ﾠ
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Week 1 (22 Jul - 28 Jul) |
Lecture |
Week 1: Introduction - Elements of Performance This lecture will introduce the six key elements of performance covered in the course, as well as familiarise students with the assessment regime and other course requirements. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 1: NO TUTORIALS |
|
Week 2 (29 Jul - 04 Aug) |
Lecture |
Week 2: Genre - Agamemnon The first element, genre, will be introduced with reference to the historical division between tragedy and comedy, dating from Ancient Greek theatre. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 2: Staging Genre In this tutorial, students will experiment with the text of "Agamemnon" to understand how genre has been staged across time, with specific reference to formal devices from Greek tragedy. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L06 |
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Week 3 (05 Aug - 11 Aug) |
Lecture |
Week 3: Structure - Love and Information This lecture will introduce students to the basic elements of structure, with particular reference to the plot/narrative divide (that is, how can similar stories be told in different ways?). Learning outcomes: L01, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 3: Building Structure This tutorial will use selected scenes from "Love & Information" in order to experiment with building structure in performance. Learning outcomes: L01, L06 |
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Week 4 (12 Aug - 18 Aug) |
Lecture |
Week 4: Time - Indecent This lecture will consider the ways in which playwrights use time to create dramatic meaning, and how time can be related to (and enact) structure. Learning outcomes: L01, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 4: Marking Time In this tutorial, we will experiment with different techniques of marking time in performance, with specific reference to the distinction between 'real' time and dramatic time in "Indecent". Learning outcomes: L01, L06 |
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Week 5 (19 Aug - 25 Aug) |
Lecture |
Week 5: Space - Picnic at Hanging Rock This lecture considers the real and imagined spaces and places in which performance takes place, using the case study of contemporary Australian plays. Learning outcomes: L01, L03, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 5: Playing in Space This tutorial will experiment with the many and varied uses of space in performance, and consider in particular how space can be used to complicate the effects of time and structure in "Picnic at Hanging Rock". Learning outcomes: L01, L03, L06 |
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Week 6 (26 Aug - 01 Sep) |
Lecture |
Week 6: Body - Twelfth Night This lecture will examine the central role of the body in performance, using the case study of the historical progression of actors who have played the character of Malvolio in "Twelfth Night". Learning outcomes: L01, L04, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 6: Bending Bodies This tutorial will examine selected scenes from "Twelfth Night" in order to explore how the body might be deployed meaningfully in performance, and especially how the body relates to space. Learning outcomes: L01, L04, L06 |
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Week 7 (02 Sep - 08 Sep) |
Lecture |
Week 7: Language - Arturo Ui Analysing the distinctive style of Brecht's "Arturo Ui", which itself draws on older traditions of verse playwriting, this lecture will how language enacts and constitutes performance. Learning outcomes: L01, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 7: Language at Work This tutorial will examine the ways in which language can create character and help shape genre. Learning outcomes: L01, L06 |
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Week 8 (09 Sep - 15 Sep) |
Lecture |
Week 8: Elements of Performance This lecture will offer a case study of the elements of performance working together in the live theatre experience. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 8: AUDITIONS Tutorials will be be given over to auditions, in which students who wish to be considered for the DRAM3105 collaboration audition for directors, using material from "Arturo Ui". This is an opt-out activity. Learning outcomes: L05 |
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Week 9 (16 Sep - 22 Sep) |
Lecture |
Week 9: Adapting the Elements This lecture will introduce core terminology surrounding adaptation and translation, and consider an example of how a contemporary playwright has adapted the elements of a canonical text to suit a new context. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L06 |
Tutorial |
Week 9: Adapting the Classics This tutorial will experiment with how literary adaptation of known stories changes the representation of the elements of performance. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L06 |
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Mid Sem break (23 Sep - 29 Sep) |
Lecture |
Mid-Semester Break: NO LECTURE |
Tutorial |
Mid-Semester Break: NO TUTORIALS |
|
Week 10 (30 Sep - 06 Oct) |
Lecture |
Week 10: Directing the Elements In this lecture, we will explore the role of directorial vision in shaping the elements of performance in Shakespearean texts. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04 |
Tutorial |
Week 10: Group Performance Project Rehearsals The tutorial time will be given over to rehearsal for the upcoming Group Performance Project, ensuring students are able to seek feedback from their tutor. Learning outcomes: L01, L05 |
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Week 11 (07 Oct - 13 Oct) |
Lecture |
Week 11: Conclusion This lecture will conclude the substantive course material by arguing that every act of performance is an act of adaptation to a specific time and place, and therefore reliant on the interplay of the elements of performance. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04 |
Tutorial |
Week 11: Group Performance Project Rehearsals The tutorial time will be given over to rehearsal for the upcoming Group Performance Project, ensuring students are able to seek feedback from their tutor. Learning outcomes: L01, L05 |
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Week 12 (14 Oct - 20 Oct) |
Lecture |
Week 12: NO LECTURE No lecture - rehearsal time |
Tutorial |
Week 12: Group Performance Project Rehearsals The tutorial time will be given over to rehearsal for the upcoming Group Performance Project, ensuring students are able to seek feedback from their tutor. Learning outcomes: L01, L05 |
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Week 13 (21 Oct - 27 Oct) |
Lecture |
Week 13: UQ Drama - Your Future Morning tea during the normal lecture slot, held in the usual teaching space. The UQ Drama staff will introduce the advanced Drama program, and map out the options for further Drama study after successful completion of DRAM1010. |
Practical |
Week 13: Technical Rehearsals In preparation for the delivery of the Group Performance Project, technical rehearsals will be held from Monday 21 October through Wednesday 23 October. These calls will be for the late afternoon and evening. Secondment students will also be required at various times across Friday 18 October to Sunday 20 October. A schedule will be provided closer to the date. Learning outcomes: L01, L05 |
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Practical |
Week 13: Performances The Group Performance Projects will be delivered across three evenings of performance, from Wednesday 23 October through Friday 25 October. You will be required to perform on one evening, and attend as an audience member on at least one other (COVID-restrictions pending). You will also be required for a dress rehearsal on the day of your performance. A schedule will be provided closer to the date. Learning outcomes: L01, L05 |
Policies and procedures
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- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
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