FACULTY OF CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES
Final mark
awarded:_____
Assessment Cover Sheet for students on USW courses.
Module Code:
Module Title:
Module Lecturer:
MO4S04
HART
Lloyd George
Assessment Title and Tasks:
Assessment No.
1
Essay
Method of Submission
Turnitin,
No. of pages submitted in total
Word Count of submission
including this page:
Completed by student
Date Set:
(if applicable): Completed by student
Submission Date:
Return Date:
Part A: Record of Submission (to be completed by Student)
Extenuating Circumstances
If there are any exceptional circumstances that may have affected your ability to
undertake or submit this assignment, make sure you contact the Advice Centre on your
campus prior to your submission deadline.
Fit to sit policy:
The University operates a fit to sit policy whereby you, in submitting or presenting
yourself for an assessment, are declaring that you are fit to sit the assessment. You
cannot subsequently claim that your performance in this assessment was affected by
extenuating factors.
Plagiarism and Unfair Practice Declaration:
By submitting this assessment, you declare that it is your own work and that the sources
of information and material you have used (including the internet) have been fully
identified and properly acknowledged as required.1 Additionally, the work presented has
not been submitted for any other assessment. You also understand that the Faculty
reserves the right to investigate allegations of plagiarism or unfair practice which, if
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University Academic Integrity Regulations
proven, could result in a fail in this assessment and may affect your progress.
Details of Submission:
Note that all work handed in after the submission date and within 5 working days will be
capped at 40%.2 No marks will be awarded if the assessment is submitted after the late
submission date unless extenuating circumstances are applied for and accepted (Advice
Centre to be consulted).
You are required to acknowledge that
you have read the above statements
Student Number(s):
by writing your student number (s) in
the box:
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP A RECORD OF ALL WORK SUBMITTED
Part B: Marking and Assessment
(to be completed by Module Lecturer)
Assessment Task
Instructions
Choose one of the following topics;
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Music production and authenticity
Music production and repertoire
Music production and musical styles
Music production and the masterpiece album
Music production and minorities
In your argument you must refer to music production and or reproduction practice,
society, musicology and the economics of the music business. You must also include at
least one example of the core reading found under learning materials e.g. Wall, Burgess
and one item from the course reading list e.g. Moore, Bailey. And at least one reference
from the library subject guide Music and Sound e.g. Rocksbackpages. You will be
required to bring further references from your own research to support your argument.
3000 words +/- 10% in total including lit review of approx 800 words +/- 10%
Learning Outcomes (as specified in the validated module descriptor)
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Information on exclusions to this rule is available from Campus Advice Centres
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Apply critical reasoning and listening as a core component of their professional
practice. The student will be able to demonstrate advanced understanding of
complex inter-related issues in a scholarly manner, along with critical evaluation
of current paradigms.
Understand deep foundational music and sonic structures.
Confidently work across discipline boundaries through differential understanding.
Grading Criteria
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Adequate review of core literature
Originality of argument and evidence
Structured i.e. musicological, technological, social and economics
Referencing – quality of references and correct conventions for citation
Knowledge and understanding