Course Handbook Level 3 PS RS Business Dip

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PlaysomethingAcademy

CourseHandbook

2013

RockschoolLevel3Diploma

MusicPractitioner-Business


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Welcome!

Playsomething/RockschoolLevel3DiplomaMusicPractitioner

WewanttowarmlywelcomeyoutothePlaysomethingAcademyandtothe

RockschoolLevel3Diploma-MusicPractitioner:Business

ThisbookletwillgiveyouanoverviewofthecourseandthePSAcademy.

WehopeyoullhaveafantastictimeatPlaysomethingandwillgoontoasuccessful

careerinthemusicindustry.

AlexForryan

CourseLeader/LeadTutor


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Contents

WelcometoPlaysomething! 2 TheTeachingTeam 4 TheRockshoolMusicPractitionerDiploma 4-6

o Whatisthecourse? 4o Qualifications 5o Howdoesthisqualificationcompare? 5o Moduleswewillbestudying 6o Howtoreadanassignmentbrief 7-9o DeadlinesandAssessment 10o Trackingyourprogress 11

Managingyourtime 12o Timetables 13o Attendance 13o Punctuality 13o CollegeHolidays 14

Professionalbehaviorandyoursafety 15o BRAVOCampaign 15o IDBadges 15o SmokingRules 15o CodeofConduct 16o EatingandDrinking 17o DisciplinaryProcedure 17o ComplaintsandConcerns 17

GuidanceandSupport 18o ConnexionsService 19-20


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TheMusicTeam

Duringyourtimehere,youwillworkwithanumberofdifferentstaffaroundthe

CollegeandtheAcademyinordertoachieveyourgoalsandobjectives.

AlexForryan

CourseLeader

DaveEvans

CareersinMusic

MarcRapson

Re-Mixingand

Production

RoisinQuinn

Copyright

SiobhanDunne

DeputyHeadof

DepartmentCreative

ArtsandIndustries

[email protected]

LindaFoster

HeadofDepartment

CreativeArtsand

Industries

[email protected]


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THECOURSE

Rockschool'squalificationsforMusicPractitionersarevocationalqualificationsin

popularmusicforalllevelsofabilityfrombeginnertosemi-professional.They

provideanincreasinglypopularalternativetomoretraditionalmusicqualifications

suchasGCSEandA/ASLevels,onethatisnationallyrecognisedandaccreditedwithvaryinglevelsandsizestosuitindividualneeds.Developedbytwoorganisations

specialisinginthemusicindustry,theyensurethatthemostup-to-datetrends,

technological,commercialandbusinessadvancesareembeddedwithinthem,

providinglearnerswiththeskillstodeveloprealisticemploymentopportunitiesin

themusicindustry.Theyfocusonpracticalmusicalskillsandprovidegreatflexibility

ofunitchoicewithinachosenpathway:Performance,Composition,Businessor

Technology,eachallowingdirectprogressionintotheirchosenareaoftheindustry

and/orahigherlevelofstudy.

QUALIFICATIONS

ThequalificationsareavailableatLevel1(equivalentindemandtoGCSEGradesD-

G),Level2(equivalentindemandtoGCSEGradesA*-C)andLevel3(equivalentin

demandtoA/ASlevel)andareofferedindifferentsizesateachlevel,asshownin

thetablebelow.Thesizeofeachqualificationisdeterminedbytheamountofcredit.

Aqualificationwillbeawardeduponsuccessfulcompletionofunitscarrying

sufficientcreditforthatqualification.Eachcreditbroadlyequatesto10learninghours.

HOWDOESTHISQUALIFICATIONCOMPARE?

IncontrasttomusicGCSEsandA/ASlevels,Rockschool'squalificationsformusic

practitionersarevocationalqualifications,allowingdirectprogressionintothe

industryand/orahigherlevelofstudy.Theythereforeplaceparticularemphasison

developingpracticalskillsforemploymentwithintheindustry.Othersimilar

qualifications,suchastheLevel3BTECqualificationsinMusicPractice,combine

practicalskillswithcontextualknowledgethatmaynotnecessarilybefundamental

toprogressioninmanycareerpathways.Similarly,toomanymandatoryunitscan

adverselyaffectlearningandpotentialsuccess,sothesequalificationscontainone

mandatoryunitrelevanttothevocationalpathway.Thequalificationsare

transferableandcumulative,inthat,forexample,learnerstakinganAwardcanbuild

onunitssuccessfullyachievedtoattainaCertificate/ExtendedCertificate/Subsidiary

Diploma.UnliketheLevel3BTECandGCSE/A/AS,thereisnoexternalassessment.

Thesequalificationsareassessedcompletelythroughinternalassessmentwith

externalmoderation.


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THEUNITSATPLAYSOMETHING

CME902J

Level3Diploma(BusinessPathway)-90credits.

340-CopyrightintheMusicIndustry-15Credits(CoreUnit)

349PlanningaCareerinMusic-10Credits

375-PodcastandRadioProduction10Credits

320MusicDissertation15Credits

353-MusicEventManagement-15Credits

338MusicEventHealth&Safety10Credits

354SettingUpaMusicBusiness15Credits

TotalCredits:90


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HowtoreadanAssignmentBrief

WhenyouaretobeassessedonworkyouwillbegivenanAssignmentBrief.An

AssignmentBriefincludesthefollowinginformation:

whatyouneedtoachieve whatevidenceyouwillneedtoproduce whenyouwillneedtosubmityourworkby whowillbeassessingyourwork whatcriteria(descriptionsofachievement)yourworkwillbejudgedagainst

Yourassignmentbriefswillalllookliketheonebelowandthekeydetailsyouneedtounderstandarehighlightedhere.

TitleoftheAssignment

Thenumbersandnamesof

theUnitsthisbriefrelatesto Whichcriteriafromthese

unitsyouarebeingassessed

against

Toachievewellyour

Assessorrecommendsyou

readthesebooks/watch

thesefilmsetc.

Whichfunctionalskillsthis

workmaygotowardsThedatesyouwillneedto

submitdifferentelementsof

thiswork

TheLearningOutcomesfrom

theunitsthisbriefaddresses Scenariothisisthe

situationyouaregoingtobe

workingin.Ifthisisalive

briefforarealclientthis

informationwillbehere


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Taskdescription

thisisanoutline

whatyouareexpectedtodoto

fulfilthisbrief

Thewordingofthecriteriafrom

theunitthatyouwillbe

assessedagainstwillbehereso

youcanseewhatyouneedto

achieve

Whatdocuments,items,

portfoliosorpiecesof

workyouwillneedto

submittoshowyouhave

completedthetasks

Thisisthedeadline

forsubmittingthe

workforthistask.


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AssignmentBriefTermsGlossary

Briefanoverviewoftheactivitiesinvolvedinworkingtowardsaparticularproject

oractivity

Unitasegmentofthequalificationsurroundingaparticularskill,themeorsubject.

Youwillbestudyingtowards19unitsthroughoutthewholeofyourqualification.

LearningOutcomeeachunithasaseriesofoutcomesthatsummarisewhatyou

willachievefromsuccessfullycompletingtheunit

Criteriathisisaspecificdescriptionthatexplainswhatyouneedtodemonstratein

theevidencethatyouproduceinordertogaindifferentlevelsofachievement.They

areoftenlabeledthingslikeP1orD3.

Scenariothisisthesituationyouwillbeworkinginonthisbrief.Itcouldbeabrief

foraliveclientoranimaginedsituation.Youwillneedtoreadthiscarefullyto

ensureyouareproducingwhatisexpectedofyouinordertoachieve.SubmissionDatethisisthedeadlineyouhavebeensetforhandinginworktoyour

Assessor.Ifyoudonotsubmitbythisdeadline,thismaybecomeamatterfor

disciplinaryprocedures.SeethesectiononsubmittingworkwithinyourStudent

Handbookfordetailsaboutthis.

NYAthisstandsforNotYetAchievedandisawardedifyouhavenotyetmetthe

Passstandardforthisparticulartask.YourfeedbackfromyourAssessorwilloutline

clearlytoyouwhatyouneedtodotoimproveyourworkandyouwillbegivena

deadlinetosubmittheimprovedwork.SeetheAssessmentsectionofyourStudent

Handbookfordetailsonthis.

WTthisstandsforWorkingTowardsandthismaybemarkedonAssessmentbecauseataskisonlypartofwhatyouneedtocompletetomeetacriteria.Ifyou

haveshownthatyouareworkingtowardsachievingthis,itwillbeindicatedhere.

SeetheAssessmentsectionofyourStudentHandbookfordetailsonthis.

TheRockschoolWebsite


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DeadlinesandAssessment

Deadlines

Youwillalwaysbegivencleardeadlinesforsubmittingyourwork,byyourAssessor,

onyourAssignmentBrief.

Youwillbeexpectedtosubmityourworkonthisdeadlineinordertogetyourwork

assessed.

Ifyouareunabletosubmitworkonthedeadlineyouwillneedtofillinanextension

form,andhavetheformsignedbytherelevantAssessor,atleasttwodaysbefore

thedeadline.

Ifyoudonotsubmityourworkbythedeadline

andhavenothadanextensionformsignedand

approvedbytheAssessoratleasttwodaysin

advance,thenthiswillbemarkedasanon-submission.

Youshouldarriveatcollegewithyourworkready

tosubmittoyourtutorsonthedayofthe

deadline.Notbeingabletoprintworkout,email

problemsorlastminutepracticalissuesarenot

consideredareasonableexcusefornon-

submission.

Notsubmittingworkondeadlineisconsideredaveryseriousmatterandwilllead

todisciplinaryprocesses.


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Assessmentofyourwork

Alloftheworkyouproducedwillbeassessedbythetutorwhohassetthe

AssignmentBriefyouhaveworkedon.

YoudonotdoanyexamsforyourcoreRockschoolDiploma.However,thegrades

youareawardedforyourassignmentworkwillformulatethebasisofthefinalgrade

youreceiveforyourqualification.

Yourtutorswilltakeworkinonthedeadline,assessitandprovideyouwith

feedbackonwhatyouhaveachieved.Theyaimtoalwaysdothiswithintwoworking

collegeweeks(thisdoesnotincludedcollegeholidays,BankHolidaysetc.).Youwillalwaysbegivenclearguidanceonwhatpartsoftheunityouhaveachievedandto

whatstandard.Youwillalsobegivenwrittenfeedbackonwheretheevidencefor

yourachievementsaretobefoundandhowyoumayconsiderimprovingyourwork.

Youwillbegivenare-submissiondeadlineonthefeedback.Ifyouwishtomake

improvementstoyourworkandsubmititagainforassessmentthismustalwaysbe

handedbackinbythere-submissiondeadline.

IfyoudonotreachthePassstandardofanypartofanAssignmentBrief,theaction

planyouaregivenbytheAssessoriscompulsoryactionandmustbecompletedand

returnedtotheAssessorbythedategiven.

TrackingYourProgress

YourPersonalTutorandtheCourseLeaderforyourcoursewillkeepacarefulrecord

ofyourprogress.Theywillrecordwhatyouachieveonassessmentofeachassignmentbrief.Theywillbeabletokeepyouinformedofwhetheryouare

meetingthetargetsyouhavebeenset.

Youwillalsohaveyourownachievementfolderwhereyouwillkeepacopyofthe

feedbackyoureceivefromyourtutorsaswellasatrackingsheetrecordingwhatyou

haveachieved.Youcanaccessthisfolderatanytimeforyourownreferencebut

yourTutorswilllookafteritforyou.


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ManagingYourTime

DuringyourtimeattheCollege,you

willbeexpectedtomanageyourtime

effectivelyandefficiently.Thisis

particularlyimportantwithregardsto

gettingtoyourlessonsand

appointmentsontimeandsubmitting

workondeadline.

Thefollowingaspectsofyourtime

managementwillbemonitoredby

yourTutorsandtheCourseLeader:

Yourattendanceatallsessions Yourpunctualityarrivingandleavingontimetoeachsession Yourworksubmissionpunctualityhandinginworkondeadlineandinthe

formatthatyourtutorsrequire

Timetables

Youwillbegivenatimetableforyourgroupduringinduction.Youwillbeexpected

tokeepthissafeanduseittoensureyouarriveatallyoursessionsontime,inthe

rightroom,withthecorrectequipmentandhomework,readytowork.

Youcanalwaysfindyourtimetableonthe

PlaysomethingDiplomaBlog,inthe

Timetablessectionshouldyouneedanother

copy.Youwillneedtolookcarefullyto

ensureyougettherightoneforyouryear

andgroup.


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Attendance

Itisvitalthatdonotmissanyofthesessionsthatappearonyourtimetable.

Yourattendanceiscarefullymonitoredbythemediateamandpoorattendancewill

meanyoumaybeenteredintoadisciplinaryprocess.Poorattendanceisdeemedto

beanythingbelow90%.

Shouldyouhaveagenuinereasonfornotattendingcollegeyouneedtoensurethat

younotifytheAcademyofthisbyringingthePSAdminTeamOfficetospeaktoAlex

orAngieon01920480483

Ifyoudonotringinandinformusofyourreasonforabsencethisisviewedasan

unauthorisedabsenceandtakenveryseriously.

Shouldyoubeawareofareasonwhyyouwillbeabsentfromcollegeinadvanceyou

willneedtoprovideevidenceofthistoyourPersonalTutorinadvanceofyour

absence.Theonlyacceptablereasonsforabsenceare:

Funeralofaclosefamilymember PracticalDrivingTest HospitalAppointmentthatcannotbearrangedoutsideofcollegehours Interviewforafull-timejob/HEcourse(attheendofyourone-yearcourse)

Absencebecauseofleisureactivities,part-timeworkortakingholidayswithinterm-timeisunacceptablebehaviourandmayleadtodisciplinaryaction.Youwill

needtoplantheseactivitiesaroundyourtimetableandthecollegecalendar,bothof

whichyoucanfindinthishandbook.

Punctuality

Youmustattendallsessionsontime,withthecorrect

equipmentandreadytowork.

Yourpunctualityiscarefullymonitoredbythemedia

teamandpoorpunctualitywillmeanyoumaybe

enteredintoadisciplinaryprocess.Poorpunctualityis

deemedtobeanythingbelow90%.

Ifthereisanyreasonwhyyoumaybelatetoasession,

youmustringthePLAYSOMETHINGadmin.Teamon

01920480483SpeaktoAngie


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CollegeHolidayDates

1stWeek/InductionWeek Mon7

thJan2013

Halfterm Mon18thFebFri22

ndFeb2013

EasterBreak Friday29thMarFriday12

thApril2013

MayBankHoliday Monday6thMay2013

HalfTerm Monday27

th31

stMay2013

Termends Fri28thJune2013


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ProfessionalBehaviourandYourSafety

Onthiscourse,youwillbetreatedasanadult,andgiventheopportunitytotakeon

professionalroles.Youwillcallyourtutorsbytheirfirstnames,therearenouniform

requirementsandwedonotfollowschoolprocedureslikeassemblies.However,withthisrolecomestheresponsibilitytoactinaresponsibleand

appropriatemanner.

BRAVOCampaign

Thecollegerunsacampaignbasedonimprovinglifeoncollegecampusfor

everyone.YouwillbeexpectedtoabidebytheBRAVOguidelinesduringyourtime

onthecourse.YouwillbegivenapresentationallabouttheBRAVOcampaignduring

Induction.

BeSafe Respectful AlwaysPolite VisibleID OnTime

WearingIDBadges

It is essential that you have your ID visible on your

personatalltimes.Thisistoprotectyourselfaswellas

thestudentsandstaffaroundyou.Youmaybeasked

toproduceyourIDforamemberofstafforsecurity

personnel. Failure to do so may result in you being

removedfromthecampus.

SmokingRules

InconjunctionwithnationallegislationtheAcademyhasanosmokingpolicy.Ifyou

wishtosmokeyoumayneedtobeoffcampus.


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OffensiveLanguage

OurmainbuildingisnexttoaDoctorsSurgerythatisinuseeverydayandis

attendedbyparentswithyoungchildren.Please,thereforeNEVERUSEOFFENSIVE,

ABUSIVEorINNAPROPRIATElanguageoutsidetheDiplomaBuildingFAILURETO

ADHERETOTHISWILLBEDEALTWITHVERYSERIOUSLY.

CodeofConduct

Responsibilitiesofstudents

Respectingtherightsandviewsofothers Notusinglanguageorbehaviourthatcouldoffend

WearingyourIDcardatalltimessoitisvisible

NoIDcards:-ReceptionstaffwillissueatemporaryIDcardforone-dayuse(willnotswipe).Yournamewillberecordedandreportedtodepartments.3

instanceswilltriggertheDisciplinaryProcedure.

UseCollegebuildingsandequipmentsafelyandcarefully Tocompleteandsubmitassignmentsbyagreeddeadlines

Toattendallexternalassessmentstheyhaveregisteredfor

To avoid plagiarism. This means either directly copying from written orpublishedmaterial,orparaphrasingsomeoneelseswork,withoutcrediting

thesource.

Toavoidcollusion.Forexample,gettingsomeoneelsetoproduceworkandsubmitting it as your own; colluding with others to produce work andsubmittingitasyourown;knowinglyallowinganotherstudenttocopyyour

work.

Not to cheat. For example, copying other students work (withorwithouttheirknowledge);submittingsomeoneelsesworkastheirown;fabricating

results(forexampleexperiments,research,interviews,observations)

WewillbegivingyouaCodeofConductforthecoursethatyouwillneedtoagreeto

andsignduringyourinduction.

Shouldyoufailtoabidebytherequirementsofthesecodesthismayleadtoaction

usingthedisciplinaryprocedures.


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Eating&Drinking

ThePlaysomethingAcademyprovideacommonroomareaforeatinganddrinking

withinthemainPSHouseBuilding.Studentsarenottoeatordrinkinclassroomsor

the studios due to the equipment and are not permitted to eat or drink in the

corridorareas.

DisciplinaryProcedure

YourPersonalTutorwillmonitoryourprogressonthecoursecarefully,alongwith

you, inPersonalTutorials. All of the tutors will keep in touchwith your Personal

Tutor and ensure they are fully informed of your achievement, behaviour,

attendance,punctualityandsubmissionofwork.IfthereareconcernswithANYof

theseareas,youwillbemadeawareofthisbyyourPersonalTutorandifyoufailto

maketheimprovementsthatarediscussedthiscouldprogresson tofurtherstages

inthedisciplinaryprocess.

Thestagesinthedisciplinaryprocessareasfollows.Youwouldprogressontothe

next stage in the process at each point if you fail to make the improvements

recommendedwithinthetimeframeyouaresetbyyourPersonalTutor.

Tutorialdiscussiontoidentifyandagreeanactionplan(documentedinILP)

Formal Stage 1 disciplinary with Course Leader present with clear targetsgivenandreviewdateestablished

Formal Stage 2 with the Head of Department which could result inpermanentsuspension.

ComplaintsandConcerns

Ifyouhaveanycomplaintsorconcernsaboutyourcourseorneedtotalkto

someoneotherthanyourPersonalTutorortheProgrammeManagerforyour

course,youwillneedtospeaktotheDeputyHeadoftheDepartment,Siobhan

Dunne.Herdetailscanbefoundatthefrontofthishandbook.


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GuidanceandSupport

Duringyourtimeonthecourseyouwillbegivenhelp,assistanceandsupportduring

yourinduction,asyouprogressthroughyourcourseandasyouapplytotakethe

nextsteponfromthiscourse.Youwillbegivenguidanceandsupportfromarange

ofdifferentpeopleduringthistime.

PersonalInstrumentalTutorials

YouwillbeassignedaPersonalInstrumentalTutorduringyourinductionperiod.This

personwillactasyourkeycontactwithincollegeandtheywillmeetwithyouatleast

twiceeveryhalftermfora15minutemeeting.

YourPersonalInstrumentalTutorwillbeprimarilyresponsibleforhelpingyoutrack

yourprogressonthecourseandmonitoringyourbehavior,attendance,punctuality

andworksubmissionrecord.

InthecaseofanyconcernsorqueriesyoushouldcontactyourPersonalTutorinthe

firstinstance.YouwillbegivenascheduleofPersonalTutorialsduringinduction

statingwhenyouwillhaveyourfirstmeetingswithyourPersonalTutor.


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ConnexionsService

YouthConnexionscontact

CareersGuidanceinterviewsprovidestudentswith

a completely confidential opportunity to explore

ideas and plans for the future, and to formulate realistic decisions about their

education, trainingandemployment. Careers interviewscanhelptomotivateand

supportstudentsintheirstudiesandprovideaframeworkforfutureplans.

WhatDoesACareersAdviserDo?

TheCareersAdvisershelpyourstudentswhenthey:

Arestuckforcareerideas Wanttopackintheircourse Areworriedtheyaregoingtofail Knewwhatkindofjobtheywanted,butdon'twantthatanymore ArearguingwithMumandDadaboutgoingtouniversity-ornot Don'tknowhowtowriteaCV-oraPersonalStatement-oraletterof

applicationforajob

Wanttopracticetheirinterviewskills Arethinkingabouta'gapyear'butdon'tknowwhattheycoulddo,orhow

togoaboutit

Feelunsureaboutwhattodonext Don'tknowhowtofindoutaboutjobs Getconfusedaboutchoosinguniversities Can'tmakesenseoftheirUCASapplication Wanthelptochoosefuturecourses

The Careers Advisers are there to helpwith UCAS andwith all the research that

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CareersInterviewsareavailableeveryweekdayto:

OnehourCareersinterviewscanbebookedatreception;therewillbe2or3days

each week when appointments will be available. Additionally there are drop-insessions for full-time students most weeks. The days and times of the drop-in

sessions will vary each week in order to offer as many students as possible the

chancetofindaconvenienttimetospeaktoanadviser.Timesofdropinsessions

availableatreceptionandlibrarycounteratbothcampuses.Appointmentscanbe

made by students as needed or staff may wish to refer a student for a career

interview:

*Broxbourne:gotoReceptionorcall01992411400

**********

JaneWaldenandPaulaPearch

CareersAreaLRC3rdfloor

Telephone:01992411748

E-mail:[email protected]

E-mail:[email protected]

Additionally,members of the Connexions team including Alicia Anderson([email protected] 07990698788) atBroxbourne andRuth Andrews

([email protected] 927610) at Ware. Students can make

appointmentsatBroxbourne receptionto see theConnexions advisers,or contact

thembyphoneoremailandleaveamessageifnecessary.

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