Professional Development
Type: Basic training (FB)
Area: Culture, thought and history
ECTS: 3
Total value in hours: 90
Classroom hours: 45
Other contact hours: 1
Time for directed work (non face-to-face): 10
Hours for self-study and independent learning: 34
Department: Music Management
Competences developed in the course
Cross-cutting competencies:
CT1: Organise and plan work in an efficient and motivating way
CT3: Solve problems and make decisions that align with the objectives of the work being carried out.
CT4: Use information and communication technologies efficiently.
CT7: Use communication skills and constructive criticism in teamwork.
CT10: Lead and manage work groups.
CT12: Adapt to cultural, social and artistic changes and advances in the professional field under competitive conditions, and select appropriate continuing education pathways.
General competencies:
CG10: Argue and verbally express one’s points of view on various musical concepts.
CG18: Communicate in writing and orally the content and objectives of one’s professional activity to specialised individuals, using appropriate technical and general vocabulary.
CG24: Develop the capacity for self-directed learning throughout their professional life.
CG26: Be able to link one’s musical activity to other disciplines in scientific and humanistic thought, to the arts in general and to the other musical disciplines in particular, enriching the practice of their profession with a multidisciplinary dimension.
Learning outcomes (general objectives)
- To presentideas,trends and various artistic projects in a concise and structured manner, incorporating concepts and strategies from the field of group communication.
- Recogniseand evaluate the different possibilities for developing a professional career, and demonstrate a basic knowledge of the legal environment for freelance musicians and employment contracts.
- Explainthe basic psychological processes of learning, in particular musical learning, as well as the specific factors involved in developing technical skills on musical instruments.
- Understandthe changing reality of the professional artistic world and of society in recent decades.
- Reflecton one’s own professional mission, learn to describe it and prepare its implementation.
Contents
Clarity and structuring: fundamental and subsidiary ideas. Social and group contexts. Concepts and semantic derivations. Expressive relationships between musical and verbal language. Argumentative strategies and formal structuring of discourse. Public presentation of diverse ideas or themes. Practical introduction to commercial, employment and tax law for musicians. Analysis of value proposition and individual application of business terminology: Mission, vision, values, differentiation, diversification, human capital, talent management. Analysis of employment realities. Adaptation to changing employment realities. Preparation of CVs. Preparation for professional entry examinations. Interview preparation. Learning and the organisation of knowledge. Procedural skills. Perception, creation and expression. Application of different options and the search for diverse solutions in the face of specific educational situations, both for learning and for teaching.
Teaching methodology
The teaching–learning methodology in classes is based on content-delivery lectures, debate and colloquium sessions, group-work sessions and student-led topic presentations. Students’ autonomous work consists of individual tasks.
Assessment systems
The assessment system is continuous assessment, based on diagnostic assessment and materialised in a summative assessment that leads to the final grade. Continuous assessment is carried out through various assessment records derived from specific assessment activities such as participation and work in class, the presentation of classwork, the completion of assignments and/or readings outside class, the submission of written work or the taking of written or oral tests.