Module Descriptors
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SPECIALIST PATHWAY (CREATIVE ARTS FOR EMPLOYMENT)
CCIF50252
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Rowena Beighton-Dykes
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 77
Independent Study Hours: 223
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- PROJECT weighted at 70%
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 20%
- JOURNAL weighted at 10%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students must submit work for all 3 assessments:
Assessment 1: The planning and implementation of a major brief, negotiated with tutors and mentor (70%) [Learning Outcome 1]
Assessment 2: Portfolio of evidence of project management (20%) [Learning Outcome 2]
Assessment 3: Reflective Learning Journal (10%) [Learning Outcome 3]
Assessment 1: The planning and implementation of a major brief, negotiated with tutors and mentor (70%) [Learning Outcome 1]
Assessment 2: Portfolio of evidence of project management (20%) [Learning Outcome 2]
Assessment 3: Reflective Learning Journal (10%) [Learning Outcome 3]
Module Indicative Content
The purpose of this module is to allow students to take personal responsibility for a major brief, building on the experience of the whole learning programme. The critical evaluation of the smaller project in Exploring Specialist Pathway II (Creative Arts for Employment) should inform the approach and management of this project. The module is supported by the Professional and Contextual Studies II module, where students will investigate the skills associated with leadership and management.
A key theme that should be explored is one of working independently, in that the student will be expected to identify potential and generate appropriate responses to fulfil a clearly articulated need and/or aspiration. This may be industry directed or academic, and in any of a range of roles, such as part of an organisation, as an individual, working as a team leader or coordinator of diverse parties.
Examples of projects students might work on would be: researching an area of development to persuade a party or parties that a particular direction should be taken; re-launching a heritage site to a new audience; a major event or activity for a targeted market; researching an artefact, person, location or subject associated with local culture, and disseminate findings.
Students will be expected to identify and engage with a client or clients, work creatively and innovatively and successfully promote their work. Targets and timescales should be action-planned as part of a well managed project that fully embraces professional considerations: these to include financial management, health and safety, legal and ethical requirements and a wide range of communication methods.
As students will be working on diverse projects, individual tutorials will be an important aspect of the module. For students wishing to take an academic progression route, counselling regarding the nature and suitability of the assignment should be sought: a written academic study of an appropriate depth and breadth should be a major part of the brief.
A key theme that should be explored is one of working independently, in that the student will be expected to identify potential and generate appropriate responses to fulfil a clearly articulated need and/or aspiration. This may be industry directed or academic, and in any of a range of roles, such as part of an organisation, as an individual, working as a team leader or coordinator of diverse parties.
Examples of projects students might work on would be: researching an area of development to persuade a party or parties that a particular direction should be taken; re-launching a heritage site to a new audience; a major event or activity for a targeted market; researching an artefact, person, location or subject associated with local culture, and disseminate findings.
Students will be expected to identify and engage with a client or clients, work creatively and innovatively and successfully promote their work. Targets and timescales should be action-planned as part of a well managed project that fully embraces professional considerations: these to include financial management, health and safety, legal and ethical requirements and a wide range of communication methods.
As students will be working on diverse projects, individual tutorials will be an important aspect of the module. For students wishing to take an academic progression route, counselling regarding the nature and suitability of the assignment should be sought: a written academic study of an appropriate depth and breadth should be a major part of the brief.
Module Learning Strategies
Introduction to module: 2 hrs
Project management workshops: 10 hours
Communication methods workshops and seminars; to include promotion, information retrieval and negotiation: 20 hrs
Practical studio workshops: 20 hrs
Event and activity visits and critiques 20 hrs
Individual tutorials: 5 hrs per student
Total contact time 77 hrs per student
Project management workshops: 10 hours
Communication methods workshops and seminars; to include promotion, information retrieval and negotiation: 20 hrs
Practical studio workshops: 20 hrs
Event and activity visits and critiques 20 hrs
Individual tutorials: 5 hrs per student
Total contact time 77 hrs per student
Module Resources
Students will have access to College and University resources related to studio activity and research processes, as well as site specific resources related to their practice in the Creative Arts.
Module Texts
Darling, D. The Networking Survival Guide. (2003) McGraw Hill
Simmons, CH. Letterhead and Logo Design 9. (2005) Rockport
Kotler, P. Principles of Marketing. (2005) Prentice Hall
Michels C. Robin, R. How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: 5th Ed: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul. (2001) Owl Books.
Simmons, CH. Letterhead and Logo Design 9. (2005) Rockport
Kotler, P. Principles of Marketing. (2005) Prentice Hall
Michels C. Robin, R. How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: 5th Ed: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul. (2001) Owl Books.