Workplace reflective and evaluative diary or blog 2000 words weighted at 30% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

A Seminar presentation weighted at 20%. (LO 1, 4, 5)

A portfolio of work produced whilst in employment or business practice within the creative and cultural industries weighted at 50%. (LO 1, 2, 3)

This module provides the opportunity to reflect upon and evaluate your current experience of the professional world of work within the creative and cultural industries and the opportunity to enhance expertise, employability and the development of business skills in your specialist area.

You will be required to review your opportunities to build further individual knowledge and skills development and an evaluation will be made to identify any further relevant development requirements to enhance employability or business development.

You may be engaged in a single long term work or business practice, or undertake a combination of case study, shadowing, interviews, placements and/or other appropriate contributing practices. These investigations will be of sufficient duration and depth to inform key decisions about your future career intentions. The particular work/business practice undertaken and its appropriateness will be discussed and agreed between tutor and student. This will ensure a programme of experience and development that maximises benefits for student and employer/business.

Attendance at an initial workshop aimed at providing insight and exploring the key aspects of work practice opportunities, matching aspirations to assessment requirements, reiterating the individual's role and responsibilities whilst engaged in work practice /business development.
Individual progress supervision via VLE tutorials.
Independent individual reflection and evaluation via ongoing diary or online Blog.
Student presentations appropriate for a group audience, which will provide insight and reflection of the work practice /business development undertaken throughout this module.

Blackboard
Library
Internet access
Arts Media and Design workshops (access only on completion of Health and Safety training)
Industry Practice /Business Practice as sourced by student

Carsrud, A, L, & Brannback, M, E. (2007) Entrepreneurship. Greenwood Press: Westport.
Cottrell, S. (2015) Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. 3rd Ed. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke.
Denicolo, P. & Becker, L. M. (2012) Developing research proposals. SAGE: London.
Grunwald de, T. (2008) Dude, Where's My Career?: The Guide for Baffled Graduates. Summersdale: Chichester.
Harrison, S.(2009) How to Do Better Creative Work. Prentice Hall: London.
Henry, C. & De Bruin, A. (2011) Entrepreneurship and the creative economy: process, practice and policy. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
Michels, C. & Ronin, A. (2009) How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist. 6th Ed. Henry Holt: New York.
Price, R. (2005) The Eye for Innovation : Recognizing Possibilities and Managing the Creative Enterprise. Yale University Press: New Haven, CT.
Rook, S. (2013) The Graduate Career Guidebook. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke.
Wallace, M & Wray, A [2011] Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates. 2nd Ed. Sage: London

Additionally, there are a number of Entrepreneurship titles already in stock:
http://libcat.staffs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&q=entrepreneurship&branch_group_limit=

Other texts to be advised on an individual basis according to student interest and work practice opportunities.

1. DEMONSTRATE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE AND EXTENSIVE CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED WHEN SECURING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR THE GENERATION OF NEW BUSINESS WITHIN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES.
[Knowledge & Understanding]

2. USE A RANGE OF RELEVANT CREATIVE CRITICAL THINKING TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS TO UNDERTAKE INDEPENDENT WORKPLACE/BUSINESS-BASED ENQUIRY AND HIGH LEVEL EVALUATION.
[Analysis; Enquiry]

3. SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS FACED WHEN DEVELOPING A CAREER OR BUSINESS WITHIN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, DEMONSTRATING SELF-DIRECTION AND ORIGINALITY TO MAKE SOUND JUDGEMENT AND IMPLEMENT TASKS AT A PROFESSIONAL OR EQUIVALENT LEVEL.
[Problem Solving]

4. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY THE EXPERIENCE OF EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN A STRUCTURED FORMAT IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC OUTCOMES UTILISING APPROPRIATE MEDIA.
[Communication]

5. IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT INSIGHTS AND RELATE THEM TO PERSONAL PRACTICE. DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED EMPLOYABILITY OR IMPROVED BUSINESS PRACTICE WITHIN THE CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES.
[Reflection]