Cottrell, S. (2013) The Study Skills Handbook, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Davies, R. & Sigthorrson, G. (2013) Introducing the Creative Industries, London: SAGE.
Niblock, S. (2013) Media Professionalism and Training, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Stewart, M. (2011) Study Skills for Art, Design and Media Students, Harlow: Longman.
Willett, A. (2013) Media Production, London: Routledge.

See module handbook for a full listing of reading texts.

Media Laboratory, Internet, library, TV/DVD/Video

This module has been developed to help you develop academically, personally and professionally. It enables you to improve and reflect upon your personal and academic skills and secondly to introduce you to the demands of University life. The emphasis for you to take control and responsibility for your own, progress, learning and research will be underlined.

1 GROUP COURSEWORK LENGTH 2500 WORDS WEIGHTED AT 100% [Learning Outcomes 1-4]

This research group coursework will involve material gathered from interviewing a media professional and will be presented in a dossier and group presentation.

Key Information Set Data:
100% Coursework

There will be whole group sessions, individual tutorials and group work/research. There will be reading, punctuation and grammar exercises and presentation skills highlighted.

Key Information Set Data:
24% scheduled L&T activities
76% guided independent learning