Classroom to hold 25 students.
DVD and Television with good sound.
Radio playback facility.
Film Theatre for screenings.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

Cottrell, (2003) Skills for Success
Drew & Bingham The Students Skills Guide
Lewellyn & Walker, (2004), A Career Handbook for TV, Radio, Film, Video and Interactive Media
www.mediaemployability.co.uk

The module will run every week. There will be a weekly screening of film or television material, or playback of radio material, for up to two hours. There will also be weekly contact (of usually two hours' duration) with the module leader, comprising of a mixture of the following: large group seminars; small group tutorials; individual tutorials; and research trips where applicable.

This module is designed to introduce Scriptwriting students to University in general, the degree course in particular. They will be asked to undertake various weekly tasks that will equip them with a wide range of personal and professional skills relevant to their University life, as well as life and career beyond graduation. The module will nurture the student in acquiring the following skills: academic and journalistic research methods; collaborative working; public speaking; time management; organisation of projects and research; writing in different registers; presenting (both individually and in groups); reflecting; and thinking critically.

The module's content will be a mixture of formative, unassessed, tasks and summative assessments. The formative tasks will be set on a weekly basis. The summative assessments will be set at strategic points during the semester - at the very beginning (Essay One), towards the end (Group Interview and Presentation), and at the very end (Essay Two) - in order to compliment the student's increased learning and confidence throughout the modular experience.

Assessment is in three parts:
1. ESSAY of 400 words (20% weighting).
The essay will summarise - at the start of the module -your expectations of the degree course, your current sense of your personal and professional skills and identified areas for improvement, and your overall career aspirations. (LO 3)

2. GROUP INTERVIEW and 15-MINUTE PRESENTATION (40% weighting).
Students work in a group of three or four to research possible interviewees from a range of self-selected professional scriptwriters. The group interviews one scriptwriter regarding career-related issues. The group present its findings to the rest of the module cohort. (LO 1, 2)

3. SUMMATIVE ESSAY of 800 words (40% weighting).
The essay will evaluate - at the end of the module - your re-defined expectations of the degree course, your reflection on your personal and professional skills and remaining identified areas for improvement, and your revised overall career aspirations. (LO 4)