This module is designed to develop interdisciplinary collaboration and creative engagement following a Pearson-set theme. The module focuses upon the students’ engagement with the wider community and provides a platform to explore collaborative working practices within creative media production. Students will have the opportunity to work in small groups, work with external partners or collaborate as an entire cohort to undertake creative media production work as part of a shared experience.

Wherever possible, the unit will simulate working studio conditions, which will enhance and develop professional industry skills and practice.

The ability to define, plan and undertake a project are critical skills throughout the various roles within the creative industries. Identifying appropriate information and analysing this to formulate clear solutions is required to underpin many of the processes that inform applied practice.

Essay on the importance of collaboration as part of creative media production 25% LO 1
Design Doc/Trello of a plan and management of a collaborative project 25% LO 2
UE4 Game, creation of the finish game 25% LO 3
Critical Evaluation of results of a collaborative process, highlighting the challenges and benefits in relation to project outcomes 25% LO 4

1 Hour Lecture per week
2 Hour Workshop per week

1. Explain the importance of collaboration as part of creative media production. Learning
2. Plan and manage a collaborative project, based on a defined theme. Problem Solving
3. Develop a finished creative media production, through collaborative working practices. Application
4. Analyse the results of a collaborative process, highlighting the challenges and benefits in relation to project outcomes. Analysis

Basecamp.com (Development Tool)
Slack.com (Development Tool)
Trello.com (Development Tool)

BANFIELD, R. (2017) Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.
FREEMAN, M. (2016) Industrial Approaches to Media: A Methodological Gateway to Industry Studies. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
HARRIN, E. (2016) Collaboration Tools for Project Managers: How to Choose, Get Started and Collaborate with Technology. Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
LÖWGREN, J. (2013) Collaborative Media: Production, Consumption, and Design Interventions. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
TRAVIS, L. (2017) Customer-driven Playbook. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media.

The module focuses upon the students’ engagement with the wider community and provides a platform to explore collaborative working practices within creative media production. Students will have the opportunity to work in small groups, work with external partners or collaborate as an entire cohort to undertake creative media production work as part of a shared experience.