Assessment 1 – Individual Contribution to Group Project Live Brief – Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4 – Weighting 100% of the module

You will be working as a member of a team contributing to a live brief set by industry that is appropriate to your qualification pathway. This module will assess your individual portfolio contribution to a group project live brief. Therefore, your individual portfolio of contribution for this group project live brief needs to:

1. Show your development approaches to your assigned tasks
2. Demonstrate how you have worked effectively as an individual within a project team
3. Show and demonstrate your individual work contributions
4. Include a critically self-reflection of your own performance as a member of the team – look at what went well, where improvements where needed and as a result, your future goals as a developing practitioner.

You will also be expected to:

​​Work as a member of a team and​ deliver a project to respond to the brief based the teams' individual contributions.

Maintain records and documentation

Manage responsibilities set by the group.

To ensure a strong foundation for this module, students will engage in a series of lectures and workshops covering essential topics that are critical for successful collaboration in group-based projects. These sessions may include but are not limited to:

Collaborative Group Dynamics: Exploring best practices for working effectively in teams, including understanding group roles, responsibilities, and interpersonal dynamics.

Communication Strategies for Team Projects: Focusing on effective communication techniques that facilitate clear, concise, and constructive interactions within a collaborative environment.

Project Management Tools and Methodologies: An introduction to various project management frameworks and tools, such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban, which are essential for planning, tracking, and executing projects.

Version Control and Source Management: Training in the use of source control systems (e.g., Git) to manage project files, ensure version integrity, and facilitate collaboration among team members.

Development Review Processes: Guidance on conducting and participating in development reviews, including code reviews, design critiques, and iterative feedback loops.

Quality Assurance and Testing: Emphasizing the importance of quality assurance practices, including testing methodologies and processes to ensure the final product meets industry standards.

1. Consider appropriate development approaches with relation to a set project brief

Programme Learning Outcome: Application & Problem Solving

2. Work effectively as an individual within a project team to respond to a technical brief set by industry

Programme Learning Outcome: Critical Reasoning & Collaboration

3. Reflect on your own personal skills and attributes valuable to the team.

Programme Learning Outcome: Reflection

4. Demonstrate your own work contributions to the project as an individual portfolio

Programme Learning Outcome: Personal Development & Entrepreneurship

This module should include introductory lectures as well as development days per week onsite for group working. Development days should also include remote working via online communication tools.

Learning will be supported by a range of collaboration and project management tools where students will be expected to engage.

Game Engine (Unreal Engine or equivalent)
Word Processing Packages
3D Modelling and Animation Packages
Version Control (GitHub or equivalent)
Digital Academy Forum (or equivalent)

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Using a live brief set by industry, students will work in a group comprised of mixed disciplines to create a project prototype.