Module Descriptors
EXTERNAL BRIEF FOR SURFACE PATTERN
SUPA60064
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Michael Whitehead
Email: M.Whitehead@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 144
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- CWK - A&D weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Essential/ Subject Specific
Appropriate crafts and design journals to be negotiated with your tutor
Design literature relevant to project brief
Dover Bookshop copyright free publications
A range of books, subject-specific periodicals and journals, newspaper and other related articles, as well as texts relating to the design process and the promotion of design relevant to your course of study should be employed as negotiated with the module manager - together with any subject-specific visual, audio or audio-visual evidence to support your work.
You will be expected to take advantage of the extensive library facilities available within the University; keeping abreast of current developments through appropriate periodicals and being aware of the work of major practitioners in your subject.
Appropriate crafts and design journals to be negotiated with your tutor
Design literature relevant to project brief
Dover Bookshop copyright free publications
A range of books, subject-specific periodicals and journals, newspaper and other related articles, as well as texts relating to the design process and the promotion of design relevant to your course of study should be employed as negotiated with the module manager - together with any subject-specific visual, audio or audio-visual evidence to support your work.
You will be expected to take advantage of the extensive library facilities available within the University; keeping abreast of current developments through appropriate periodicals and being aware of the work of major practitioners in your subject.
Module Resources
Surface Pattern Design Studio (H74) (H4 & H5)
Surface Decoration Workshop
Surface Pattern Seminar Room (H75)
Sewing Machine Room (H81)
Non-specialist computing facilities for email, internet access, word processing, database, spreadsheet and basic presentations will be available through the University's 'Information Services' on-campus facilities - the exception being the 'studio browsers' which are located in base rooms/studios and will provide mainly email and internet access which are provided by the Faculty.
Specialist skills 'modulettes' will be assigned to this module. A comprehensive list of the modulettes is available from the Faculty Office, together with the current operational parameters for the modulettes (instruction description, maximum group size, time allocation, level etc). Some modules will have will have more than one modulette assigned to it and this information will also be held by the Faculty Office.
Surface Decoration Workshop
Surface Pattern Seminar Room (H75)
Sewing Machine Room (H81)
Non-specialist computing facilities for email, internet access, word processing, database, spreadsheet and basic presentations will be available through the University's 'Information Services' on-campus facilities - the exception being the 'studio browsers' which are located in base rooms/studios and will provide mainly email and internet access which are provided by the Faculty.
Specialist skills 'modulettes' will be assigned to this module. A comprehensive list of the modulettes is available from the Faculty Office, together with the current operational parameters for the modulettes (instruction description, maximum group size, time allocation, level etc). Some modules will have will have more than one modulette assigned to it and this information will also be held by the Faculty Office.
Module Learning Strategies
1 hour whole group briefing/lecture - 3 hours,
mid-module formative feedback - 20 mins,
group critique (whole group) - 30 mins,
1 hour small group tutorials (6 students max) - 1 hour,
individual studio tutorials - 1 hour and 10 mins.
Total - 6 hours.
mid-module formative feedback - 20 mins,
group critique (whole group) - 30 mins,
1 hour small group tutorials (6 students max) - 1 hour,
individual studio tutorials - 1 hour and 10 mins.
Total - 6 hours.
Module Indicative Content
You will be given the opportunity and experience of working on one or more external projects, which may be in the form of a competition and/or live brief with industry. The way in which a creative idea is influenced by the external partner's requirements will be considered, as will industrial and/or user constraints together with the meeting of deadlines. Supported by market and visual research, you will be required to generate a range of ideas and use creative design methods developed over the previous levels of the course, finally presenting your work in a professional manner as determined by the client or the competition.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework (as detailed in Module Information Pack)
Summary of intentions and direction, including work journal [Learning Outcome 1]. Research and design development through sketchbook and any other appropriate means as previously identified [Learning Outcome 2]. Professional presentation of completed work [Learning Outcome 3].
Summary of intentions and direction, including work journal [Learning Outcome 1]. Research and design development through sketchbook and any other appropriate means as previously identified [Learning Outcome 2]. Professional presentation of completed work [Learning Outcome 3].