Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Practical | 8 x 2 hour portfolio and IT workshops |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Scenographic Event All Day | 60% |
| Semester Assessment | Creative and Critical Portfolio | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Assessments 2 may be re-submitted during the August re-sit period. Assessment 1 may be supplemented either by re-taking the module when next offered, or via the submission of a 3500 word (plus supporting visual material to equal 5000 words in total) critical evaluation contextualizing the proposed Aesthetic Event within current trends of contemporary scenographic practice. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the underlying intentions of proposed practice and to convey these intentions clearly, prior to the process of realisation.
2. Demonstrate the ability to realise and spatially/temporally articulate an independently conceived aesthetic event, based upon clearly expressed principles and presented within the public domain.
3. Demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for determining and achieving personal research outcomes.
4. Apply the relevant Media; IT systems; graphical, presentation and DTP software appropriate to the development of independent proposals and a personal, electronically published portfolio.
5. Critically evaluate and exercise judgment on the value of diverse media and compositional techniques employed in the preparation of documents of self-presentation.
Aims
The under-pinning is to bring the credit weighting of existing, final semester modules within the current Scenography and Theatre Design scheme into line with those of the broader Departmental curriculum. This will permit greater flexibility, choice and opportunity for all students across that curriculum. Specifically, the proposed restructuring of this module increases its weighting from 30 to 40 credits and accordingly relocates elements of teaching and learning pertinent to the Single Honours Scenography and Theatre Design Programme Specification which have been transferred following the discontinuation of module SG31630. The result safeguards the achievement of key ILOs for Single Honours students whilst opening up other areas of Departmental provision to a potentially wider constituency.
In pedagogical terms this restructured, final-semester module aims to encourage student progression in the form of independent, self-directed study achieved via practice-led research and the clear articulation of the aims, strategies and outcomes inherent within that research. The module provokes informed re-appraisal of methodologies and practices previously studied, and provides a structure for the manifestation of such re-appraisal through the conception and articulation of an independently generated aesthetic event, presented within the public domain. The module also facilitates the production of a substantial personal portfolio of material, published in electronic format, creatively presenting and documenting the student's output and arc of study to date, and indicating his/her direction of interest in the fields of either postgraduate study or professional practice beyond the point of graduation. The teaching and learning of this module is structured with a view to this portfolio having an immediate transferable value in presenting the student positively to relevant bodies and organizations.
Content
2. 4 x 2 hour tutorials and practical workshops dedicated to personal portfolio composition and presentation (may be 'block-taught').
3. 4 x 2 hour IT and media-specific training sessions concerning Portfolio DVD production (may be 'block-taught').
Brief description
This final-semester module aims to encourage student progression in the form of independent, self-directed study achieved via practice-led research and the clear articulation of the aims, strategies and outcomes inherent within that research. The module provokes informed re-appraisal of methodologies and practices previously studied, and provides a structure for the manifestation of such re-apprisal through the conception and articulation of an independently generated aesthetic event, presented within the public domain. The module also facilitates the production of a substantial personal portfolio of material, published in electronic format, creatively presenting and documenting the student's output and arc of study to date, and indicating his/her direction of interest in the fields of either postgraduate study or professional practice beyond the point of graduation. The teaching and learning of this module is structured with a view to this portfolio having an immediate transferable value in presenting the student positively to relevant bodies and organisations.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Tackle problems involving number within IT data handling |
| Communication | Read in a specific context Communicate through specific software application Speak in different contexts and for different purposes (inc presentation and discussion) Listen effectively |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Devise and apply realistic learning and self management strategies |
| Information Technology | Use a rnage of commonly used and specific software packages Present information and data Manage storage systems Use email/internet appropriately and effectively |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Develop awareness of personal skills, beliefs and qualities in relation to course/career progression Plan and prepare materials for future course/career and organize these in electronic format Market skills, experience and achievement effectively through a diversity of media |
| Problem solving | Identify conceptual problems Identify factors which might influence potential solutions Develop creative thinking approaches to problem solving Evaluate advantages and disadvantages of potential solutions Construct a rational proposal in response to a problem |
| Research skills | Understand a range of research methods Plan and carry out research Produce academically appropriate feedback from research |
| Subject Specific Skills | See QAA Dance, Drama and Performance Subject Benchmark Statement (Version 2007). |
| Team work | Knowledge sharing through discussion Understand the concept of group dynamics Play an active part in group activities Contribute to the setting of group goals Contribute effectively to the planning of group activities Exercise negotiation and persuasion skills |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6