University of the West of England

    MODULE SPECIFICATION

    Code:UAAADE-20-3

    Title: NEGOTIATED BRIEFS

    Version: 5

    Level: 3

    UWE credit rating: 20

    ECTS credit rating: 10

    Module type: Project

    Owning Faculty: FCA

    Field: Art

    Field Leader: Mandy Ure

    Valid from: Sept 2009

    Discontinued from:

    Contributes towards:

    BA (Hons) Interdisciplinary Textile Design, BA (Hons) Drawing and Applied Arts

    Pre-requisites:

    Co-requisites:

    Excluded combinations:

    Learning outcomes:

    To enable students to:

    Knowledge and Understanding

    i) Collate, analyse and critically reflect on research from a range of sources appropriate to individual research interests.

    ii) Contextualise their practice within the wider context of the Creative Industries

    Intellectual skills

    iii) Negotiate a Learning Agreement for study based on the identification and articulation of individual interests, technical specialisms and professional ambitions;

    iv) Demonstrate the implementation of a creative methodology in the development of a body of work.

    Subject/Practical Skills

    v) Apply and develop their expertise in (a range of) technique/s and process/es in relation to their individual technical specialism/s;

    vi) Demonstrate the ability to generate, develop and resolve ideas for an individually negotiated professional context.

    Transferable Skills

    vii) Manage their own learning and access an appropriate range of resources to achieve this;

    viii) Professionally communicate their ideas; visually, verbally and in writing;

    Syllabus outline:

    This module is designed to give students the opportunity to define a short programme of study on a self-initiated basis in preparation for a major 60 credit module of self-directed study. Students learn through experience how to identify and articulate personal aims and how to plan and manage a period of self-directed work. It also requires students to focus on the relationship of their design interests to individual career aspirations.

    The emphasis of the module is upon the further development and evaluation of a personal design methodology and the contextualisation of their practice within the creative Industries.

    Students initiate their own brief/s. Their choices and programme of study in the module is negotiated with tutors and the module leader according to the requirements of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria. This is done through the development of a short written proposal (Learning Agreement) generated by the student with staff guidance. The proposal should include:

      • Rationale for the choice of brief/s

      • Intended outcome/s

      • Research sources

      • Methodology

      • Creative challenges

      • Resource needs

      • Target audience / context.

    At this level, students are expected to demonstrate competence in the use and application of appropriate processes and techniques in the development and realisation of their ideas. During this module they have the opportunity to further refine these skills and develop technical expertise through the development and testing of prototypes / samples.

    For assessment, students are required to present their Learning Agreement, developmental work and a ‘portfolio’ of work, together with an evaluative statement relating that analyses the outcome of the module in relation to the initial proposal of work.

    Teaching and learning methods:

    The teaching and learning methods of this module are aimed at supporting the student in developing a personal creative methodology in relation to professional contemporary Textile or Drawing & Applied Arts Practices. Students are expected to develop a Learning Agreement based on their individual research interests and technical specialism at the start of the module. (Technical specialisms for instance could include printed textiles, digital practices, 3D work etc). This is developed and negotiated through group seminars, and group / individual tutorials. Progress is monitored through regular group tutorials that also serve to offer interim goals to support students’ progress and time management, and studio Practice Presentations that monitor student progress and enable professional communication of ideas. Textile students are expected to contextualize their practice within the relevant creative industries and critical contexts throughout the module; this is supported by the focus of group tutorials and attendance at lectures by visiting practitioners.

    Students are fully supported in accessing faculty Technical Centres and workshops to further develop their practical skills and realise their work. Specific techniques workshops will be organised by the module leader according to the needs of the student group. Students are also expected to negotiate their own access to these centres as part of the planning and proposal process.

    Assessment criteria:

    Students will be assessed on the level of their ability to:

    Criteria

    Relates to learning outcomes:

    Source of evidence

    i) research, develop and negotiate a viable project proposal.

    I, ii, iii, v, vii

    Portfolio of presented work and sketchbooks – to include visual / textual research, sampling, studio journal

    ii) demonstrate a personal design methodology and evaluate its effectiveness.

    I, iii, iv, v, vi, vii

    Portfolio of presented work and sketchbooks – to include visual / textual research, sampling, studio journal

    iii) apply appropriate techniques and materials to test and execute their ideas.

    I, iv, v

    Portfolio of presented work and sketchbooks – to include visual / textual research, sampling, studio journal

    iv) initiate, plan and manage a period of self directed study

    Iv, v, vii

    Portfolio of presented work and sketchbooks – to include visual / textual research, sampling, studio journal

    v) present a body of work to professional standards that relate to a defined context.

    I, ii, iv, v, vi, viii

    Portfolio of presented work and sketchbooks – to include visual / textual research, sampling, studio journal

    vi) organise their ideas and communicate their intentions through the writing of proposals and evaluations

    Iii, vii, viii

    Portfolio of presented work and sketchbooks – to include visual / textual research, sampling, studio journal, proposal, evaluation

    Reading Strategy:

    All students have access to UWE online. The site contains all course and module information including briefs, module outlines, the handbook, resource suppliers, web-links, all course document pro-formas (eg: learning agreements) and guidelines for filling out / fulfilling these.

    There are ongoing ‘study skills’ lecture programmes for students that covers key research / analysis skills, students can find out about these via the course handbook.

    Reading for this module is individually negotiated through seminars and tutorials to take account of the nature of student interests.

    Essential/Recommended Reading:

    Individual negotiated by each student.

    Assessment

    ATTEMPT 1

    First Assessment Opportunity

    Component A

    Description of each element Element weighting

    1 Presented work 100%

    Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is/is not required)

    Component A

    Description of each element Element weighting

    1 Presented work 100%

    SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is required.

    Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………

    (Associate Dean/Programme Director)

Assessment: Profile of student achievement in relation to stated learning outcomes:

    NEGOTIATED BRIEFS – Level 3 (Drawing and Applied Arts and Textile Design) UADADE-20-3

    Assessment Criteria:

    Students will be assessed according to their fulfilment of the learning outcomes in respect of the following criteria:

    Threshold standard

    (UG Level)

    i) research, develop and negotiate a viable project proposal.

      Your developmental work, in conjunction with the final outcome/s, demonstrate that you have researched and considered ideas that have then been developed into a project that has allowed you to test and extend your own strengths as a designer/applied arts practitioner. You have been focused in your work and set yourself a task/s that was achievable within available resources and the given timeframe.

    ii) demonstrate a personal design methodology and evaluate its effectiveness.

      Your developmental work shows that you have actively engaged in exploring a range of sources for your ideas that relate on both a conceptual and practical levels. Your final creative work shows the relationship between research and outcome. Your developmental work, portfolio and evaluation demonstrate that you can judge your own work and its development in relation to your own intentions and those of your market / context.

    iii) apply appropriate techniques and materials to test and resolve their ideas.

      Your supporting and final work shows that you have researched and experimented with process, technique and material in order to develop your ideas. The work evidences your understanding of the relationship between concept and form.

    iv) initiate, plan and manage a period of self-directed study.

      You have identified a defined and viable project with clear aims and methods for achieving the outcomes. You have worked to a schedule and resolved your project successfully within the timescale of the module.

    v) present a body of work to professional standards that relate to a defined context.

      Your work is clearly presented and relates appropriately to the defined context; it is easily navigable and can speak for itself without explanation from the designer.

    vi) organise their ideas and communicate their intentions through the writing of proposals and evaluations

      You can devise a proposal that explains your intentions and defines the methods for achieving your aims. Your evaluation is written with objective, critical distance taking both your intentions and the demands of the audience and the profession into account.

    Levels of Achievement

    80% and above -

    The work presented for assessment exceptionally exceeds the threshold profile in respect of most criteria. The student has explored and exploited the potential of his/her ideas through experimentation and risk-taking and has produced work with ambitious intent. The work demonstrates an excellent understanding of design process and media and works coherently in its presentation.

    70% - 79% -

    The work presented for assessment substantially exceeds the threshold profile in respect of most criteria. The student has explored and exploited the potential of his/her ideas through a high level of experimentation. The work demonstrates an excellent understanding of design process and media and works coherently in its presentation.

    60% - 69% -

    The work presented for assessment is ambitious and exceeds the threshold profile in respect of

    the majority of the criteria. The student has explored and exploited the potential of his/her ideas through experimentation. The work demonstrates a very good understanding of design process and media and works coherently in its presentation.

    50% - 59% -

    The work presented for assessment meets the threshold profile in respect of the majority of the criteria. The student has explored the potential of his/her ideas. The work is complete and competent demonstrating a good understanding of the design process and media.

    40% - 49% -

    The work presented for assessment meets the threshold profile in respect of the majority of the criteria. The student has made an attempt to begin to explore the potential of his/her ideas. The work is competent and demonstrates an understanding of the design process.

    30% - 39%

    The work presented for fails to meet the threshold profile in the majority of the criteria. The work demonstrates that the student has not fully understood or engaged in the design process. Additional work is needed.

    20% - 29% -

    The work presented is of a very poor standard and substantially fails to meet the threshold profile. Work is incoherent and incomplete with very little evidence that the student has understood the design process.

    0% - 20% -

    Little evidence of engagement with the module. Work is incomplete, incoherent and substantially fails to meet the threshold in respect of all criteria.

    * for the purpose of assessment the level of achievement is measured against the overarching profile given through the five threshold statements

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