University of the West of England

MODULE SPECIFICATION

Code: UA1ADB-20-1			Title: Creative Practices 2					Version: 4
Level: 1	UWE credit rating: 20						ECTS credit rating: 10
Module type: Project
Owning Faculty: FCA				Field: Visual Culture		Field Leader: A Partington
Faculty Committee Approval: Q & S Committee						Date: 20 July 2009
Valid from: September 2009					Discontinued from:
Contributes towards:		FdA Creative Practices
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Excluded combinations: None

Learning outcomes:

On completion of the module students will have:

Knowledge and Understanding

i) investigated a professional organisation relevant to their practice;

ii) kept a record of industrial /professional issues, opportunities and ethics selectively related to their professional ambitions

Intellectual Skills

iii) researched and explored a variety of ways of observing;

iv) researched and explored a variety of ways of communicating;

Subject/Practical Skills

v) helped plan and write a proposal or project with defined individual aims and outcomes;

vi) created a ‘portfolio’;

vii) documented and organised their creative work;

Transferable Skills

viii) shown an ability to use a business IT package (e.g. Microsoft Office) and written a business plan;

ix) shown personal organisation and time management in their engagement and participation;

x) communicated and worked with others;

xi) presented their work orally in a professional format;

Syllabus content:

This module deepens engagement with the Creative Industries through practical work, research, reflection and communication. All students remain in a Tutor Groups. Students will be expected to seek out contacts with employers and practitioners. There will be practical work using a variety of media in the creation of a website. The development of a portfolio and business plan anticipates the placements to be undertaken in Specialist Pathway 3.

Teaching and learning methods:

Students are taught in mixed groups drawn from across the specialist pathways through a combination of workshops, demonstrations, visits, practical exercises and the Tutor Group meeting. Individual research, preparation for presentations and the other requirements of the Learning Journal are not timetabled. The principal resource of the module is the students themselves and their participation/interaction. The Tutor Group meetings reflect on the work in this and other modules so that as well as academic concerns this module incorporates a level of pastoral care.

The timetabled activities of this module take up one day of taught time per week, (practical work taking one half of the day with the other half devoted to the Tutor Group). All students will belong to a facilitated Tutor Group which will meet most weeks.

Indicative content

Wk 1 Introduction and Tutor Group

Wk 2 Microsoft Office/Business Plan workshop and Tutor Group, (group determine roles and individual aims/ambitions in the creation of a group website)

Wk 3 Portfolio workshop and Tutor Group (individual aims for group work discussed)

Wk 4 Visit to Cultural venue

Wk 5 Group website development and Tutor Group

Wk 6 Group website development and Tutor Group (Business Plan presentations)

Wk 7 Visit to local employer/s

Wk 8 Group website development and Tutor Group (discussion based on personal ambitions)

Wk 9 Group website development and Tutor Group (presentation on research into an employer)

Wk10 Group website development and Tutor Group (Portfolio presentations)

Wk11 Group Work presentation and Tutor Group (personal achievements in Group work)

Wk12 Visit Bower Ashton, Spike Island or Bush House to meet staff and show portfolios

Wk13 Preparation for assessment and individual tutorials

Wk14 Assessment

Learning Journal

As well as the general requirements of the Journal in this module it will also include the Business Plan and the report on the work

Reading Strategy

At the beginning of the programme students will receive the following list of Creative Industry and Arts related magazines/periodicals and be expected to regularly read at least six of them, all of which will be housed in the library.

Ag

AOI Magazine

AN

Aperture

Arena Homme Plus

Art Forum

Art Monthly

Art News

Artists Newsletter

Baseline

British Journal of

Photography

C Magazine

Collezione

ContemporaryModern

Painters

Ceramic Review

Crafts

Ceramics Art & Perception

Convergence

Creative Review

Dazed and Confused

Design Week

Frieze

Graphis

History of Photography

i-D

Katalog

Novum

Portfolio

Printmaking

Sculpture

Vogue Italia

Vogue UK

Assessment:

The Learning Journal: contains the following assessed elements:

• Updated CV

• Tutorial notes including agreed action points

• Written record of presentation

• Notes detailing ongoing engagement with exhibitions, events and professional practice (including journal articles and relevant professional debates).

• Notes identifying potential employers/clients

• Record of industrial/professional issues and opportunities

• Individual business plan and presentation notes

• Portfolio of work for website

The Presentation: Additionally, students will present their business plan and describe the development of it, critically reflecting on how their experiences during the module (including, for example, visits to employers, visits to exhibitions and events, journal articles related to issues in contemporary practice) have informed the plan and their decisions in positioning themselves in relation to contemporary practice and individual ‘preferred futures’ planning.

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

Criteria	Relates to Learning Outcomes	Source of Evidence
i) extent to which the student has shown commitment and participation, as recorded in the Learning Journal	iii) iv) ix) x) xi)	Learning Journal – notes on reflections on individual tutorials, including agreed action points, and written record of presentation.
ii) extent to which the student has explored materials and methods of communication and recorded this activity	iii) iv) vi) viii) xi)	Learning Journal, presentation and notes, business plan, portfolio.
iii) extent to which the student has organised and communicated ideas	v) vi) viii) x) xi)	Learning Journal, presentation and notes, business plan, portfolio
iv) extent of recorded personal development	ii) iv) vii)	Learning Journal, presentation and notes, business plan, portfolio
v) level of engagement with and research into the Creative Industries	i) ii) xi)	Learning Journal, presentation and notes, business plan, portfolio

Assessment:

Weighting between components A and B (standard modules at levels 0-3 only)

ATTEMPT 1

First Assessment Opportunity

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

Learning Journal (specifically including notes & evaluation of 75%

employer visits and contemporary debates in relation to PDP),

Portfolio and Business Plan.

2. Presentation 25%

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

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Learning Journal (specifically including notes & evaluation of 75%

employer visits and contemporary debates in relation to PDP),

Portfolio and Business Plan

2. Presentation 25%

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught class is not required.

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

Associated Dean/Programme Director

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

Creative Practices 2 – UA1ADB-20-1
Assessment Criteria: Students will be assessed according to their fulfillment of the learning outcomes in respect of the following criteria:	Threshold standard (UG Level)
i) extent to which the student has shown commitment and participation, as recorded in the Learning Journal	Contribution in the tutor group kept in an organised, coherent and concise record of meetings. Notes on any actions for the student or comments relevant to their individual development and ambition. Record of workshops, business plan, presentations report and portfolio complete.
ii) extent to which the student has explored materials and methods of communication and recorded this activity	Presentations report included. Complete set of reviews of relevant experiences, development of the portfolio and business plan.
iii) extent to which the student has organised and communicated ideas	All the required sections of the Learning Journal are complete, organised and coherent.
iv) extent of recorded personal development	CV has been updated. Notes on tutorials and agreed action points included in LJ. Portfolio complete
v) level of engagement with and research into the Creative Industries	Record of emergent issues, opportunities and ethics updated. Record of potential clients, employers or entrepreneurial opportunities has been updated. Investigation into a professional organisation in the creative industries is present.

Levels of Achievement
80% and above -	the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating an a very high level of critical and creative independence in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made an outstanding contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their active participation in seminars. The work exceptionally exceeds the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
70% - 79% -	the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating a high level of innovation, critical and creative independence in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made a considerable contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their active participation in seminars. The work exceeds the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
60% - 69% -	the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating innovation, critical and creative independence in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made a considerable contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their active participation in seminars. The work meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
50% - 59% -	the student has produced a body of work demonstrating critical independence and creativity in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made a significant contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their participation in seminars. The work meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria;
40% - 49% -	the student has produced a body of work demonstrating engagement with the programme of study. The student is competent in the researching, recording and organization of contextual material. The student has participated in seminar groups and contributed to the knowledge and understanding of the peer group. The work substantially meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
30% - 39%	the body of work is incomplete and demonstrates a lack of engagement with aspects of the programme of study. As a result the student lacks confidence in the researching, recording and organization of contextual material. Contribution to seminar groups has been erratic. The work substantially fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
20% - 29% -	the body of work is substantially incomplete and demonstrates very poor engagement with the programme of study. The student has not acquired the core skills introduced in the module and has made an inadequate contribution to seminar groups. The work fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
0% - 19% -	very little evidence of engagement with the module. No evidence of progression. The work fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria.
* for the purpose of assessment the level of achievement is measured against the overarching profile given through the five threshold statements.