Enrolment options
The completion of a substantial final project is imperative in order to ensure the student's readiness for the world of work. Having the chance to complete a substantial personal creative project helps to consolidate transferable skills such as time and project management, and build self- confidence, as well as identifying, developing and demonstrating skills relating to chosen specialism. Within the project the student integrates and applies material presented throughout other modules. Using methodologies introduced in earlier modules, the student has the option to work on a solo project within the peer group, or for to collaborate with peers on the final outcomes.
The module represents a body of work undertaken by the students that is their own choice of topic but is within the subject area. The choice of topic should be sufficiently open ended to allow the student to demonstrate their abilities to develop a range of creative solutions, with an emphasis on developing an entrepreneurial focus. The work should also be contextualised within the contemporary framework of the industry, and evidence an understanding of relevant aspects of the subject area, both from a technical and social point of view.
The module will facilitate documentation of all the theoretical and practical knowledge accumulated over the previous semesters. It will allow the student to expand upon skills acquired to develop a comprehensive body of work, either as an individual, or as a member of a team. The project undertaken will be broken up into stages, with planning and project management as integral aspects of the delivery. Formative feedback and mock assessment will be integral in the monitoring of these project stages to facilitate a greater understanding of the student's performance in line with expectations.
As part of the project students are expected to document the development process in a log of the work undertaken, the progress of the project and associated findings. These logs can be web based and publicly available. There will also be a strong encouragement to develop the projects in the open, with early access to alpha and beta versions of the projects made available to not only tutors, but also peers and the wider community.
This is a 60 credit Module.