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Project Preparation & Development - TFT00035I
- Department: Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Ben Kirman
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
Module summary
The Project Preparation and Development module prepares students for their final year project, as well as supporting them in developing preliminary project concepts. Lectures and workshops allow students to explore the different types of final year projects that can be completed and identify and research the skills, techniques and processes that they will need to learn in order to realise each. Students submit two project proposals and based on these an academic is allocated as a project supervisor for the subsequent Interactive Media Individual Project module.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Summer Term 2021-22 |
Module aims
To research, identify and develop skills that are appropriate to the types of final year projects being proposed.
To set clear aims for preliminary project concepts.
To carry out a broad literature survey to identify areas of interest based on related work.
To develop project pitching skills, both oral and written.
To prepare students to undertake their preferred final year projects.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content
Design and plan the development of practical and theoretical interactive media projects in complex domains.
Design and plan methods to evaluate a chosen aspect of an interactive media context.
Critique related arguments to a chosen aspect of an interactive media context and plan own argument.
Academic and graduate skills
Independently undertake a broad literature review in an area new to the student.
Present and pitch project concepts and develop plans in response to constructive critique and feedback.
Autonomously plan project work.
Identify and set clear aims for preliminary project concepts in complex domains.
Module content
This Project Planning module leads into the final year project. In this planning module, students learn about the different types of projects that they complete and are introduced to the skills, techniques and processes that they will need to learn in order to realise each in a rigorous and ethically appropriate manner.
Students develop proposals for two potential projects. These are first presented in preliminary form using pitches in week 5 and then, based on feedback, are refined for submission in the form of two of 500-word abstracts in week 6.
Indicative assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework 1000 word report describing two project concepts |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework 1000 word report describing two project concepts |
N/A | 100 |
Module feedback
Students will receive regular oral feedback during practical sessions.
Students will receive written feedback on both their presentations and written project concept submission using a proforma identifying key requirements and marks awarded for sections of the assignment.
Indicative reading
Study Skills Handbook, Cottrell, Palgrave, 2013. Doing Your Undergraduate Project (SAGE Essential Study Skills Series), Reardon, Sage, 2006.