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Session: 2022/23

Last modified: 21/03/2022 16:06:22

Title of Module: Masters Creative Project

Code: CMPG11007 SCQF Level: 11
(Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework)		 Credit Points: 60 ECTS: 30
(European Credit Transfer Scheme)
School:School of Business & Creative Industries
Module Co-ordinator:Tony  Grace

Summary of Module

The Masters Creative Project engages students in a research-led programme of enquiry allowing them to develop a significant creative practice/ journalism output which will be the result of a strong creative industries and production focus over a concerted period. This substantial project encompasses an extended piece of professional practice/practice-led research, alongside a 5,000 word written contextualisation. The precise nature of the project will vary – e.g. a feature script, a 30 minute documentary, a television pilot, a film for multi-platform delivery, an artists’ film and video project, an audio/radio project or an album release of a collection of new songwriting.  Under an allocated supervisor, students pursue their creative practice interest, consolidating their learning and practice while producing a substantial creative output. Design and implementation of the project allows students to demonstrate to examiners, peers and potential employers, their command of their chosen creative practice and associated critical theory, as well as their analytical skills and an awareness of research principles and practice. 

  • The Masters Creative Project engages students in a research-led programme of enquiry allowing them to develop a significant creative practice/journalism output which will be the result of a strong creative industries and production focus over a concerted period. This substantial project encompasses an extended piece of professional practice/practice-led research, alongside a 5,000 word written contextualisation.

  • The precise nature of the project will vary – e.g. a feature script, a 30 minute documentary, a television pilot, a film for multi-platform delivery, an artists’ film and video project, an audio/radio project or an album release of a collection of new songwriting.

  • Under an allocated supervisor, students pursue their creative practice/journalism interest, consolidating their learning and practice while producing a substantial creative output. Design and implementation of the project allows students to demonstrate to examiners, peers and potential employers, their command of their chosen creative practice and associated critical theory, as well as their analytical skills and an awareness of research principles and practice.

  • The Masters level reflects the demands of post-graduate study requiring considerable planning, time-management and independent study. Projects should be pitched at a level suitable for broadcast, publication and/ or public exhibition and be submitted in accordance with School of Business and Creative Industries and University of the West of Scotland regulations. Development of transferable PDP skills, is in accordance with SCQF Level 11, with a particular focus on employability and career development. In keeping with the aims of the university a global focus is encouraged.


Module Delivery Method
Face-To-FaceBlendedFully OnlineHybridCHybridOWork-based Learning
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Face-To-Face
Term used to describe the traditional classroom environment where the students and the lecturer meet synchronously in the same room for the whole provision.

Blended
A mode of delivery of a module or a programme that involves online and face-to-face delivery of learning, teaching and assessment activities, student support and feedback. A programme may be considered “blended” if it includes a combination of face-to-face, online and blended modules. If an online programme has any compulsory face-to-face and campus elements it must be described as blended with clearly articulated delivery information to manage student expectations

Fully Online
Instruction that is solely delivered by web-based or internet-based technologies. This term is used to describe the previously used terms distance learning and e learning.

HybridC
Online with mandatory face-to-face learning on Campus

HybridO
Online with optional face-to-face learning on Campus

Work-based Learning
Learning activities where the main location for the learning experience is in the workplace.


Campus(es) for Module Delivery
The module will normally be offered on the following campuses / or by Distance/Online Learning: (Provided viable student numbers permit)
Paisley:Ayr:Dumfries:Lanarkshire:London:Distance/Online Learning:Other:

 

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Term(s) for Module Delivery
(Provided viable student numbers permit).
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Learning Outcomes: (maximum of 5 statements)

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

L1. Design a project proposal that demonstrates a critical understanding of of the principal theories, concepts and principles underpinning creative practice/ creative media practice/journalism and practice-led research, epistemology, and methodological approaches as appropriate to intended research study.

L2. Demonstrate an ability to undertake a clearly defined programme of independent professional practice/practice-led research whilst managing and accounting for the practical and ethical issues which arise in the process.

L3. Implement and take responsibility for the project management of the production of a complex and high-quality creative media output using a significant range of the principal skills, techniques, practices and/or materials and a range of specialised skills, techniques, and practices which are at the forefront or informed by forefront developments associated with creative practice/creative media practice/journalism projects.

L4. Demonstrate a developed awareness of the impact and cultural positioning of your outputs through a coherent contextual review knowledge that covers and integrates the relevant principal areas, features, boundaries, terminology and conventions of creative practice/creative media practice/professional journalism practice.

Employability Skills and Personal Development Planning (PDP) Skills
SCQF Headings During completion of this module, there will be an opportunity to achieve core skills in:
Knowledge and Understanding (K and U) SCQF Level 11.

Demonstrate and/or work with:

A critical understanding of the principal theories, concepts and principles underpinning creative media practice/creative practice /journalism.

A critical understanding of a range of specialized theories, principles and concepts applying to creative media practice/creative practice/journalism.

Extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding in one or more creative media practice specialisms, much of which is at or informed by leading edge developments.

Practice: Applied Knowledge and Understanding SCQF Level 11.

Use a significant range of the principal skills, techniques, practices and/or materials which are associated with creative media practice/ creative practice/journalism practice .

Use a range of specialised skills, techniques, practices and/or materials which are at the forefront or informed by forefront developments associated with creative media practice/ creative practice/journalism practice .

Plan and execute a significant project of practice-led research.

Demonstrate originality or creativity in the application of knowledge, understanding and/or practices associated with creative media projects.

Practise in a wide and often unpredictable variety of professional level contexts associated with creative media/ creative practice/ journalism,.

Generic Cognitive skills SCQF Level 11.

Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues which are at the forefront or informed by developments at the forefront of creative media practice/creative practice/journalism practice.

Identify, conceptualise and define new and abstract problems and issues.

Develop original and creative responses to problems and issues relating to creative media practice/ creative practice/journalism practice .

Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge skills practices and thinking in creative media practice/ creative practice/journalism practice .

Deal with complex issues and make informed judgements in situations in the absence of complete or consistent data/information.

Offer professional level insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues.

Communication, ICT and Numeracy Skills SCQF Level 11.

Use a range of advanced and specialised skills relevant to creative media practice/creative practice/journalism practice – for example: audio and video editing

Communicate, using appropriate methods, to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge/expertise.

Communicate with peers, more senior colleagues and specialists.

Use a wide range of software to support and enhance work at this level.

Autonomy, Accountability and Working with others SCQF Level 11.

Exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in professional and equivalent activities.

Take responsibility for own work and/or significant responsibility for the work of others.

Take responsibility for a significant range of resources.

Demonstrate leadership and/or initiative and make an identifiable contribution to change and development.

Organise and manage supervised, self-directed creative media projects to a professional level deliver work to a given length, format, brief and deadline, properly referencing sources and ideas and making use, as appropriate, of a problem-solving approach.

Pre-requisites: Before undertaking this module the student should have undertaken the following:
Module Code:
Module Title:
Other:
Co-requisitesModule Code:
Module Title:

* Indicates that module descriptor is not published.

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Learning and Teaching
Learning and teaching is focused on the support and facilitation of individual research and enquiry into relevant areas, processes and working practices related to the creative sector. To emphasis as befits masters level study is on independent learning with individual creative practice and research being supported by supervision and mentoring; there will be a series of orientation lectures and workshops backed up by on-line learning resources. While the project is individual, engagement with peers and other school-based researchers will be encouraged throughout the process.
Your learning and teaching in Arts & Media aligns to principles set out in the UWS Curriculum Framework 2022. Module and programme design is therefore guided by a flexible, hybrid and student-centred approach. We design module assessments to be authentic both in terms of their academic rigour and relevance to the creative industries. The journey through your chosen programme of study is designed to be simple and coherent, developing a full range of academic, creative and conceptual skills required to develop exciting and sustainable careers in the creative industries.
Learning Activities
During completion of this module, the learning activities undertaken to achieve the module learning outcomes are stated below: 		Student Learning Hours
(Normally totalling 200 hours):
(Note: Learning hours include both contact hours and hours spent on other learning activities)
Lecture/Core Content Delivery15
Tutorial/Synchronous Support Activity30
Laboratory/Practical Demonstration/Workshop18
Independent Study537
600 Hours Total

**Indicative Resources: (eg. Core text, journals, internet access)

The following materials form essential underpinning for the module content and ultimately for the learning outcomes:

There is no set of essential materials to which students on this module will be directed, due to the very varied nature of the projects that will be undertaken. For most topics, there will be an existing body of scholarship, and students are expected to demonstrate awareness of it in their work, through debate and proper citation. Supervisory staff will work with students to identify the core texts that will form the starting point, if not the basis, of the research project. As a project mainly undertaken through independent learning, students will be expected to undertake concerted efforts to themselves source materials that are appropriate to their topic of study and chosen methodological approach. Supervisors will offer advice on the appropriate level of scholarship, but students should therefore demonstrate initiative in mounting relevant literature searches through traditional ‘paper’ based searches, and (increasingly) online journals, data bases, other library sources and the Web.

There are a number of recommended student texts that relate to the broad principles of undertaking research in the media and specifically broadcasting and areas of cultural and creative practice.

Barratt, E. & Bolt, B. (2007. Practice as research: approaches to creative arts inquiry. London: I B Tauris

Bell, D. (2019). Research in the creative and media arts: challenging practice. Abingdon: Routledge

Hargreaves, D., Miell, D. and MacDonald, R. (eds.) (2011) Musical imaginations: multidisciplinary perspectives on creativity, performance and perception, Oxford: OUP

Rabiger, M. (2015), Directing the Documentary (6th ed.) Oxford, Focal Press.

Smith, H. & Dean, R (2010) Practice-led research, research-led practice in the creative Arts (research methods for the arts and humanities). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

Spinelli, M. & Dann, L. (2019). Podcasting: the audio media revolution. London: Bloomsbury.

Online Journals in relevant creative practice areas

(**N.B. Although reading lists should include current publications, students are advised (particularly for material marked with an asterisk*) to wait until the start of session for confirmation of the most up-to-date material)

Engagement Requirements

In line with the Academic Engagement Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on the relevant learning platform, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement procedure

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Supplemental Information

Programme BoardArts & Media
Assessment Results (Pass/Fail) No
Subject PanelArts & Media
ModeratorKathryn Burnett
External ExaminerTBC
Accreditation Details
Version Number

3.04

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Assessment: (also refer to Assessment Outcomes Grids below)
Project/Portfolio – 70%
Contextualisation – 30%
(N.B. (i) Assessment Outcomes Grids for the module (one for each component) can be found below which clearly demonstrate how the learning outcomes of the module will be assessed.
(ii) An indicative schedule listing approximate times within the academic calendar when assessment is likely to feature will be provided within the Student Handbook.)

Assessment Outcome Grids (Footnote A.)

Component 1
Assessment Type (Footnote B.) Learning Outcome (1) Learning Outcome (2) Learning Outcome (3) Learning Outcome (4) Weighting (%) of Assessment ElementTimetabled Contact Hours
Portfolio of practical workcheck markcheck markcheck mark 700

Component 2
Assessment Type (Footnote B.) Learning Outcome (1) Learning Outcome (2) Learning Outcome (3) Learning Outcome (4) Weighting (%) of Assessment ElementTimetabled Contact Hours
Dissertation/ Project report/ Thesis   check mark300
Combined Total For All Components100% 0 hours

Footnotes
A. Referred to within Assessment Section above
B. Identified in the Learning Outcome Section above

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Note(s):
  1. More than one assessment method can be used to assess individual learning outcomes.
  2. Schools are responsible for determining student contact hours. Please refer to University Policy on contact hours (extract contained within section 10 of the Module Descriptor guidance note).
    This will normally be variable across Schools, dependent on Programmes &/or Professional requirements.

Equality and Diversity
Aligned with the overall commitment to equality and diversity stated in the Programme Specifications, the module supports equality of opportunity for students from all backgrounds and with different learning needs. Using Moodle, learning materials will be presented electronically in formats that allow flexible access and manipulation of content. The module complies with University regulations and guidance on inclusive learning and teaching practice. Specialist assistive equipment, support provision and adjustment to assessment practice will be made in accordance with UWS policy and regulations. The University’s Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Policy can be accessed at the following link: http://www.uws.ac.uk/equality/

Our partners are fully committed to the principles and practice of inclusiveness and our modules are designed to be accessible to all. Where this module is delivered overseas, local equivalent support for students and appropriate legislation applies.

UWS Equality and Diversity Policy
(N.B. Every effort will be made by the University to accommodate any equality and diversity issues brought to the attention of the School)

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