Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate organisational skills and time-management;
- demonstrate academic integrity appropriate for this level of study.
- identify, select and draw upon a wide range of visual, printed and electronic sources;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- how different facets of your work inter-connect: the relationship between context, concepts, materials and techniques.
- key theoretical and contextual themes relevant to your ideas;
- a critical, cultural context for the positioning of your work within contemporary practices;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- reflect on, research and develop ideas in context;
- find links between your contextual sources;
- identify a range of working methods relevant to your discipline.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 8 |
Completion of assessment task | 62 |
Lecture | 12 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 26 |
Follow-up work | 8 |
Seminar | 4 |
Wider reading or practice | 30 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Textbooks
Shirky, C. (2009). Here Comes Everybody. Pneguin UK.
Poynor, R. (2007). Obey the Giant: Life in Image World. Berlin: Birkhäuser GmbH.
Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. D. (2008). Wikinomics. Penguin.
Stallman. Boston (2009). MA: GNU Press. Free Software Foundation.
Mason, M. (2009). The Pirate’s Dilemma. Simon and Schuster.
Lessig, L. (2004). Free Culture. Penguin.
Rushkoff, D. (2009). Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age. Berkeley: Soft Skull Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Blog Post
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback on reflective writing in the blog posts. You will experience formative feedback in different learning situations, for example: •individual tutorials •group tutorials •tutor comments on blog entries
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Blog Post | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Blog Post | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog Post | 100% |