Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- recognise useful links between contextual data.
- formulate and develop an idea and broadly research its context;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate organisational skills;
- identify, select and draw upon a wide range of visual, printed and electronic sources.
- Demonstrate that you can articulate and communicate in a professional manner appropriate to the chosen topic.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the relevance of key discipline-specific theoretical and contextual themes to your work;
- ways of communicating an informed and critical understanding of your work in the context of the your study.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Completion of assessment task | 62 |
Wider reading or practice | 40 |
Seminar | 16 |
Follow-up work | 14 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Lecture | 8 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
GAME.
Panopto Recordings (via Blackboard).
DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association).
Textbooks
Juul, J. (2013). The Art of Failure. MIT Press.
Sharp, J. (2015). Works of Game. MIT Press.
Isbister, K. (2016). How Games Move Us. MIT Press.
Costikyan, G. (2013). Uncertainty in Games. MIT Press.
Sicart, M. (2014). Play Matters. MIT Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Essay proposal
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback is given during the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 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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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External