Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- design and deliver work of a professional standard that considers relevant ethical obligations.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- conduct research and enquiry applying appropriate research methods to data collection and reporting.
- engage in advanced critical thinking to prepare for and plan a research project;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- contemporary issues relevant to the creative industries.
- good academic practice underpinning the research process from design to completion;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 26 |
Independent Study | 174 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Textbooks
Gray, C, & Malins, J. (2004). Visualizing Research: A Guide To The Research Process In Art And Design. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing.
Cottrell, S. (2013). The Study Skills Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. and Jackson P. R. (2015). Management & Business Research. London: SAGE.
Cottrell, S. (2015). Skills For Success: Personal Development And Employability. London: Macmillan Education : Palgrave.
Bilton, C. and Cummings, S (2014). Handbook of Management and Creativity. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Research outline
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback within the module will include: - GMM: Formative verbal feedback on the Research Proposal individual poster presentation in seminars. - LBM: tutorials, research project workshops, group seminars involving peer group discussion. - GAB: Formative feedback will be provided by tutors and peers during seminars at key stages throughout the module. - DM: workshops, formative feedback will be provided by tutors and peers at key stages throughout the module. - FM: tutorials, research skills workshops, group seminars and peer feedback. - FMB: tutorials, research skills workshops, groups seminars and peer group feedback
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
- Percentage contribution: 100%
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Research proposal | 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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Research proposal | 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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Research proposal | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External