Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically evaluate complex problems and apply reasoned thinking and ideas.
- demonstrate critical and analytical thinking in relation to media practice;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate effective time management of multiple project elements.
- articulate complex ideas at an advanced level through a variety of media formats;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- concepts, debates and case studies related to media practice;
- application of media skill techniques in different socio-cultural settings.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 174 |
Teaching | 26 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Journal Articles
Culture Machine. Culture Machine.
Cultural Studies. Cultural Studies.
Digital Culture and Education. Digital Culture and Education.
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.
Fibreculture. Fibreculture.
Flow Journal. Flow Journal.
Journal of Media Practice. Journal of Media Practice.
Photomediations Machine. Photomediations Machine.
Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry. Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry.
Media, Culture and Society. Media, Culture and Society.
Textbooks
Dewdney, A. and Ride, P. (2013). The Digital Media Handbook. Abingdon: Routledge.
Gauntlett, D. (2015). Making Media Studies: The Creativity Turn in Media and Communications Studies. Oxford: Peter Lang.
Gauntlett, D. (2012). Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context. Abingdon: Routledge.
Bennett, P. and McDougall, J. (2016). Doing Text: Media after the Subject. Auteur.
Ott, B.L. and Mack, R.L. (2014). Critical Media Studies: An introduction. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Barker, C. and Jane, E. (2016). Cultural Studies. London: SAGE.
Ratto, M. and Boler, M. (2014). DIY Citizenship. MIT Press.
Gauntlett, D. (2007). Creative Explorations: New Approaches to Identities and Audiences. Abingdon: Routledge.
Hargreaves, I. and Hartley, J. (2016). The Creative Citizen Unbound. Bristol: Policy Press.
Gauntlett, D. (2011). Making is Connecting: The Social Meaning of Creativity, from DIY and Knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Group presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback will involve group presentations in seminars. Verbal and written feedback will be provided by tutors. Verbal feedback through seminar discussions and tutorials.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 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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Case study | 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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Case study | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External