Module overview
The practical application of academic and research skills in professional contexts
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Manage effective reading of research resources in original idea-generation and project-planning
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Formulate an evidence-based review of inclusive, ethical and sustainable professional development opportunities
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Employ relevant methods and techniques to experiment with and model academic and professional technologies, materials or frameworks in professional curation
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Challenges related to the use of academic and professional digital technologies, materials or frameworks in professional curation
Syllabus
Individual contexts and personal statements
Navigation of library resources and other data
Effective, purposeful reading and organisation of material
Professional contexts
Idea-generation, project-definition and problem-solving
Practical planning, costing and time-management
Context-sensitive writing, editing, tuning and pitching
Academic Integrity
Ethics, diversity, inclusion and access
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures
student-led presentations
selective weekly feedback
a cumulative series of weekly written tasks, with commentaries, for presentation, group-discussion, and final editing into the assessment submission
Independent research
English for Academic Purposes sessions
Problem-solving techniques workshop
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 24 |
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Lucy Steeds (2014). Exhibition. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Project proposal
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Project proposal | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Project proposal | 100% |