This module enables you to develop a self-directed project or projects from research, experimentation and to the production of synthesised outcomes. You will undertake projects that are highly relevant to own career aspirations which are either self-initiated or are partnered externally. Building upon the proposals and initial research undertaken in the module ‘Manifesto’ you will undertake further visual and contextual research relevant to project intentions. From this you will direct and realise your ideas through forms of visual presentation and structure that are relevant to the concepts and practical requirements of your project, whilst being critically aware and challenging of contemporary industry practice.
Bring together your practical learning in a single, self-directed, fully-resolved exhibition outcome which is well presented and articulate.
This is your final Masters module, in which you are required to identify, develop and present a unique and cohesive collection of contemporary design outcomes that capitalise on, and are demonstrative of, the Masters skills and experience you have accrued during Semesters 1 and 2. Your independent working will be supported by individual supervision, as you create a critically-informed body of work that is illustrative of its scope and ambition, demonstrating a focussed and professional approach to your practice and the refinement of your individual brand identity. The culmination of this module’s work and your final collection will be presented as part of a concluding exhibition.
Developing upon knowledge and outcomes acquired in Semester 1 this module turns ‘the student into the professional’ as you elevate your design practice through implementing a more focused, evaluative, resolved and innovative approach and performing more complex and visionary skills with confidence. Through the creation of your ‘collection’ or ‘specialist fashion outcome’ you consider the needs of your wider audience with a focus on a real-world context to demonstrate your creative ability to be a solutions-based designer.
This module is designed to further develop your understanding of the research process and how research and evaluation underpin contemporary fashion management. On this module you will put into practice the research and analytical skills that you have learned across the programme. Focusing on a specific contemporary fashion management issue, you will undertake in-depth research culminating in a final project. You may choose to focus on a practical issue within an organisation (including your own) and develop a business insight project, or develop a dissertation undertaking an academic study related to a particular contemporary issue in fashion management. The module requires you to demonstrate the application of both advanced research skills and academic theory, demonstrating an awareness of the ethical and wider industry implications of your research. This core module consolidates all the learning outcomes you have developed as part of your programme encouraging transferable skills development and employability, both in and outside of the final project work. The module learning outcomes will help you develop the personal and professional organisational and self-management attributes that are associated with professional practice. You will be allocated a personal supervisor for this project who will provide you with support and guidance for the duration of the supervision period.
This module requires you to reflect on and employ your insights, skills and experiences from across the programme to complete an independent project that evaluates and advances research relating to fashion marketing and branding issues and practices, and your professional development. You may employ collaborative approaches to engage with relevant academic staff and research groups, the programme partnership network and peers to explore and undertake an independent project. There will be flexibility to select a project and output pathway. You will apply research and project management methods and techniques and demonstrate academic and professional ethical awareness. In integrating theory and practice, your analysis and final output will engage with and extend your understanding of current issues and debates and industry and professional contexts. On this module you will draw and apply skills and knowledge gained throughout semesters 1 and 2 to produce a major final project. There are two options that you can choose depending on your research focus and career aspirations: (i) research project or (ii) brand analysis and strategic plan proposal. The research project is an in-depth report on important and contemporary issues within fashion marketing and branding that includes critical analysis of secondary and, if required, primary data, culminating in a series of strategic recommendations for the industry and research. The brand analysis and strategic plan proposal is an in-depth analysis of a fashion brand’s current branding and marketing strategies that includes critical evaluation of its existing practices (e.g. digital marketing, retail or sustainable strategy, etc.) followed by recommendations for strategic brand development in the short, medium and long term.
On this module will you put into practice the research and analytical skills that you have learned on the programme. Focusing on a contemporary luxury brand management issue, you will investigate this issue/area of research to prepare a final project, critically analysing and commenting on the ideas and viewpoints of others, together with those of your own. You will be allocated a tutor as your personal supervisor for this project who will provide you with support and guidance for the duration of the supervision period.
Within this module you will realise your creative ambitions through the independent development of a Final Collection of Sustainable Luxury Textiles. You will undertake projects that are highly relevant to own career aspirations which are either self-initiated or are partnered externally. Building upon the proposals and initial research undertaken in the module ‘Enhance and Refine’ you will undertake further visual and contextual research relevant to project intentions. You will be expected to utilise your specialist skills in a coherent and focused direction, showing individual originality within contemporary artisanship for your target audience, industry and marketplace. High levels of quality, creativity, cohesion and co-ordination are expected in your work, using critical and analytical abilities in the design and making process to produce a collection of unique textile products challenging contemporary industry practice. You will present your work in a creative, professional format and display in preparation for exhibitions, enterprise, further study or employment. The module represents the culmination of your study on this programme.
The Major Project Part One module is the first part of your final project of the BA Fashion Marketing with Management degree course. Positioned as the culmination of your studies, this module is designed to support you in developing a project that enables you to investigate a critical issue within your area of interest, aligned to the fashion and lifestyle sector. This module culminates in identifying a research question and methodology, that will be explored through the Major Project Part Two module.
The Major Project Part Two module is the second part of your final project of the BA Fashion Marketing with Management degree course. Positioned as the culmination of your studies this project is designed to support you in developing an analytical research project with a rationale. Students will discuss their chosen format of assessment with their academic tutors before finalising the direction of the project. The rationale submitted alongside the practical project outcome should outline how the project tests and or challenges the research question.
This module requires you to reflect on and employ your insights, skills and experiences from across the programme to complete an independent project that evaluates and advances research relating to current arts and cultural sector issues and practices, and your professional development. You will employ collaborative approaches to engage with relevant academic staff and research groups, the programme partnership network and peers to explore and undertake an independent project. There will be flexibility to select a project and output pathway. You will apply research and project management methods and techniques and demonstrate academic and professional ethical awareness. In integrating theory and practice, your analysis and final output will engage with and extend your understanding of current issues and debates and industry and professional contexts.
This module serves as the final project/dissertation for the students studying Business Analytics and Business Analytics with Placement Year. The final project provides you with the opportunity to conduct a large piece of research work on a topic of interest to you using the Analytics techniques covered on the programme, culminating in the preparation of a 10,000-word dissertation describing your work. Unlike a standard dissertation, you will investigate a business problem or issue identified by a real organisation, with real datasets. The topic of your final project can either be a practical business problem suggested by your supervisor or yourself, if you have a very strong idea for a potential project.
The aim of this module is to develop your individually chosen and researched project, promoting a concentrated period of independent study alongside tutor and peer discussion and feedback. The module brings together and utilises your learning and skills development in previous modules. Through these modules you will have established and explored in increasingly ambitious ways, the scope and focus of your ideas aligned with appropriate methodologies.
The Final Project will harness the perspectives, skills and experiences that you will have acquired in the Programme, using them to conceptualise, design, manage and realise either your independent or industry project. You will demonstrate your original thinking, design, management, production and communication skills.
The aim of this module is to provide a concerted period of independent study alongside tutor and peer discussion and feedback. The module aims to bring together and utilise your learning and skills development in the previous modules, and for you to reflect on the aims and possibilities of the brief you designed in Approaches to Critical and Creative Concepts. Through these modules you will have established and explored, in increasingly ambitious ways, the scope and focus of your ideas allied to appropriate working methodologies. In this module you will put these into practice, bringing together your critical thinking with your creative understanding through a specific case study of your own design.
In this module you will conduct theoretical research for your Final Project. You will engage with critical issues, contexts and questions, and identify significant practitioners and creative bodies to inform your creative practice. You will develop your project ideas in relation to your career aspirations and industry research, reflecting on – and communicating – your personal practice.
In this module you will develop a major individual or team-based project in creative computing. You will explore critical issues, contexts and questions, using appropriate technical processes and platforms, to realise your ideas and research questions. You will consider and plan the installation, dissemination or exhibition of your project for an audience.
In this module you will build on the skills, experience and creative interests you have developed across the programme to complete an independent project that makes an innovative contribution to the creative technologies sector. Integrating theory and practice, you will conduct research and engage with relevant academic staff and research groups to explore and realise your ideas. You will apply research and project management methods and techniques and demonstrate academic and professional ethical awareness.
Through this preparatory module you consolidate your new found thinking developed over your second year with in-depth and personal research and experimental prototyping to build a strong concept underpinned with an equitable perspective for consciously considered design. This is your opportunity to either 1.expand your ideas across a collection of developed looks demonstrating an ability to skilfully consolidate a range of considerations or 2.in collaboration with partners who complement your skills, knowledge and advanced concepts ‘hone in’ on a specialist fashion outcome that addresses future fashion needs.
The project provides you with the opportunity to conduct a significant piece of independent research on a topic of your choice or a topic provided by a company You will investigate a practical problem or issue relevant to your degree programme by collecting primary and/or secondary data with a focus on AI application to business You will choose from two different project formats · Academic article related to business and AI · Business plan on an AI business solution
On this module you will put into practice the research and analytical skills that you have learned on the programme. Focusing on a contemporary advertising and branding issue, you will investigate this issue thoroughly, to prepare a critical paper, reviewing existing literature from published sources; collating, critically analysing and commenting on current debates, ideas and viewpoints of others. Synthesising, analysing and discussing the literature, you will formulate your own original insights and conclusions to propose solutions and/or hypotheses that either promote a clearer understanding of the key issues, add to the debate, or generate material to be examined or tested as part of further research. As part of your analysis, you will examine any inclusive, ethical and sustainability responsibilities, practices or opportunities associated with the issue that you have chosen to research. You will be allocated a tutor as your personal supervisor for this project who will provide you with support and guidance for the duration of the supervision period.
