Module overview
In this module you will engage with key historical, theoretical and aesthetic contexts for contemporary creative technology production. You will explore ideas that relate to your own practice through academic research and creative responses.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical engagement with industrial and cultural contexts for creative technologies.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use self-reflection in the professional presentation and communication of research findings.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- pursue original research informed by appropriate sources and bodies of knowledge
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- how to identify and evaluate complex creative technologies sector histories, issues and problems
Syllabus
Through research workshops, the module will set out a foundation in theoretical and historical paradigms, but will then draw on current issues, debates, exhibitions, etc. to encourage students to apply their own interests and knowledge. Key academic practices of research, referencing, and evaluation of evidence will be developed, and creative approaches to developing and presenting findings will be encouraged.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Research workshops
Student-led presentations
Guest lectures
Independent reading and research
Screenings / gallery visits
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent ÃÛÌÒTV | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Digital presentation
- 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 |
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Creative Outcome | 100% |