Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Practical
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop

Module Offerings

6501CFDG-SEP-PAR

Aims

1. To offer students the opportunity to undertake sustained self-directed research of a chosen subject with reference to their own interests and future aspirations. 2. To examine the role of writing and research within the students' practice. 3. To encourage and support independent research using a variety of research methods. 4. To explore and propose various modes of articulating and presenting research within written and visual forms.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. Projects are developed from proposals developed at Level 5. 2. The subject, research methods and formats for this project are discussed and agreed with the supervising tutor. 3. The module is divided into two distinct components. Component 1 focuses on the written outcome to research. An emphasis will be placed on the application of relevant research methodologies and the ability to synthesise the outcome of research using appropriate modes of writing. Component 2 gives the students the opportunity to develop a practice-based project from their written outcome. Students may develop projects that edit and restage the content of their research project as a documentary film, an informative animation, a website or a printed or digital publication. Alternatively they can undertake a practice-based project developed from and underpinned by the subject and themes of their research. 4. A formative project proposal assignment at the end of component 1 will be used to evaluate students' ideas for a practice based outcome and prepare them for component 2.
Additional Information:This module offers an opportunity to undertake self-directed research of a chosen subject resulting in both a written outcome and a practice-based project, based upon a research proposal developed at Level 5.

Assessments

Essay
Presentation