Course Catalogue

LJMU Partner Taught

In the Prototype negotiated module students develop their independent learning by testing their ideas through a creative project, artefact, experiment or other work, including work experience, supported by guidance from their mentors and peers. The module is based on a work-based learning tradition and builds on initial student planning and research. It also draws on the outcomes and conclusions from the preceding Planning module and requires learners to articulate the expected process, as well as expected outcomes, of their major or other relevant later project. Building on these assumptions, they create a prototype version that features key aspects of planned later work, and by drawing on appropriate audience or expert feedback, challenges initial assumptions within the context of industry opportunities and restraints. This creates the foundation for the subsequent Pre-production module that requires learners to build the necessary relationships and manage the recourses required for the Major Project.

Outline Syllabus:Module Leader facilitated study groups discuss: - Understanding Creative Direction: The Product and the Process - Experimentation, prototyping, and testing to establish a creative concept (and raise finance) - Professional Networking Individual student course work will be further refined through continuous support from both an Academic and an Industry Mentor, as well as through peer-to-peer discussion with a group of MA students also working towards their negotiated prototype assignment.