Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
6506WFDC-JAN-PAR
Aims
1. To equip students with a range of research methods to inform graduate career and postgraduate study options.
2. To support the generation of creative solutions with skill and application to portfolio content.
3. To produce graduates with a deep understanding of professional practice in their chosen field of study.
4. To offer students the opportunity to engage with and undertake external projects / competitions to enhance their understanding of industry practice.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Formulate and create a portfolio to a professional standard that demonstrates a well developed range of work that evidences a variety of processes, media, materials and applications.
2.
Apply a range of research methods to produce reflective written work that demonstrates evidence of investigation into a range of professional practices within the design professions.
3.
Demonstrate a critical understanding and application to internal and external project brief/s.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Students will be taught through a programme of seminars, tutorials and workshops and critiques. The learning outcomes for this module will be achieved through project based learning agreements. Each student will devise their own programme of work, which is
supported and guided by tutorials, weekly seminars and critiques. Students may work on one or more self-generated projects. They will be expected to work with self-initiative and demonstrate an ability to use available resources effectively. All students will demonstrate
effective research skills, design development and investigation towards final outputs. Students will work within a defined timescale to meet agreed set targets
Students will be taught through a programme of seminars, tutorials and workshops and critiques. The learning outcomes for this module will be achieved through project based learning agreements. Each student will devise their own programme of work, which is
supported and guided by tutorials, weekly seminars and critiques. Students may work on one or more self-generated projects. They will be expected to work with self-initiative and demonstrate an ability to use available resources effectively. All students will demonstrate
effective research skills, design development and investigation towards final outputs. Students will work within a defined timescale to meet agreed set targets
Additional Information:
Students will reflect upon their intended career destinations and produce a body of work that constitutes a concise representation of their creative abilities and practice to date. This module also provides an opportunity for students to prepare for future employment from a variety of Art and Design related industries by emphasising the importance of 'professional development' through students' direct understanding and appreciation of contemporary practice and their role in the workplace.
Students will reflect upon their intended career destinations and produce a body of work that constitutes a concise representation of their creative abilities and practice to date. This module also provides an opportunity for students to prepare for future employment from a variety of Art and Design related industries by emphasising the importance of 'professional development' through students' direct understanding and appreciation of contemporary practice and their role in the workplace.
Assessments
Portfolio