Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Practical
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
7606COS-SEP-PAR
Aims
The aim of the module is to allow students to investigate an area of costume construction through the design and completion of a practice research project. The resulting investigation will inform their personal and professional development and have the potential to make a positive contribution to the advancement of industry practices and costume related research.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and compare influential industry practitioners and researchers, critically evaluating their work in relation to own practice.
2.
Propose and defend an innovative and creative research project.
3.
Devise a sophisticated practice research methodology and project management approach.
4.
Practice specialist skills in the development of a practical costume making related output.
5.
Gather evidence to create complex documentation that critically records working processes and progress.
6.
Critically interpret and analyse evidence to reach complex conclusions in support of the practice.
7.
Evaluate the potential impact of the research and identify areas for future development.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
The module will examine ways in which creative endeavour investigates ideas and the various frameworks and paradigms for practice-based research.
During the module, the student will apply concepts of critical theory, investigating the wider contextual research environment through the work of other practitioners and researchers; contextualising and developing their own practice within the broader costume industry and research landscape.
They will also explore various practice research methodologies and approaches in order to implement a methodological framework which effectively addresses the questions identified in the research proposal.
They will then conduct a creative research project and analyse their findings, evaluating the potential impact of their research through sophisticated arguments in support of the practice and reaching complex conclusions.
The final piece of work will address professional priorities and gaps in current related research and industry practices identified through careful self-reflection and critical analysis.
The module will examine ways in which creative endeavour investigates ideas and the various frameworks and paradigms for practice-based research.
During the module, the student will apply concepts of critical theory, investigating the wider contextual research environment through the work of other practitioners and researchers; contextualising and developing their own practice within the broader costume industry and research landscape.
They will also explore various practice research methodologies and approaches in order to implement a methodological framework which effectively addresses the questions identified in the research proposal.
They will then conduct a creative research project and analyse their findings, evaluating the potential impact of their research through sophisticated arguments in support of the practice and reaching complex conclusions.
The final piece of work will address professional priorities and gaps in current related research and industry practices identified through careful self-reflection and critical analysis.
Module Overview:
The Practice Dissertationmoduleis an opportunity for students to investigate an area of costume construction through the design and completion of a practice research project.
Reflecting on work completed in the Research Skills and Experimentation & Development modules, students will identify a gap in current industry practice or costume related research and will, in negotiation with their lecturer, develop an original proposal for their project. They will then design an appropriate practice research framework and methodology that will best enable the implementation of their chosen study and support their own professional development needs.
The final piece of work will demonstrate that the student has fully identified and examined specific issues or areas of the chosen topic, carried out and recorded practical costume construction experiments and reflected on these processes. The findings will be supported by critically analysis of the relevant evidence and delivery of a cohesive and persuasive overall argument to reach a convincing and sophisticated conclusion.
The student will also be expected to establish and assert their own critical voice as a member of the costume making community, contextualising their work within their chosen field alongside that of other academic and industry practitioners, and making a positive contribution to the future development of costume making practices.
The Practice Dissertationmoduleis an opportunity for students to investigate an area of costume construction through the design and completion of a practice research project.
Reflecting on work completed in the Research Skills and Experimentation & Development modules, students will identify a gap in current industry practice or costume related research and will, in negotiation with their lecturer, develop an original proposal for their project. They will then design an appropriate practice research framework and methodology that will best enable the implementation of their chosen study and support their own professional development needs.
The final piece of work will demonstrate that the student has fully identified and examined specific issues or areas of the chosen topic, carried out and recorded practical costume construction experiments and reflected on these processes. The findings will be supported by critically analysis of the relevant evidence and delivery of a cohesive and persuasive overall argument to reach a convincing and sophisticated conclusion.
The student will also be expected to establish and assert their own critical voice as a member of the costume making community, contextualising their work within their chosen field alongside that of other academic and industry practitioners, and making a positive contribution to the future development of costume making practices.