FdA Creative Practices - UCY MODULE HANDBOOK CREATIVE PRACTICES 2 Media Practice UA1ADB-20-1 Level: 1 UWE Credit Rating:

: 20 Module Type: Coursework Module Leader: Karl Rawstrone Module Staff: Karl Rawstrone Owning UWE Faculty: FACE Assessment Deadline: Friday 4th May 2012 (9pm)

PREPARING FOR THE WORKPLACE Introduction: This module prepares you for your work-based learning in Specialist Pathway 3. You will analyse and evaluate your own specialist and transferrable skills, developing a self-promotional portfolio, targeted curriculum vitae and application for work-placement. You will investigate professional opportunities, expectations and threats through your own research and discussion within the group and with industry professionals and organisations. Through these investigations you will develop a personal and professional development plan. Ideally, by the end of the module, you will have successfully acquired a workplacement or other professionally contextualised work-based learning opportunity. The tutor group should act as a forum in which you can present and record useful information to help support your professional development. The tutor group meeting should also be used as an opportunity to share knowledge and experience. Near the end of the module you will make a presentation to the group outlining your research, personal development and approaches to entering the professional workplace.

Your collected evidence (Learning Journal - Blog) must include:

y y y y y y y y Updated, targeted CV Personal and professional development plan (one document) Tutorial notes including agreed action points Record of presentation and subsequent feedback Notes detailing ongoing engagement with organisations, events and professional practice (including journal articles and relevant professional debates). Notes identifying potential employers/clients Record of industrial/professional issues and opportunities Portfolio of work for website / showreel or other self-promotional material.

The Presentation: Additionally, students will present their development plan and describe the development of it, critically reflecting on how their experiences during the module (including, for example, visits to employers, discussions with professionals, visits to exhibitions and events, journal articles related to issues in contemporary practice) have informed the plan and their decisions in positioning themselves in relation to current professional practice and individual planning for their careers.

MEDIA PRACTICE STUDENTS WILL PRESENT THEIR WORK IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: Webpage: CP2 Main y Introduction to presentation. y Recording of presentation and subsequent feedback with student response. y Evaluative statement of learning (300 words minimum) Blog: CP2 Blog y An ongoing multimedia record of actions and reflections, to include: 1. Tutorial notes with agreed action points. 2. Notes detailing on-going engagement with organisations, events and professional practice (including journal articles and relevant professional debates). 3. Notes identifying potential employers/clients 4. Record of industrial/professional issues and opportunities Webpage: CP2 Portfolio y Updated CV y Promotional presentation (or link to additional promotional website) y Personal / Professional Development Plan (Business plan) Webpage: CP2 Sources y References and links to sources of professional information such as journals, blogs, professional bodies, interest groups and companies with explanatory notes for each.

Assessment: Students are assessed according to their fulfilment of the learning outcomes in respect of the following criteria: Criteria i) extent to which the student has shown commitment and participation, as recorded in the Learning Journal extent to which the student has explored materials and methods of communication and recorded this activity extent to which the student has organised and communicated ideas extent of recorded personal development level of engagement with and research into the Creative Industries Relates to Learning Outcomes iii) iv) ix) x) xi) Source of Evidence Learning Journal notes on reflections on individual tutorials, including agreed action points, and written record of presentation. Learning Journal, presentation and notes, business plan, portfolio.

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Description of each element

Element weighting

A. Learning Journal (specifically including notes and evaluation of employer visits and contemporary debates in relation to PDP). 75% B. Presentation 25%

At each assessment point you will be expected to hand in these along with any finished pieced required for inspection by the assessing staff. Remember to ensure that your work is original and does not breach the University regulations regarding plagiarism.

Learning Outcomes: On completion of the module students will have: KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING i) ii) investigated a professional organisation relevant to their practice; kept a record of industrial /professional issues, opportunities and ethics selectively related to their professional ambitions

Intellectual Skills iii) iv) researched and explored a variety of ways of observing; researched and explored a variety of ways of communicating;

SUBJECT/PRACTICAL SKILLS v) vi) vii) helped plan and write a proposal or project with defined individual aims and outcomes; created a portfolio; documented and organised their creative work;

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS viii) ix) x) xi) shown an ability to use a business IT package (e.g. Microsoft Office) and written a business plan; shown personal organisation and time management in their engagement and participation; communicated and worked with others; presented their work orally in a professional format;

Suggested learning-plan (MEDIA PRACTICE)

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Content Investigating your industry: Discussion of key assumptions regarding your own industry. Industrial, professional, opportunities and ethics. Development of action plan for investigation, including visits, reading and further research. Evaluating your own skills. SWOT analysis. Personal and professional development. Investigating your industry: Presentations of key findings of personal investigation and evaluation against initial assumptions Research task week.

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Communication skills. Phone-calls; emails; social media profiles and usage; networking.
Self-directed research and development as per development plan. Being in work: Being an employee; being freelance; being an intern; earnings and taxation. Connection and promotion: CV updating. Portfolio generation. Connection and promotion: Portfolio generation. Networking opportunities discussed.

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Developing work-based learning opportunity for October December 2012 Easter vacation Developing work-based learning opportunity for October December 2012 Presentations. Preparation for assessment Preparation for assessment. Deadline 04th May 2012 (9pm) Assessment Assessment.

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In addition, you will have the opportunity to engage with a programme of visiting speakers.

Reading Strategy (MEDIA PRACTICE)

It is vital that your reading investigates the industrial, professional, business and ethical issues surrounding your chosen industry and is used as a framework to guide and inform your progress. You must conduct your own research, including the reading of professional journals on a weekly basis. You must keep a record of your reading, summarising your key findings. The course Weebly site contains RSS Feeds and links to journals, blogs and websites covering current issues in your industry. You should develop your own research and links page on your own website and update it regularly.

Visits
You should make visits to cultural venues and employers when possible, reflecting on your own professional intentions and keeping a record of your findings, whether confirming your preconceptions or providing you with a new insight.

Undergraduate achievement threshold statement

Creative Practices 2 UA1ADB-20-1

Assessment Criteria: Students will be assessed according to their fulfillment of the learning outcomes in respect of the following criteria: i) extent to which the student has shown commitment and participation, as recorded in the Learning Journal

Threshold standard (UG Level) Contribution in the tutor group kept in an organised, coherent and concise record of meetings. Notes on any actions for the student or comments relevant to their individual development and ambition. Record of workshops, business plan, presentations report and portfolio complete. Presentations report included. Complete set of reviews of relevant experiences, development of the portfolio and business plan. All the required sections of the Learning Journal are complete, organised and coherent. CV has been updated. Notes on tutorials and agreed action points included in LJ. Portfolio complete Record of emergent issues, opportunities and ethics updated. Record of potential clients, employers or entrepreneurial opportunities has been updated. Investigation into a professional organisation in the creative industries is present.

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extent to which the student has explored materials and methods of communication and recorded this activity extent to which the student has organised and communicated ideas extent of recorded personal development level of engagement with and research into the Creative Industries

Levels of Achievement 80% and above the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating an exceptional level of critical and creative independence in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made an outstanding contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their active participation in seminars. The work exceptionally exceeds the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. 70% - 79% - the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating a very high level of innovation, critical and creative independence in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made a considerable contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their active participation in seminars. The work exceeds the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. 60% - 69% - the student has produced a substantial body of work demonstrating a high level of innovation, critical and creative independence in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made a considerable contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their active participation in seminars. The work meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. 50% - 59% - the student has produced a body of work demonstrating critical independence and creativity in the research, analysis, recording and presentation of contextual material. The student has made a significant contribution to the knowledge and understanding of their peers through their participation in seminars. The work meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria; 40% - 49% - the student has produced a body of work demonstrating engagement with the programme of study. The student is competent in the researching, recording and organization of contextual material. The student has participated in seminar groups and contributed to the knowledge and understanding of the peer group. The work substantially meets the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. 30% - 39% the body of work is incomplete and demonstrates a lack of engagement with aspects of the programme of study. As a result the student lacks confidence in the researching, recording and organization of contextual material. Contribution to seminar groups has been erratic. The work substantially fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. 20% - 29% - the body of work is substantially incomplete and demonstrates very poor engagement with the programme of study. The student has not acquired the core skills introduced in the module and has made an inadequate contribution to seminar groups. The work fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. 0% - 19% - very little evidence of engagement with the module. No evidence of progression. The work fails to meet the threshold profile in respect of all five criteria. * for the purpose of assessment the level of achievement is measured against the overarching profile given through the five threshold statements.