Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop and realise resolved outcomes from self-initiated projects, demonstrating effective visual communication, audience awareness, and considered technical and conceptual decision-making.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The professional standards, skills, principles and processes specific to your discipline
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Record and document learning achievements to reflect, motivate and self-monitor
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate connections between purpose, practice, outcome, context and presentation
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 242 |
| Teaching | 58 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Bestley, R. and McNeil, P. (2022). Visual research : an introduction to research methods in graphic design. 4th edition. London: Bloomsbury.
Zeegen, L. (2013). The fundamentals of illustration.. Lausanne: AVA Publishing. .
Peyton-Jones, J. et al. (2009). Serpentine Gallery manifesto marathon.. London: König Books..
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Portfolio
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback on project brief. You will experience formative feedback during the module in different learning situations, for example: tutorials, crits and written feedback, contributing to the written summative feedback given at the end of the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |