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Interactive Media Individual Project - TFT00024H

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  • Department: Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Debbie Maxwell
  • Credit value: 40 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
    • See module specification for other years: 2022-23

Module summary

This module allows students to undertake a substantial piece of self-directed scholarly work as an individual initiative. Students can choose to work on a project producing an interactive media prototype reflecting scientific, design, engineering or humanities enquiries with an accompanying report, or write a 12,000 word dissertation. The module will enable students to develop their skills in planning and writing scholarly reports, including reflective analysis on the achievements of the project. It will draw together the knowledge and skills developed in the preceding years of the programme by allowing students to focus on a topic (whether technical, theoretical or thematic) of their own choice. Students are supported in this module through individual supervision through regular meeting with an allocated member of academic staff.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22

Module aims

Module Aims:

  • To allow students to undertake a substantial piece of scholarly work as an individual initiative, working on a scientific, design, engineering or humanities project or a humanities dissertation
  • To develop skills in planning and writing scholarly reports, including reflective analysis on the achievements of the project.
  • To draw together the knowledge and skills developed in the preceding years of the programme.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content

  • Content will vary based on the topic and the required approach.

Academic and graduate skills

  • Develop an appropriate solution or analysis approach given a weakly specified problem.
  • Independently produce a written report about a complex project.
  • Reflect on the outcome and explain the success or otherwise of the project.
  • Autonomously manage open-ended project work, identifying and defining a complex problem and applying appropriate skills and knowledge.

Module content

Students will have regular (weekly for 0.5 hours or fortnightly for 1 hour) one-to-one meetings with a project supervisor who will also provide written feedback on their progress.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Dissertation/Report system implementation		 N/A 70
Essay/coursework
Literature Review and detailed project plan		 N/A 20
Oral presentation/seminar/exam
Presentation		 N/A 10

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Dissertation/Report system implementation		 N/A 20
Oral presentation/seminar/exam
Presentation		 N/A 10
University - project
Dissertation		 N/A 70

Module feedback

Regular supervision meetings will provide oral and written feedback on progress and record outcomes of discussions in the meetings.

Students will receive written feedback on coursework assignments using a proforma identifying key requirements and marks awarded for sections of the assignment. This will be available within 20 working days of submission.

Indicative reading

Indicative type of book:

Study Skills Handbook, Cottrell, Palgrave, 2013. Doing Your Undergraduate Project (SAGE Essential Study Skills Series), Reardon, Sage, 2006.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University is constantly exploring ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University. Where appropriate, the University will notify and consult with affected students in advance about any changes that are required in line with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.