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AI for the Creative Industries Project - TFT00120M

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  • Department: Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
  • Credit value: 80 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
  • Notes: This is an independent study module

Module summary

This module allows students to develop their own research-led project, aligned with their interests and/or their creative practice. The project may be primarily a work of critical analysis, or, alternatively, a prototype illustrating the deployment of some AI techniques to an area of creative practice – in a system or environment for the end users, or in creative practice. The final outcome of this module may be a dissertation, or a software artefact along with technical report. Students will use the knowledge and skills acquired in the taught components and their previously acquired creative skills.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2023-24 to Summer Semester 2023-24

Module aims

  • critically assess implications of deploying AI to an area of the Creative Industries,
    or
  • unpack and critically analyse the deployment of some AI techniques to a creative system or environment, or to an aspect of creative practice,
    or
  • refine requirements for an identified need, and design and develop prototype AI-centric solutions

Module learning outcomes

  • work independently on a substantial research project involving the use of appropriate research techniques and methodologies
  • identify a topic and formulate appropriate research questions relevant to this topic in the creation of a project
  • address a specific research question through the deployment of appropriate critical, analytical, creative and/or technical activities and techniques
  • identify, access and utilise appropriate research materials from archives, libraries and other sources relevant to the project
  • deploy appropriate critical, analytical, creative and/or technical methodologies in the production of a dissertation and/or project creation

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark Group
Essay/coursework 100.0 A
Essay/coursework 100.0 B

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark Group
Essay/coursework 100.0 A
Essay/coursework 100.0 B

Module feedback

You will receive formative feedback from supervisors. You will receive written feedback/mark in line with standard University turnaround times.

Indicative reading

Deep Learning: A Visual Approach, by Andrew Glassner


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