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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Personal Practice | |||
| Reference | AA3107 | Version | 3 |
| Created | March 2023 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | July 2019 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | July 2023 | ECTS Points | 15 |
| Aims of Module | |||
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| To extend the student's ability to control the direction of their work, to organise research, meet production demands and employ presentational forms, which are suitable for the purpose of the work. To understand the economic constraints as well as the institutional and cultural contexts arising from representing ideas and choosing visual strategies, in relation to a contemporary creative environment. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Apply conceptual, critical and analytical frameworks to a personal major project. |
| 2 | Select and apply appropriate practical methods, including the application of IT and information retrieval in specific contexts. |
| 3 | Demonstrate a visual and written understanding of the relationship between their personal practice and specialism within a contemporary creative context. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| The student will produce a substantial piece of photographic work within a specialist area. Students will identify and discuss project work at tutorials. They will then produce preliminary images and/or a script in the form of a project proposal. This proposal to include identification of the intended subject area, form of output, audience, context, outline budget, timetable and shooting schedule. Opportunities to participate in live or simulated client projects. Completed project work should evidence an awareness and consideration of sustainable themes in a manner appropriate to the context of the discipline. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This module is designed to consolidate previous modules and put into use skills gained in research, development and realisation of a personal contextual language. Tutorials will identify and discuss project work. Seminars, workshops, tutorials and progress reviews will further support the student's progress. A portfolio of photographic work to include a critical analysis of activities. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 100 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 200 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 300 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Practical portfolio project submission. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
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| Explanatory Text | |
| In order to pass the module you need to achieve an overall grade D or above. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A in Component 1. |
| B | B in Component 1. |
| C | C in Component 1. |
| D | D in Component 1. |
| E | E in Component 1. |
| F | F in Component 1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
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| Prerequisites for Module | Successful completion of HND Photography and/or appropriate qualification and experience. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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| The Bibliography indicates core texts that are considered essential reading for this module. You will be guided to further sources of information relevant to this module through CampusMoodle. These may typically include web based materials, journals, video and presentations. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | BERGER, J., & MOHR, J., 2016. Another Way of Telling: A possible Theory of Photography. London: Bloomsbury. |
| 2 | DILLON, B., 2012, RUINS (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art), Cambridge, MA: MIT Press |
| 3 | MARKS, A., 2022. Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny. New York: Atria Books |
| 4 | PARDO, A., & PARR, M., 2016. Strange And Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers. Munich: Prestel |
| 5 | SONTAG, S., 2013. Regarding The Pain Of Others. London: Penguin. |
| 6 | STERNFELD, J., 2012. On This Site. Germany: Steidl |