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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Studio Practice 2
Reference AAM104 Version 2
Created October 2017 SCQF Level SCQF 11
Approved August 2014 SCQF Points 60
Amended January 2018 ECTS Points 30

Aims of Module
To further extend and develop a previous specialism or to develop expertise in a new, but related area. To further develop high quality, professional, independent research, study and creative practice. To further develop individual creativity, fostering independence of thought, self-motivation and intellectual integrity. To further develop skills in communication, collaboration and project management. To provide the student with an ability to further explore and resolve individual theoretical, contextual and practitioner rationale, towards developing a greater level of critical understanding and self awareness within their chosen field of creative practice.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Manage the development and resolution of a range of project outcomes through their creative practice.
2 Demonstrate, justify and communicate an advanced level of understanding / self-awareness within their chosen creative practice.
3 Develop further understanding of both theoretical and advanced applied perspectives within their chosen creative practice.
4 Demonstrate further development of a professional practice by providing further evidence of effective resolution, evaluation and reflection in their creative practice.
5 Produce a thesis and presentation which demonstrates their ability to critically analyse and evaluate their final Masters project.

Indicative Module Content
In this module the student will resolve and present their individual programme of self directed study. The nature of this module is to enable the student to fully complete, evaluate and communicate their chosen personal project within a professional environment. The focus for the student is on creatively and critically resolving and presenting a new creative and sustainable output. The specialist tutor mentors the student through the project development and completition of their Masters project.

Module Delivery
The emphasis of this module is on an individualised study and practice with the majority of the time taken by self-initiated and self-directed work in a negotiated contextual environment. Students continue to be advised and supported to identify and consolidate the most appropriate academic and practical strategies for the development and resolution of their work. This module is supported by a combination of individual, group and online tutorial support from specialist staff.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 135 135
Non-Contact Hours 465 465
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 600 600
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
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, 4, 5
Description: A portfolio of project development work including a personal development plan, research and development materials and a final critical thesis/presentation. This final assessment presentation can take the form of an exhibition or exposition, performance, event, publication, product launch or other appropriate formal platform.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
To pass the modules, students must achieve a grade D.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A An A in C1
B A B in C1
C A C in C1
D A D in C1
E An E in C1
F An F in C1
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Successful completion of modules AAM102 Studio Practice 1 and AAM105 Research Methods and Critical Enquiry
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
Students are also required to identify (and will be guided towards), a range of texts and contextual materials relevant to their creative practice and research. These will typically include textbooks, journals and on line resources written by critics, historians, curators, philosophers, theorists, artists or designers.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 DUNNE A and RABY F, 2014., Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming, Cambridge: MIT Press
2 INGOLD T,. 2013 Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture, Routledge
3 JACOB, MJ,. 2010. The Studio Reader: On the Space of Artists, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
4 O'NEILL, P,. 2012. The culture of curating and the curating of culture(s), Cambridge, Mass, London : MIT Press.
5 SENNETT, R., 2008. The Craftsman. London: Allen Lane. Also see course reading list

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