RA1D17 - Thinking Through Practice 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | RA1D17 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Thinking Through Practice | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Music and Drama | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Drama | ||
| Module Leader: | Sera Williams | ||
| Module Team: | Matthew Gough | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2019 | Final Year of Intake: | 2024 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 4 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100069 - drama | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
To introduce students to some of the main ways 'performance', in a broad sense, might be discussed and analysed.
To establish a common vocabulary for analysing a range of live, mediated and written texts
To encourage students to pay attention to the different elements that comprise live and mediated performances; for example, mise-en-scene and scenography, light and sound, the actor, written and spoken text.
To help students to see the ways in which creative practice is underpinned by critical and conceptual analysis.
To introduce students to conventions of critical writing and to research skills appropriate for the undergraduate.
Content Summary
The module introduces students to the idea of exploring, investigating and doing theory, through a range of practices. Students will explore a range of perspectives on 'performance'. The module will open up questions of analysis in relation to live and recorded performance, and students will explore the way that components of performance including mise-en-scene and scenography, space, sound, light and audience interact to create meaning. Students will learn core introductory principles of theory, writing, reflective practice, collaboration and performance in the context of their own work and those of selected case studies. Students will work with selected practices and practitioners in order to interrogate and explore ideas, theoretical concepts and performance traditions, primarily through practical means. Assessments are designed to introduce the academic writing, practical, research and study skills appropriate to the undergraduate performance and media student.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 2 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 48 |
| Independent Study | 144 |
| Directed Study | 160 |
| Active/Simulation Based | 32 |
| Groupwork | 14 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Relate theory to performance and media practice |
| LO2 | Investigate a diversity of perspectives on performance |
| LO3 | Discuss a range of performance genres, forms and practitioners |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Portfolio 2 | You will work with a creative practitioner to explore their practice and present a ‘work in progress’ performance sharing. You will independently keep a reflective blog of your research, and practical process notes. The blog should be appropriately referenced. | 0 | N/A | 40 | No | 40 |
| Portfolio | Portfolio 1 | You will work with a creative practitioner to explore their practice and present a ‘work in progress’ performance sharing. You will independently keep a reflective blog of your research, and practical process notes. The blog should be appropriately referenced. | 0 | N/A | 40 | No | 40 |
| Written Assignment (CW) | Essay (CW) 1 | You will work with a creative practitioner to develop a Manifesto for learning and creating’ | 0 | 1000 | 20 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Portfolio 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Essay (CW) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |