DI3S05 - Client Studies 01 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | DI3S05 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Client Studies | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Games and Design | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Design | ||
| Module Leader: | Liam Barrett | ||
| Module Team: | Matthew Morgan, Elizabeth Norris, Emma Marshman | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 6 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100062 - illustration | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Aug 2024 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
Prepare the student for employment and entry into the creative communications industry as a skilled and knowledgeable employee, creative practitioner or entrepreneur.
Support the student in a period of supervised work experience.
Enable the student to recognise and develop their personal strengths and talents and identify potential career options that will allow them to use those strengths beyond graduation.
Content Summary
This module provides a knowledge base of the business underpinning required to function as a freelance illustrator and work in the creative industries. Students will learn about key points in setting up as a freelance individual, small business start-up, working for an agent/agency or within a larger creative team. This will be achieved through a short placement of 70 hours where students are required to document and report on real world examples of illustration practice. This placement can also be used to achieve the Grad Edge Award, in line with USW Careers services and resources.
This module therefore aims to teach, through experiential learning, the main business principles and processes of real-world illustration practice. Key areas covered will include pricing, sizing and timing, fees and rights, commissions and contracts, agencies and studio set up.
The module will be delivered through a series of lectures and seminars, combined with an appropriate work based placement and documented report, in order to provide students with a foundation of knowledge and understanding that they can develop further in their future careers.
*If students are unable to obtain a placement, a live brief aligned to industry will be completed as an alternative.
This module contains a six-week immersive learning element.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 1 |
| Project supervision | 6 |
| Work based learning | 70 |
| Independent Study | 80 |
| Directed Study | 36 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 1 |
| Groupwork | 6 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Reflect on the nature of professional practice in their discipline and identify the gaps between their work-related capabilities and disciplinary expectations. |
| LO2 | Reflect upon the way their work experiences or role has contributed to their professional practice, using this to develop future personal/professional development. |
| LO3 | Develop and critically appraise an action plan of their experience and skills developed within the context of a graduate recruitment process and informed by their career plans and aspirations. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Practical Assessment | Work Placement 1 | Undertake a 70-hour work-based industry placement OR complete a live project brief provided by industry. Provide a documentary journal of the process of working in industry/on a live brief together with an up-to-date CV. | 0 | N/A | 60 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Students will be evaluated on the work produced during their placement to assess the quality of their output and adherence to professional standards.? | 0 | N/A | 40 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Work Placement 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |