FH2S44 - Research for Practice and Dissertation 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | FH2S44 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Research for Practice and Dissertation | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Fashion, Marketing and Photography | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Photography | ||
| Module Leader: | Eileen Little | ||
| Module Team: | David Barnes, Paul Reas, Steven Wright, Karin Bareman | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100632 - visual communication | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
- Develop students further understanding and appreciation of the key concepts and core practitioners in photographic theory and their standing in the historical and contemporary photographic canon.
- Provide students with a critical understanding of how differing viewpoints and frameworks influence making and writing about art, photography and visual culture.
- Enable students to reflect critically upon their personal and professional practice particularly in preparation for both their practice and Critical Paper at level 6.
Content Summary
The module deepens students’ understanding of the readings and critical theories that have previously been studied, and connects these to how students make, describe and rationalise their own practice. The module links theories from photography, fashion, film, art and advertising through a programme of lectures and seminars. As such, it is both a preparation and planning for students’ dissertations and critical papers and also lays the theoretical foundations for their final year major project.
Lectures, seminars and readings will introduce the student to a range of different approaches to the study of photography and how it connects to practice and wider visual culture. Key texts by important writers in each area will be examined and placed in a historical and cultural context. Students will be asked to select a particular field of enquiry for further exploration and undertake a close examination of that field, looking at a range of sources: this will involve the use of the library, database searches and the internet.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 16 |
| Seminar | 20 |
| Tutorial | 4 |
| Independent Study | 125 |
| Directed Study | 35 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Identify and relate the key theories of photography to broader visual culture. |
| LO2 | Demonstrate how viewing and making photography can be clearly analysed combining different theoretical perspectives, whilst demonstrating a good range of research and bibliographic techniques. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | A submission of a Harvard referenced written essay (we see this as Critical Paper preparation) with appropriate illustrations. The text will be a literature review that connects the research material presented in lectures to both the students’ planned Critical Paper and their own practice. The summatively assessed written text will be marked for range and relevance of research materials, application of theory to practice. | 0 | 5000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |