FH4D07 - Positioning Practice 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | FH4D07 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Positioning Practice | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Fashion, Marketing and Photography | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Photography | ||
| Module Leader: | Lisa Barnard, Eileen Little | ||
| Module Team: | Mark Durden, David Barnes, Steven Wright | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | 2026 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
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Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
1. Examine and engage in the dominant platforms where documentary photography, in its broadest sense, is situated
2. As appropriate to their practice, students are to critically examine a range of case studies and consider the relevance of politics, histories and theories in the production of contemporary and innovative documentary photography
3.Enable the students to create a technically proficient and innovative body of work facilitating a portfolio that can be shared with industry specialists
Content Summary
An understanding of where to position practice after a period of Reviewing (Term 1) and Defining (Term 2) practice, is integral to becoming a successful, independent and innovative documentary photographer. Alongside the continuation of a body of work already developed in Year 1, students will create a Development Folder which will include a project proposal, a contextual statement, research and evidence knowledge of dissemination platforms applicable to the students’ practice. The focus of this module is to embed an established body of work within the dissemination process and the relationship between the students’ practice and the context within which it is situated, both critical and professional.
Within this module students will focus on:
1. Additional techniques and skills appropriate to the documentary practitioner that evidence a connection to contemporary photographic practices. These include moving image, networked images, alternative printing processes and an engagement with archives.
2. Understanding of the diverse array of means of dissemination of practical projects, with a focus on the photobook, Webdocs, exhibitions and additional and alternative modes of presentation.
3. Evidencing the synthesis between research and practice within the submitted portfolio and the means of its dissemination.
4. Recognising the position of their work in relation to the wider photographic and creative industries.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 |
| Seminar | 30 |
| Tutorial | 6 |
| Independent Study | 256 |
| Directed Study | 100 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Produce innovative, coherent and technically proficient work of a professional standard. |
| LO2 | Create advanced, flexible and diverse outcomes suitable for multiple dissemination platforms. |
| LO3 | Consolidate complex ideas, demonstrate an advanced critical understanding of the histories, theories and politics of photography. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Visual Journal 1 | Students will present a Development Folder in which they contextualise their project. The DF should include a proposal, theoretical, artistic, historical and political influences; a contextual statement; evidence of where the work is to be positioned; and experimental developments of the outcomes, such as exhibition plans, WebDocs and publication dummies. | 0 | 1800 | 30 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Students are asked to continue or develop a new photographic project and submit a digital portfolio consisting of between 15 and 20 images. This can be either a resolved body of work or by negotiation a ‘work in progress’ that will be resolved in the last module of the course. | 0 | N/A | 70 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Visual Journal 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |