Framing your Project

Module overview

This module paves the way for the concluding development stage of your Final Major Project, through the identification of key points of reference and focused critical reflection which inform a conceptual framework for the project.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the relationships in your project between contexts, concepts, content and methods.
theoretical and critical themes relevant to your Final Major Project;
a cultural context for your Final Major Project;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

apply academic rigour in the efficient and communicative organisation of your material;
draw sophisticated and specific conclusions from reflection in the development of a project.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

combine evaluation of visual and literary evidence in the development of your ideas;
articulate connections between contextual data to advance the proposal for your Final Major Project.
conduct advanced research of relevant sources to locate your Final Major Project;

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include: •lectures; •sign-up tutorials. Learning activities include: •lectures; •sign-up tutorials; •library research; •on-line research. Relationship between the teaching, learning and assessment methods and the planned learning outcomes Learning in this module is intended to be self-directed and independent, supported by a framework of lectures and tutorials. The module is an opportunity to focus and organise your reflection on the context for your Final Major Project. The assessed outcome of the module is the essay, which will be marked against the Learning Outcomes of the module.

Study time
Type	Hours
Wider reading or practice	30
Tutorial	0.5
Lecture	13.5
External visits	20
Completion of assessment task	80
Seminar	6
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Academic Skills ( including AI).

Study Skills.

Library.

Blackboard (E:learning).

Textbooks

Hoffmann, J. (2014). Show Time: The 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art. London: Thames & Hudson.

O’Doherty, B. (1999). Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space. Berkeley, Calif: University of California.

Texte Zur Kunst (2012). Special Issue: The Curators. Berlin: Texte Zur Kunst.

Pickering, M. (ed) (2008). Research Methods for Cultural Studies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Dezeuze, A. (2016). Almost Nothing: Observations on Precarious Practices in Contemporary Art. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Hoffmann, J. (2013). Ten Fundamental Questions of Curating. Milan: Mousse Publishing.

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Illustrated essay

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: Spoken feedback is given during an individual sign-up tutorial, at which you may present an outline of your proposed essay.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Illustrated essay	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Illustrated essay	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Illustrated essay	100%