LIB-30002 - Module Specification
School of Social, Political and Global Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

N/A

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2020/21

This module represents the culmination of the 3 year degree in Liberal Arts.
It provides an exciting opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches used within the Liberal Arts by focusing on topics/themes/issues/areas of your own choosing that reflects your interest and developing specialism.
You can do this by devising, designing and delivering a creative project.
You will submit a 4000 word critical project appraisal report and a creative work (for example a film, a composition, a piece of creative writing, a photographic portfolio, an installation, a sculpture, pottery, a mixed media production, etc.) as well as present, using visual, written and/or auditory methods, at an end of year conference.

You will be supported throughout by a nominated and dedicated supervisor who will provide support, advice, assistance to help you deliver an extended piece of work that we will ask you to showcase at an end of year conference presentation.
In all, this module is an important component of your degree. It will allow and encourage you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills and demonstrate that you can define, design, and execute your own research/project in a chosen area.
This will show prospective employers that you are a skilled and dedicated independent researcher/practitioner capable of designing, developing and delivering a long term project and can communicate, using a number of means and methods, effectively.
This module is similarly appropriate if you want to remain in education because it will enable you to practice and hone the kinds of independent research skills and practice that are essential in postgraduate education.

To allow students to identify a specific area of creative practice and design and complete a creative project through the production of appropriate associated outputs.
To enable students to demonstrate the ability to syncretise knowledge, practice and skills from within Liberal Arts approaches to an extended independent creative project within a field of their choice.
To enable students to work independently on a significant piece of work and demonstrate their ability to manage and deliver a creative project.
To enable students to develop and realise their creative ideas and strengths.
To communicate effectively the processes, knowledge and skills required in the delivery of an independent creative project.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Design a creative project from within the broad range of Liberal Arts practice areas offered within Keele; will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
apply concepts, theories and methods used in the study of the Liberal Arts and select appropriate creative processes and skills to achieve the aims of the project; will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
communicate effectively using written, oral and visual and/or auditory methods both in the critical discursive report and in the conference presentation; will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
apply a critical and analytical approach to problem solving, creativity and the necessary project and time management skills required for the successful delivery of an independent study project; will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
identify, investigate, analyse, formulate and advocate solutions to problems. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2

Study hours

A 'summer school' will be organised following the end of the year 2/level 5 exam period and prior to the fromal end of the semester. This will take place over 3 days in
which the final year project will be introduced to students. Sessions/workshops on
various aspects of the ISP will be introduced (research design, ethics, supervision,
planning and structure, literature review, writing and presenting, identifying
appropriate practice skills.) In total 3 x 6 hours = 18.
A series of workshops (5 x 2 hours) delivered at beginning of Sem 1 to provide
information, facilitate planning, research design, complete the ethics approval process,
etc. 2 similar workshops will be organised at the start of Sem 2 to check on progress
and provide programme support, advice and information additional to supervision. (2 x 2 hours.) Total = 7 x 2 = 14.
20 hours of face to face and electronic supervision, feedback, consultation is planned to provide expert advice and support.
The remaining independent study hours are made up from:
148 hours research;
100 hours write up;
TOTAL 300.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment