Professional Practice
MODULE CODE
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Module Aims
Aim 1
To develop a good understanding of the personal and professional attributes required in the creative industries
Aim 2
To promote critical self-reflection and self-esteem for self-promotion
Aim 3
To develop skills in research and self-management for career planning and employability.
Module Content
In this module students will investigate roles, employment patterns and career paths within their preferred sector of the creative industries.
Students will engage in critical self-assessment before designing and launching a personalised campaign of career planning and self-promotion.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
Lectures will be used to provide background information about the landscape of the creative industries, occupational standards and conventional and non-conventional recruitment methods. These will be supported by a series of guest lectures to provide “real world” context.
Seminars will promote discussion of issues around employability, networking and self-promotion.
Practical workshops will explore specific industry related areas with opportunity for role play, simulation, and discussion. Students will be expected to undertake a significant piece of self-directed primary research as well as to prepare materials for discussion outside of class.
Students will be assessed upon their knowledge of their target careers and industries, and their ability to devise self-promotional materials sensitive to the recruitment needs of this industry/career.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through an Analysis of Industry and Role and a Personal Self-Promotional Campaign.
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