AA3006 - Critical Creative Practice (2024/25)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2024/25 | ||||||||||||
| Module title | Critical Creative Practice | ||||||||||||
| Module level | Foundation (03) | ||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 30 | ||||||||||||
| School | School of Art, Architecture and Design | ||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 300 | ||||||||||||
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| Running in 2024/25(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
The module addresses what is fundamental to creative practices across all disciplines; colour, composition, the fabrication, discussion and development of ideas, visual narratives, collaborative practice, documentation, presentation, curation, critique and exhibition of creative work.
You will work in both digital and analogue formats to explore a range of materials, methods and presentation formats, e.g. sketchbooks, drawings, watercolour, photography, collage, AI and digital platforms.
The module aims to validate and build upon student’s existing creative practice. There is an emphasis on the process of learning from self-evaluation and critical reflection of intuitive making and testing. Throughout the module you will students work both individually and as part of a team to share, discuss and critique creative work in order to extend their capacity to confidently develop, articulate and presenting work. The module encourages peer-to-peer learning via teamwork and the required presentation of collaborative outcomes. The module aims to expand subject-area knowledge and introduce practical strategies for the formation and growth of student’s nascent creative practice.
Prior learning requirements
Available for Study Abroad? NO
Syllabus
The module is organised in stages and seeks to:
Build upon and develop student’s existing knowledge LO1
Introduce Colour Theory, and composition LO3, LO4
Explore how to document both analogue and digital outcomes LO1, LO2, LO3
Explore creative development through experimentation and play LO3;
Introduce a discourse leading to critique LO2
Explore collaborative working and presentation LO4;
Experiment with visual narratives via photographic composition LO2
Experiment with AI and digital manipulation LO2
Introduce principles of curation, installation and exhibition LO1, LO2, LO3.
Develop self-reflection and critical analysis LO4
Develop personal agency through creative practice & education
Guided independent study
scaffolding on existing knowledge
explore, develop and synthesise personal research methods
explore what creativity and the creative process are
developing articulate vocabulary leading to critique
curation and exhibition
critical reflection
Scheduled Learning & Teaching
Methodologies of existing creative practice
Exploring Colour Theory & Composition
Quality documentation of creative processes and outcomes
Collaborative practice (Teamwork)
Visual Narratives (Photography)
AI and digital manipulation (Student Vs Google)
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Scheduled teaching ensures that independent study is effective and addresses the learning outcomes and assessment tasks. Students are expected to; and have the opportunity to continue with their studies outside of scheduled classes. There will be a range of learning strategies deployed and individual learning styles will be accommodated.
The module’s learning outcomes, its contents and delivery, are regularly scrutinised and will be annually reviewed to ensure an ongoing inclusive approach to pedagogic practice. The module and course utilise the University’s blended learning platform to support and reinforce learning, to foster peer-to-peer communication and to facilitate tutorial support for students. Reflective learning is promoted through assessment items and interim formative feedback asks students to reflect on their progress, seek help where they identify the opportunity for improvement in learning strategies and outcomes, and proactively make recommendations to themselves for further development.
Throughout the module, students build a body of work, including reflections on progress and achievement. The School’s programme of employability events and embedded work-related learning within the curriculum supports students’ personal development planning. Through these initiatives, students are increasingly able, as they progress through the year, to understand the professional environment of their disciplines, the various opportunities available to them, and how to shape their learning according to their personal ambitions.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. apply concepts, principles, methods and processes in formats related to creative practices and present these as a book of projects;
2. use a range of media, techniques and forms of publication/presentation in relation to different contexts, participants, viewers and audiences;
3. apply practical and theoretical methods to broaden their experience of creative practice in their own work and working with others including chance, experimentation and play;
4. develop self-awareness in relation to the work of others and working with others in different contexts including team work, collaboration and collective presentation.