Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

Self-management - the ability to plan and manage time; readiness to accept responsibility and improve their own performance based on feedback/reflective learning; the ability to take initiative and be proactive, flexible and resilient;
Team working - the ability to co-operate with others on a shared task and to recognise and take on appropriate team roles; leading, contributing to discussions and negotiating; contributing to discussions; awareness of interdependence with others;
Problem-solving - a capacity for critical reasoning, analysis and synthesis; a capacity for applying knowledge in practice; an ability to retrieve, analyse and evaluate information from different sources;
Communication - the ability to present information clearly and appropriately, both orally and in writing, and to tailor messages to specific audiences and purposes.

Content:

Students will work in groups to complete one of the specified projects (there will typically be 5 or 6 projects offered). The projects require the students to devise and conduct a basic research task and to present it in a particular format or medium in a way that should catch and hold the attention of a general (i.e. non-academic) audience. Each project will require the students to engage with a specific item of technology (hardware or software) that is new to them: examples include voice recording; film-making; use of survey tools; data visualization software).
The projects will be set by the respective programme teams and will be designed to develop research skills, group work skills, engagement with media technologies and consideration of the public impact of the respective degree programme
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