2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

COMM5745M New Media Practices

30 creditsClass Size: 34

Module manager: Tom Tyler
Email: T.Tyler@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

The module introduces students to processes and issues in new media production. Students attend lectures and seminars and work together to respond to new media briefs, developing critical skills, project management skills and their ability to work collaboratively. On the module, students learn through practical exercises, the experiences of collaboration and of working together to solve problems and produce responses to briefs, as well as through more conventional methods such as lectures and seminar discussions.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- produce new media artefacts;
- understand and critically evaluate issues in new media practices;
- understand and critically evaluate the individual roles and tasks involved in new media production;
- deploy relevant new media practice skills including project management, time management, problem solving, risk management;
- develop creative solutions to project briefs;
- work both individually and in a team-based environment to successfully produce a new media artefact.

Skills outcomes
New media production skills & skills to analyse of new media production practices.

Syllabus

New media project management; researching new media production & techniques for understanding users; social media marketing; analyses of new media production practices; working in new media.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	3	0.50	1.50
Seminars	10	2.00	20.00
Lecture	7	2.00	14.00
Private study hours			264.50
Total Contact hours			35.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Students will:
- carry out a range of set practical tasks to develop practical skills (70 hours)
- research new media practices, skills, tools, approaches (50 hours)
- meet in small groups to discuss tasks and progress (12 hours)
- research for and carry out their assessments (136 hours).

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress will be monitored via participation in seminars, including informal presentations, and supervisions, as well as through assessment (at the end of the module).

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Individual log equiv 1,500 words	20.00
Group Project	Equiv to 5000 - 6,000 words	80.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 03/07/2015

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