2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PECI3901 Final Year Project

40 creditsClass Size: 45

Module manager: Hugh Brown
Email: h.brown1@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Final Year Project is an extended undertaking in which you identify a project relevant to the global creative industries, which underpinned by research and agreed with your supervisor. Working individually, you will then devise and carry out a plan to complete that project. The Final Year Project demonstrates that you can work independently, dealing with a range of material and ideas, and that you can communicate the outcome of your research effectively and convincingly.

Objectives

Supported by seminars and a project supervisor you will devise and carry out an independent project: defining a project area and generating a suitable approach. You will be required to produce a piece of written work of 10–12,000 words. Subject to approval by your supervisor and the module leader, you may alternatively undertake a project that includes elements of professional or creative practice, alongside a piece of critical commentary equivalent to a 10-12,000 word essay-based submission. Whatever form your final project takes, all aspects of the project will be informed by, and demonstrate an ability to critically synthesise knowledge and understanding aligned with, recent research/scholarship relevant to the global creative industries.

Learning outcomes
1. The ability to individually initiate, structure, and execute a suitable project relevant to the global creative industries, including the development of clear research aims
2. Demonstrate skills in processing information and presenting outcomes in an appropriate form
3. Show critical engagement with recent scholarship relevant to the agreed project area
4. Develop an understanding of, and apply, relevant ethical practice

Syllabus

The focus of your project is determined through discussion between you and your supervisor via a learning agreement.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	6	1.00	6.00
seminars	4	2.00	8.00
Tutorials	5	0.50	2.50
Lecture	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			379.50
Total Contact hours			20.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			400.00

Private study

Preparatory reading for lectures/seminars: 24 hours
Further reading/research after each session: 16 hours
Independent research and production of final project: 339.5 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Building on the proposal developed in PECI2900, students will work directly with a supervisor to refine and develop their proposal, and undertake their independent project. Seminars in semester 1 will further provide an opportunity for feedback from module tutors and peers.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Project	10–12,000 word dissertation or equivalent (subject to Learning Agreement)	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

It is envisaged that most students will complete a written dissertation. However, there is an established breadth of skills and expertise in practice-based research and in delivering rigorous, research-based, final year projects across the Schools included as part of the Global Creative Industries Programme. As such, students who have the necessary skills, and where appropriate resources are available, will have the opportunity to undertake an alternative project that is framed in, and engages with, relevant critical literatures. As an indication, alternative projects may veer away from a standard written dissertation primarily in format – for example, taking the form of a white paper or consultancy report – or more substantively, for example, including elements of creative practice. Where appropriate, students will be required to submit a critically commentary and documentation.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 05/05/2023

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