2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DESN5130M Creative research skills

30 creditsClass Size: 250

Module manager: Dr Jeanne-Louise Moys
Email: j.l.moys@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Module replaces

DESN5177

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will review current thinking on creative research and explore the integration of research and practice. The module will introduce a range of research principles, skills and methods and discuss the ethical and social considerations for creative research and human-centred design solutions. These approaches form a foundation for the research-led practice students will apply in their specialist projects and projects developed in the specialist optional modules.

Objectives

This module gives students the opportunity to:
- Develop scholarly skills for working with secondary sources and becoming a critical reader of published research
- Build familiarity with a range of established and emerging research methods that are applied to and integrated within human-centred design and creative practice
- Demonstrate robust skills for creative, human-centred research

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Construct a relevant critical literature review.
2. Evaluate the application of established and emerging research methods to their own integrated research practice
3. Apply justified techniques to conduct independent research.

Skills Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Create an integrated visual and written argument for scholarly communication
5. Plan and conduct effective visual research practice.
6. Apply a critical thinking approach in analysing research practice.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	1	2.00	2.00
Lectures	2	2.00	4.00
seminars	9	1.50	13.50
Lecture	16	1.00	16.00
Private study hours			264.50
Total Contact hours			35.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

An academic integrity assignment will provide formative feedback on style and the use of citations in scholarly writing. The outline assignment is both formative and summative, providing students with guidance on their sources and methods in preparation for the full essay. In-class activities provide embedded opportunities to engage with formative feedback.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Research Proposal	Research outline	25.00
Essay	Essay	75.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Informal feedback on course work will be provided in taught sessions, and a formal formative feedback point on the research outline is included.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 14/11/2024

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