Brief

Brief Title		Module Tutor(s)
OUAD602 Personal and Professional Practice 3		Cheryl Huntbach, Paula Chambers, Steve Hoffman, Mike Flower, Elizabeth Riley
Briefing Date	30/09/2013	Brief Weighting	100
Context This is a period of exploratory studio practice and reflection during which students analyse and research their practice and its professional presentation. Students synthesise professional and contextual research, skills and creative intentions with understanding of professional practice position and career ambitions in a global context. The module prepares students for their Extended Project and progression to employment, self-employment or post-graduate study This module is an opportunity for students to develop relationships with the creative industries, cultural environments and communities of practice through their work based on previous levels of study and through continued experiences such as work/practice based learning, conferences, exhibitions and other professional engagement and activities. The module also enables students to engage with Group for International Design Education (GIDE). The GIDE framework (annual project theme, international workshop and exhibition and ERASMUS exchanges with seven EU partner schools) offers a support structure nurturing potential intercultural / cross-disciplinary collaboration. The module runs concurrently with COP3- You may decide to incorporate the GIDE brief as part of this module in order to more fully develop the outcomes and dissemination of “Celebration: Invitation to Dinner”. You should negotiate this with Cheryl and your Cop3 supervisor
Brief 50% Self-directed project: • Plan, carry out and document a self-directed project appropriate to your developing practice direction • Present your ongoing practice in the studio, throughout its development and at a final crit • Use a range of professional strategies to present your project to relevant audiences • Create an individual response to this year’s GIDE theme “Celebration: Invitation to Dinner” 30% Website: • Present this project in the context of your practice to an international  audience 20% Research and strategy reflection • Evidence research and evaluation of your professional practice position, personal skills, career or progression opportunities (e.g. blog, folder, visual/oral presentation)