Independent Project

Assessment Rationale / Aims:

This module is intended to test my ability to work independently. The successful synthesis of all modules delivered throughout the course promotes the ability for self-directed study. One substantial assignment brief is set, typically eight-weeks in duration, giving scope for interpretation using the underlying themes of the course as described in the course rationale. 

By this point in the course, I have experienced sustained practical and theoretical elements of study and become progressively used to self-initiated work. It is expected that I have achieved a personal balance of all of the separate course elements and combined these into a personal visual language that can be applied to a given brief reflecting an expression of individual interests, beliefs and opinions. As the course progresses, more of the nature and content of work produced is my responsibility. 

The ability of you to cope with this responsibility is tested by this module. It is not the final assessment tool of the course but it is a useful guide to demonstrate how much I am capable of tackling independently a set of given constraints. I have been encouraged to follow relevant individual paths, and to develop high-level skills and test progress against my own criteria. I will have access to tutors’ guidance throughout the duration of this module, though the nature of this is fundamentally different to what might be expected at the beginning of the course and certainly in comparison to FDA Level. Discussions with tutors are primarily conducted with reference to concepts, the architecture of proposed projects and possible research contexts. 

Time table 

Friday March 7^th 1pm for proforma/proposals 1pm (email)

Wed 26^th March pitch independent pitch / ideas / plans / storyboards / research reading lists - assessed

Wednesday 7^th May all day – Deadline & Pitch for independent projects