Visual Culture and Design - Handbook PDF

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Handbook and assignment details for the Visual Culture and Design module....

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Visual Culture and Design (BS1290)

STAGE 1: BA (Hons) Media, Journalism and Digital Marketing

Module Handbook 2019/20:  Coursework Details  Assessment Information  Reading List

Module Coordinator: Nicci Thompson E-mail: [email protected]

Robert Gordon University School of Creative and Cultural Business Session :

2019-20

Module Number : Module Title : CW (e.g. C1, C2, C3) : Sub deadline : Module Co-ord :

Semester :

1

BS1290 Visual Culture and Design Portfolio Nicci Thompson

HANDING IN ASSESSMENT WORK Coursework should be submitted electronically via the designated Assignment Dropbox in the Module Study Area in CampusMoodle. The University operates a Fit to Sit Policy which means that if you undertake an assessment then you are declaring yourself well enough to do so.  

Deferrals – If you are not fit to sit an assessment, you should complete a ‘Deferral Request Form’. Extensions – If you require a short extension, you should complete and submit a ‘Coursework Extension Form’.

These forms are available on the RGU website at: www.rgu.ac.uk/academicregulationsstudentforms or through the RGyoU Portal under the ‘My Results’ tab. You should submit the form through your RGU email account to your School-specific email address, which can be found at: www.rgu.ac.uk/academicregulations Supporting evidence should be scanned and included with the email. Coursework received late, without valid reason, will be regarded as a NonSubmission (NS) and one of your assessment opportunities will be lost. PLAGIARISM “Plagiarism is the practice of presenting the thoughts, writings or other output of another or others as original, without acknowledgement of their source(s). All material used to support a piece of work, whether a printed publication or from electronic media, should be appropriately identified and referenced and should not normally be copied directly unless as an acknowledged quote. Text translated into the words of the individual student should in all cases acknowledge the source.” Before submitting assignments, you should check through it to ensure that:  all material identified as originally from a previously published source has been properly attributed by the inclusion of an appropriate citation in the text;  direct quotations are marked as such (using “quotation marks” at the beginning and end of the selected text), and

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full details of the reference citations have been included in the Reference List (in RGU Harvard format).

Students are encouraged to review their work using the Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Service via CampusMoodle before final submission. For further information on academic honesty, please see: http://campusmoodle.rgu.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=76611 For further information on academic writing, please see: http://www4.rgu.ac.uk/energy/induction/page.cfm?pge=48530 For further information on RGU Harvard Referencing, please see: http://libguides.rgu.ac.uk/rguharvard

Class Schedule

Week / Date WK 1 – 18/09/19

Topic Introduction to module and assessment Labs – No Labs

Lecturer Nicci Thompson

WK 2 – 24/09/19

Iconology and Ideology Labs Intro to Semiotics and Post-Modernism Labs – Narrative and Images (NT)

Dr. Fiona McKay Dr. Fiona Smith

Photography, Composition and Selfies Labs – DSLR Workshop (tech) V&A Visit Labs – Moodle Exercise Film and Narrative Labs – In Design Workshop (tech) Advertising – Values, Ethos and Story Labs – Photoshop Workshop (tech) CONSOLIDATION WEEK NO LECTURES OR LABS History of Film – Through the decades Labs - Screening Identity, Privacy and Social Media – Role Models and Facades Labs – Photoshop 2 (Tech) No Lecture Labs – Drop in Support

Nicci Thompson Nicci Thompson Nicci Thompson Nicci Thompson

WK 3 – 01/10/19

WK 4 – 08/10/19 WK 5 – 15/10/19 WK 6 – 22/10/19 WK 7 – 29/10/19 WK 8 – W/C 04/11 WK 9 – 12/11 WK 10 – 19/11/19

WK 11 -

WK 12 -

No Lecture Labs – Drop in Support

Nicci Thompson Nicci Thompson Nicci Thompson and Tech Nicci Thompson and Tech

COURSE WORK SUBMISSION 9TH of December by 5pm via Moodle

Coursework The assessment for this module is one piece of coursework worth 100% of the overall grade. The coursework will be a portfolio that will demonstrate technical ability and application as well as critical understanding. Part One - Each student will produce and submit: 1. THREE Photographic portraits of someone you know or don’t know. Portraits are a common assignment for photographers. They serve to introduce the viewer visually to a character. Consider the “environment” of the subject and use a prop that helps illustrate what they are “in the news” for. 2. A single/LP for a band or artist. Consider the layout, sizes for various platforms – Spotify, iTunes etc.

3. A poster using only type in its design. Only THREE colours and THREE fonts. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde. Here is an example. 4. An infographic. Examples found here.

Part Two Each creative output will be accompanied by a critical and analytic commentary of each piece. The commentary is expected to discuss the thinking behind the design, the choices made and the reasoning behind such choices.

Submission The final portfolio showcasing all work should be constructed as a presentation with commentary embedded in coherently. This is to be submitted via the dropbox on Moodle. Separate files of each design can be uploaded separately if there are sizing issues with the presentation. Please refer to various online tutorials for step to step guide in inserting commentary/speech into a powerpoint or similar platforms.

Each student will design and create these original works by themselves hence no copyright/referencing infringement. The deadline for submission is the 9th of December by 5pm.

Assessment Criteria

Criteria Design and Innovation Content Clarity and Communication Critical and Analytical Commentary Spelling and Grammar

Grade Weighting 20% 20% 20% 30% 10% 100%...