FT3PAR-Practice as Research Project

Module Provider: Film, Theatre and TV
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Prof Teresa Murjas
Email: t.s.murjas@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

It is a practical cross-disciplinary module and focuses on making research-led creative work. Under supervision, students will collaboratively produce a new, public-facing piece of creative practice. There will be contribution to the module from a professional practitioner. The module interlinks with an innovative, large scale research project called The People of 1381 (with reference to the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381), funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). This is based at the University of Reading and is being conducted in collaboration with the Universities of Glasgow, Oxford and Southampton: https://www.1381.online/ Students on the module will draw on the project research team’s findings in order to make creative work. Students will be assessed on the practice elements of the module and on connected written elements. 

Aims:

The People of 1381 research project which this module connects with (https://www.1381.online/) aims to produce an important new interpretation of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and students’ creative work on FT3PAR will be part of that process. Student’s practice-as-research on the module will be public-facing, and will be particularly resonant in our contemporary context, given growing interest in protest, in activism and in varied forms of public and collective resistance. 

Assessable learning outcomes:

Students will be assessed on their critically informed, collaborative creative practice (which will take place under supervision) and on associated written accompaniment to that practice. The creative practice produced on the module will be underpinned by the People of 1381 project team’s research and will be informed by the study of other relevant creative practices in a range of media. Therefore, students’ ability to engage with and creatively interpret this varied research for a public facing context, and to critically reflect on this process in written form, will be centrally important for their assessment on this module.  

Additional outcomes:

Students will have the opportunity to engage with a professional creative practitioner and with the People of 1381 researchers. They will develop skills in effective collaboration and research presentation. The creative work produced will be public facing, therefore students will need to carefully consider modes of viewer/participant engagement with the project as part of their work. 

Outline content:

https://www.1381.online/ 

• You can find information about the People of 1381 project by following the link above. 


• Take time to browse the resources. 


• The title of the project relates to the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. 


• The revolt was one of the largest popular uprisings in medieval Europe and rocked the country in the summer of 1381.&n bsp;


• A few of the people and places involved are described on the project website: 

https://www.1381.online/people_and_places/ 

• The research project aims to produce an important new interpretation of the Peasants' Revolt, and your work on the module will be part of that process. 


• Your practice-as-research on the module will be resonant in our contemporary context, given growing interest in protest, in activism and in varied forms of public and collective resistance. 

Global context:

The research that students will draw on for their creative and written work relates to an internationally significant and impactful series of historical events. 

The fact that students will produce public-facing creative work means that there is potential for this to be disseminated in ways that will reach across borders. 

Students may consider relevant creative practices from across a range of different global contexts as part of the development of their own practice on the module. 

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The module will be taught through workshops, seminars and supervisions, incorporating external practitioner and researcher input as appropriate. 

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	2
Seminars	6
Project Supervision	4
Practicals classes and workshops	10
Supervised time in studio/workshop	18
Fieldwork	4
Guided independent study:
Wider reading (independent)	26
Wider reading (directed)	30
Advance preparation for classes	10
Preparation for seminars	5
Preparation for performance	40
Completion of formative assessment tasks	5
Group study tasks	5
Carry-out research project	10
Essay preparation	20
Reflection	5
Total hours by term	200	0	0
Total hours for module	200

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	40
Project output other than dissertation	60

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

A collaborative practical project and associated written elements. 

Formative assessment methods:

Feedback will be provided by the tutor throughout the collaborative work. 

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

40% overall

Reassessment arrangements:

Submission of additional coursework.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1. Required text books: None


2. Specialist equipment or materials: None


3. Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear: None


4. Printing and binding: None


5. Computers and devices with a particular specification: None


6. Travel, accommodation and subsistence: None

Last updated: 12 October 2021