Module: Best Practice

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Best Practice
Module Code	CM359 (ITS) / ICT1038 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Communications
Module Co-ordinator	Miriam Judge
Module Teachers	Marcos Dias
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

Best Practice is designed to offer students insights into industry and the wider multimedia production landscape.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice; Demonstrate increased familiarity with industry practices and processes; Demonstrate competency in evaluating and analysing the roles in production in media industries
2. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the professional, industrial and creative practices specific to the multimedia industries; • Demonstrate a critical awareness of the visual and aural influences and range of productions within the field; • Understand the complexities and ongoing development of content, form and technology; • Understand the intersections between traditional skills and knowledge with new developments in the field, especially in the fast-moving digital arena
3. Write up and maintain a weekly reflective diary to demonstrate key learning experiences from each session

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	Presentations on diverse applications and potential in digital industries
Online activity	40	Research of areas related to presentations
Directed learning	11	Attendance at cultural events to include theatre, film, performance, trade-fairs
Independent Study	50	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Guest sessions will be drawn from a diverse range of content production fields.Content Producer (broadcast/film)Sound designer./composerGame developerAnimation producer/designerGraphics designerVisual artist/installation Assessment

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Reflective journal	a week-by-week account indicating intellectual progress; critical responses to wider digital cultural environment; applications and links between presentations, topics and projects	100%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Kelleher, D, and Murray, K,: 2007, Information Technology Law in Ireland, Butterworth, Dublin, Dublin,
Chapman, J: 2009, Digital Multimedia,,
Deuze, Mark: 2007, MediaWork, John Wiley & Sons,
Cooper, A: 0, The lunatics are running the asylum,
Bassot, Barbara: 2012, The Reflective Diary, Troubador Publishing Ltd,
Moon, Jennifer, A.: 0, Reflection in learning & Professional Development: Theory & Practice, 2005, RoutledgeFlamer,

Other Resources

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