Module: Major Project: Group Production

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Major Project: Group Production
Module Code	CM377 (ITS) / ICT1040 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Communications
Module Co-ordinator	Marcos Dias
Module Teachers	Dragana Jurisic, Dónal Mulligan, Tom Burke
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	30
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

The overall aim of this module is to develop students' competencies in designing and developing a large multimedia product or service and to promote a team based learning approach to the acquisition of professional skills and practices in line with the students own interests and competencies in the digital media field.

Learning Outcomes

1. Define the topic, media area, approach and methodology of their chosen media/research project
2. Identify the core skill sets necessary for successful execution of proposed media project/research topic
3. Form a project team with a well balanced set of media skills capable of bringing project to execution
4. Critially analyse previous media and academic work in the relevant chosen area
5. Develop solutions to programming, design and management problems as they arise throughout the project implementation stages
6. Produce an innovative, original and complex multimedia project which displays high creative production values and demonstrates rigorous academic analysis

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Group work	750	Major Group Project design and implementation.
Total Workload: 750

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

Major Group Project Design and Implementation

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Digital Project	Major Project	100%	Other

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 2

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

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