Module: Major Project: Group Production

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Major Project: Group Production
Module Code	ICT1040 (ITS: CM377)
Faculty	Communications	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	30

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

Section Breakdown
CRN	20689	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC2	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Marcos Dias	Module Teacher	Dragana Jurisic, Dónal Mulligan, Tom Burke

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

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None