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Core Module Information
Module title: Scotland on Screen: Film and Television from a Small Country
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: LMD09163
Module leader: Alistair Scott
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Screen and Performance
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

In this module you will examine how researchers have studied the history and wider contexts of the Scottish screen industries to investigate the ways that Scotland has been represented on film and television. You will also evaluate the development of an industry situated in a small country and assess the importance of the screen sector for the culture, identity and economy of Scotland. You will also develop knowledge and understanding of the methodological approaches used to explore production case studies, across different genres, that have been made in Scotland and screened to local, national, and international audiences. In doing so you will examine ways to analyse the concepts that have been developed to interpret and assess Scottish film and television, such as ‘national cinema’ and the tropes of stereotypical on-screen representation. This module also prompts you to explore how creative practice can evolve and reflect social and political change. The module further considers the connections between film and television and other artforms. In the module you can propose and explore your own interests including specific case studies of films or television programmes, the impact of changing technology, media convergence, and innovation in broadcast business models. Structured as an advanced research methods seminar module, and as preparation for major research projects like a dissertation, this module will help you develop core research skills, determine research questions, and establish a programme of research to help you to answer those questions. In doing so you will develop your ability to identify research methods and determine which methods are most suitable for your research projects. The module will enable you to present research in progress orally to colleagues for discussion, contribute to scholarly debate and critically reflect on the research process.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Demonstrate knowledge of and critically reflect on the range of research methodologies that can be used to investigate film and television made in Scotland.

LO2: Construct and implement a viable research programme investigating a topic relevant to the history and/or cultural significance of the Scottish screen industries.

LO3: Critically reflect on the concept of representation on screen from a Scottish perspective.

LO4: Contribute effectively to peer discussions and reviews.

LO5: Evaluate and engage with peer review of your research.

LO6: Produce clearly defined, rigorous, and detailed arguments.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Alistair Scott
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Online Guided independent study 36 To prepare for the seminar classes each week you need to undertake both required reading and viewing of specified films/programmes and reading. These will be specified in Moodle. Whenever possible, the readings will be downloadable from Moodle or from the Library catalogue and the films/tv programmes will be available on Box of Broadcasts.
Face To Face Seminar 39 In the weekly seminar classes you will discuss with your colleagues the ideas, evidence, and arguments in the required readings. As appropriate, we will evaluate these arguments against both factual and fictional films and television programmes. Around week 5 you will begin to present your research. You will lead a discussion on one required reading, supplementing this with additional research. All discussions will help you develop the ability to comprehend arguments from multiple perspectives.
Online Guided independent study 125 In the first few weeks of the module you will decide upon a topic to research from the module syllabus. You will then start researching this topic early in the module, completing a 3000 words essay at the end of week 13. You will present this research, as research in progress, to the class when the topic is scheduled.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Presentation 25 1~2~3~5~6 Not Yet Determi HOURS= 15 minutes Beginning in week 3 you will choose a topic to research from the syllabus. You will present a 15 minute presentation on a required reading on that topic listed in the syllabus, and supplement your discussion with additional research. Your presentation is on your 'research in progress', and it will be assessed against where you are in the module timetable. A presentation early in the trimester should have more issues to research further than one later in the trimester. Following your presentation you will discuss your presentation with your colleagues in the class.
Essay 65 1~2~3~5~6 Week 13 , WORDS= 3000 words Your essay is the culmination of the research you began at the beginning of the module. In addition to engaging with your research sources, you will reflect upon the comments and discussion points raised during your presentation, and during any optional tutorial sessions. You will develop and include in your essay a literature review and discussion of methodology. This essay is designed to give you experience writing a work roughly equivalent to a dissertation chapter, therefore providing you with experience and skills required for your final year work.
Discussion/Participation 10 1~3~4~6 Not Yet Determi HOURS= 12 weeks You are expected to attend class each week having completed your required readings and taken notes on those readings. Those readings and notes will prepare you to participate in our seminar discussions. You will be evaluated on your attendance, discussions of the required readings, and collegial, scholarly engagement with your colleagues during the question sessions following their seminar presentations.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
Scotland on Screen: Film and Television from a Small Country
 

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