Core Module Information
Module title: Portfolio [Photography]

SCQF level: 10:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: LMD10126
Module leader: Sophie Gerrard
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Art Design and Photography
Prerequisites

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Description of module content:

This module will enable you to make informed, critical and reflective choices on how you present your work within a professional environment. This will be delivered by workshops, lectures, visiting professionals and individual tutorials to guide you through the creative process of portfolio selection, development, editing and production. The use of social media and web-based presentation will form a significant component of the module. You will create a diverse and professional portfolio suitable for targeted presentation to prospective clients and businesses. The format of the portfolio will make use of a number of media, from photographs, to print, the virtual and social media. The suitability of format and research content will be negotiated by learning agreement between student and tutor early in the module.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: Effectively use and evaluate skills in promotion and presentation of your work to potential clients, employers and industry professionals.
LO2: Critically reflect on your choices and uses of own work in relation to potential clients.
LO3: Apply knowledge to a professional level, of a range of web based and portfolio production and presentation methods.
LO4: Apply initiative, self-motivation, creativity and autonomy to the design and arrangement of your portfolio and its potential distribution.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 2, Face-to-Face, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Face-to-Face
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Sophie Gerrard
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face Seminar 6
Face To Face Lecture 20
Independent Learning Guided independent study 174
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Portfolio 40 1,2,3,4 11 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 250
Portfolio 60 1,2,3,4 14/15 HOURS= 0, WORDS= 500
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
LMD10126 Photography Portfolio