20 Credit Modules

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

This module provides the opportunity for you to collaborate with students from different disciplines. You will work in multidisciplinary teams throughout the module to address the requirements of two short project briefs. One will have a purely creative focus, while the other will see you apply your creative skills towards completion of a project that has a community and/or societal theme. The latter is likely to involve an industry partner, giving you the opportunity to fulfil a project that has real world outcomes and expectations. You will explore and develop your skills in relation to project management, team working, negotiation, time management, collective and individual decision making, and communication. Through the successful completion of two projects, you will also consider the broader potential of multidisciplinary collaboration. You will reflect on the experience of learning from, working with and sharing your subject discipline-specific skills with students from other creative disciplines. Through this reflection, and in conjunction with carrying out wider research, you will consider the implications of multidisciplinary work and any perceived positive impact on your creative practice and/or thinking. While it is expected that you will deploy your subject discipline-specific skills within this module, you will also be expected to examine and apply your wider skill sets to help your group realise the short project outcomes.

Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Contribute, and communicate, effectively within a multidisciplinary group to realise collective goals.

LO2: Present project outcomes to an audience as part of a team using a range of methods.

LO3: Deploy skills in project and task management to ensure projects are delivered on time and with high quality outcomes.

LO4: Critically reflect on your activity within the context of collaborative practice and identify areas for future personal development.

LO5: Critically reflect on multidisciplinary creative practice and consider the impact of working with and learning from practitioners in other disciplines.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment

2025/6, Trimester 1, In Person,

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Occurrence:	002
Primary mode of delivery:	In Person
Location of delivery:	MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module:	Katrina Burton
Module Organiser:

Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activity	Learning & Teaching Activity	NESH (Study Hours)	NESH Description
Face To Face	Lecture	8	Lectures will be delivered in person. Lecture materials will be made available in advance via Moodle. These will consist of detailed PowerPoint presentations and may also include an activity to be undertaken prior to class. You will always be given sufficient notice of any work to be completed before lectures.
Face To Face	Seminar	8	Seminars will be lecturer-facilitated but will allow you to explore and apply knowledge introduced during the lectures to consolidate your learning and help you work towards successful completion of the group projects. Seminar discussions will be student-led and happen within your small preassigned project group, typically comprising 5-6 students.
Face To Face	Tutorial	4	Group tutorials will be offered (in your project preassigned groups) and focussed on discussing the summative presentation assessments. The nature of the tutorials will thus allow for peer and tutor formative feedback. This is intended to support all students in the tutorial to learn from each other.
Face To Face	GROUPSCHEDULED	4	In your preassigned student groups you will present your completed projects to the tutor and class. In these sessions you will work together to share your work and also observe the work of your peers.
Online	Guided independent study	176	Throughout the trimester, you are expected to structure in time to reflect upon the learning you have undertaken in your scheduled sessions and to complete research to help prepare and plan for the assessment tasks. You are encouraged to read more widely around the topics you are studying. You will also be expected to complete independent tasks assigned to you through conversation and negotiation with your group members to help realise the two projects for summative assessment.
	Total Study Hours	200
	Expected Total Study Hours for Module	200

Assessment
Type of Assessment	Weighting %	LOs covered	Week due	Length in Hours/Words	Description
Discussion/Participation	20	1~2~3	Exam Period	HOURS= 500 words	You will choose one of the group projects you have completed and provide an evaluation and assessment of the input your teammates have had to the realization of the project.
Oral Presentation	25	1~2~3	Week 7	HOURS= 20-25 minutes	You will be assigned to a multidisciplinary group in week 2 and given a brief to complete a creative collaborative project. In week 7 you will present the project outputs as a group to the module leader and your classmates.
Essay	30	4~5	Exam Period	, WORDS= 1500 words	You will write a 1500-word critical reflection on your learning and development throughout the module. This should reflect on the projects you have undertaken, the roles and tasks you have carried out, challenges you have faced and how you overcame them, and what you see your next steps being in terms of your personal development concerning collaborative practice. You will also reflect on your experience of multidisciplinary creative practice and consider the impact of working with and learning from practitioners in other disciplines. It is expected that you draw on relevant literature to understand and explain your practice and thinking.
Oral Presentation	25	1~2~3	Exam Period	HOURS= 20-25 minutes	You will be assigned to a multidisciplinary group in week 8 and given a brief to complete a creative collaborative project. In week 13 you will present the project outputs as a group to the module leader and your classmates.
Component 1 subtotal:	70
Component 2 subtotal:	30
Module subtotal:	100

2025/6, Trimester 2, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University

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Collaborative Practice

Core Module Information
Module title:	Collaborative Practice
SCQF level:	08:
SCQF credit value:	20.00
ECTS credit value:	10
Module code:	SAC08112
Module leader:	Katrina Burton
School	School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group:	Generic - School of Arts and Creative Industries

Occurrence:	001
Primary mode of delivery:	FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery:	MERCHISTON
Partner:	Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module:	Katrina Burton
Module Organiser:

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