Credit Points: 45
Study Time: 450 Hours

Professional Project draws together your practical and professional knowledge of your chosen specialist subject area and provides the opportunity to plan and produce the practical work required to the highest professional standard either working to a live or simulated professional brief. The brief will reflect industry standards and the area(s) of practice in which you would like to concentrate professionally after completion of the course. The unit requires you to consider all logistical and organisational aspects of the brief and to define your proposed solution in a Learning Agreement.

The work will also be displayed in the end-of-course exhibition. The Project thus not only draws together your creative and practical knowledge and skills, but also presents your best possible work to a public and professional audience.

Outline syllabus

• Managing and responding to professional briefs 
• Project planning and management 
• Completing the Learning Agreement
• Development and production of creative and practical work identified in a learning agreement. 

Method of delivery
Tutorials; research; independent study; studio practice; presentation.

Aims

A1 To consolidate your creativity and practical skills in response to a 'live' or simulated professional brief.
A2 To develop your creativity and your knowledge and understanding of professional practice.
A3 To develop and produce a professional standard of creative work in response to a 'live' or simulated brief.
A4 To prepare you for employment, freelance work or further study.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit you will be able to: 

LO1 Demonstrate a professional standard of creativity and practical ability, including:

• Work that is technically comparable to that made within a specified genre. 
• Work that shows an awareness of contemporary trends, styles and subject matter, within commercial contexts. 
• Work that shows a high degree of creativity and aesthetic judgement.

LO2 Demonstrate a professional ability to plan your time and your work,including:

• Project time planning.
• Working successfully with others in the production of creative outcomes. 

LO3 Respond appropriately to the demands of a professional/self initiated brief, including:

• Appropriate creative outcomes to industry/work related briefs. 

LO4 Demonstrate readiness for employment, freelance work or further study with confidence in the level of your creative, practical and professional knowledge and skills.

Reference material

This will vary according to the needs of individual students. You will define reference material through negotiation with staff and list it in your Learning Agreement.