EA338-6-FY-CO:
Producing and Managing 3

The details
2022/23
East 15 Acting School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Future
Thursday 06 October 2022
Friday 30 June 2023
30
15 April 2021

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

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Module description

This module provides practical experience with students opting either to work one their own, or in a group to produce a small festival of arts event of their choice. They will have to secure a venue, programme the event, produce a marketing outline and manage the final project. This could take the form of a live event, a festival of filmed work, or a digital festival that happens in cyberspace.

Module aims

- Develop enterprise and entrepreneurial skills
- Understand and respond to audience expectations and needs
- Apply a range of skills developed on the course to a single project
- Improve employability by make further professional contacts in the industry
- Develop modes of communication for managing a small team
- Understand a range of creative thinking approaches and methodologies to generate ideas for events and festivals

Module learning outcomes

- Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamic nature of the event and festival industry
- Demonstrate the ability to organise, deliver and evaluate the impact of an arts festival
- Demonstrate the ability to identify, deliver and evaluate appropriate technologies to support a specific event
- Demonstrate the ability to work as a leader and a member of a small team

Module information

This module will culminate in the creation of an event/festival of the student’s own design. While the event/festival will need to culminate in a real event, the event itself will not be assessed, the assessment will take place through a log-book
presenting concept, organizational plans, marketing strategy and the evaluation of the event. This can be submitted in a traditional, written format or through creative use of media.

Portfolio of approximately 4000 words (100%)

Learning and teaching methods

The teaching will take place through tutorials and feedback on interim assignments / reports provided by the student.

Bibliography

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Portfolio    70% 
Practical   Viva    30% 

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff

 

Availability
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External examiner

No external examiner information available for this module.
Resources
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.

 

Further information
East 15 Acting School

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