Student-initiated Major Project - MGRM3003
Introduction:
For my final major I'd like to focus on illustration as my speciality and create something that may be helpful in developing career opportunity’s in that sector. I'd like to play to my strengths but also do something I've never done before and as such I'm looking to create an illustrated book for children. This allows me to focus on storytelling and the style/theme of illustration I'd like to focus in and also touches on my plans to become a art teacher and work with children myself.
I'd like to focus on the topic of death for my book. Primarily for personal reasons, my mother passed away from cancer when I was sixteen and at the time I dabbled in creating a children’s book on the theme as part of my way to deal with her loss. Recently I received some very positive reviews on it from among others, a children’s therapist (who stated that it was the exact sort of book she'd want to give children dealing with grief to read and enquired after purchasing a copy) which has really inspired me to have another go at it. My plan is to take the prose from this and re-work the book into something far more presentable. I'd like to look into ways of making the illustrations, layout and medium different without taking away from the story.
Admittedly while I think this project would be useful in perusing both the careers I want to break into, my motives behind it are also personal. I really like the idea of creating something that could help children dealing with loss, to be able to create something truly positive out of a particularly bad event for myself.
Aims
The aims of this unit are to:
A1 Develop your ability to independently initiate and draw up a written project proposal which effectively and succinctly communicates the key elements of your conceptual, technical, and aesthetic concerns and intentions aligned to a realisable project management action plan.
A2 Enable you to appreciate the value of the research, exploration and synthesis to underpin the production of work which contains meaning, significance and relevance
A3 Developed your abilities to produce work which demonstrates a high level of maturity through its clarity and focus and the synthesis of previously learned practical and theoretical knowledge demonstrated through the quality of the concept, research and analysis, contextualisation and the application of practical and technical skills
A4 Further Develop your ability to organise time to achieve objectives
A5 Made a final presentation of your work in a form appropriate to purpose and context based on your knowledge and understanding of subject protocols
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you should have:
LO1 Independently initiated and drawn up a written project proposal which effectively and succinctly communicates the key elements of your conceptual, technical, aesthetic and theoretical concerns and intentions and realisable project management plan.
LO2 Developed work that demonstrates a high level of maturity through its clarity, focus and the synthesis of previously learned practical and theoretical knowledge demonstrated through the quality of concept, research and analysis, contextualisation and the application of practical and technical skills.
LO3 Produced your work to time, in line with your project management action plan.
LO4 Made a final presentation of your work in a form appropriate to purpose and context, based on your knowledge and understanding of subject protocols and worked collaboratively with peers in the formation, organisation and presentation of the final degree presentation.
Assessment requirements
One component;
Completed project (selected research and preparatory work should be available) 100%
Assessment criteria
You should present a body of work that demonstrates;
Knowledge of contexts, concepts, technologies and processes
Critical judgement and evaluative skills are applied in the origination of concepts and creative proposals (LO1, LO2)
Experimentation, innovation and risk-taking are applied (LO2, LO4)
Understanding through application of knowledge:
Research methodologies support concept development and promote innovation (LO1, LO2)
Self-management and independent learning are demonstrated (Project Management Plan, Learning Journal, evaluation) (LO1, LO3)
The ability to independently initiate and draw up a written project proposal is demonstrated (LO1)
Application of Technical and Applied skills
Working Practice methods are suited to project requirements (LO3, LO4)
Implementation of visual language and presentation techniques informs communication (LO4)
Deliverables:
· Printed and Bound copy of book
· PDF copy of book
· Original artwork (if final outcome is traditional media)
· Project sketchbook
· Online blog following projects process (rather then Learning Journal).
