Unit 4: Special Subject Investigation for Creative Media Production

Unit code: M/601/8572     QCF Level: 5     Credit value: 15

This unit aims to enable learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of a chosen aspect of creative media production and their skills in researching and presenting an individual investigation.

• Unit abstract

The creative media sector provides a wide range of technical, professional and academic areas of interest for development.

This unit provides the opportunity for learners to identify a particular area of study or practice and develop a proposal and set specific objectives for investigation.

Learners will apply research skills to the identification and selection of materials and resources and present the results of this investigation in a way that suits the chosen subject and their own learning style.

They will review and evaluate their work considering improvements in learning and performance, the professional context of the work and the process by which the presentation is produced.

• Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit a learner will:

1. Be able to present and justify planned proposals for investigations into creative media production

   Proposal: subject; methodology; identification of resources; identification of technologies; research plan; presentation, eg method, medium

   Justify: purpose; suitability, eg achievability, availability of research materials; vocational relevance

2. Be able to research and select appropriate materials for investigations into creative media production

   Research: archives; libraries; internet; type, eg primary, secondary, qualitative, quantitative; research log; costs

   Select materials: evaluate suitability; establish currency; collate; select appropriate materials Investigation: develop investigation; apply technology; develop content, eg writing, video, audio, images; edit; review; revise

3. Be able to present results of investigations into creative media production

   Present: technical accuracy; language skills, eg clarity, precision, vocabulary, register, grammar, punctuation; vocational context; format, eg printed dissertation, broadcast work, show reel, demonstration, website; referencing, eg Harvard, Modern Languages Association (MLA), Modern Humanities Research Association; acknowledgements

4. Be able to reflect on own performance and learning

   Performance: compare completed work with original proposal; quality of research; presentation of results, eg medium, format, style, effectiveness

   Learning: development of knowledge; development of understanding; development of skills; process, eg time management, research techniques

   Recommendations: planning for further development, eg career potential, application to projects and industry practice, vendor certification; alternative ideas, eg technology, subject