Student Handbook MA design courses 2015/16 MA Animation MA Ceramics MA Children’s Book Illustration MA Design MA Fashion & Lifestyle Promotion MA Fashion Design MA Fashion & Lifestyle Brand Studies MA Games Design MA Graphic Design MA Interior Design MA Product Design MA Surface Pattern & Textiles MA Toy Design UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE School of Art, Design & Fashion Course Leaders • MA Animation : Sarah Kennedy • MA Ceramics : Dave Binns • MA Children’s Book Illustration : Steve Wilkin • MA Design: Dave Binns • MA Fashion & Lifestyle Promotion : Louise Smith • MA Fashion Design : Amy Prescott • MA Fashion & Lifestyle Brand Studies : Louise Smith • MA Games Design : Josh Taylor • MA Graphic Design : Jane Souyave • MA Interior Design : Steve Bennett • MA Product Design: Simon Sommerville • MA Surface Pattern & Textiles : Bev Lamey • MA Toy Design : Josh Taylor All course materials, including lecture notes and other additional materials related to your course and provided to you, whether electronically or in hard copy, as part of your study, are the property of (or licensed to) UCLan and MUST not be distributed, sold, published, made available to others or copied other than for your personal study use unless you have gained written permission to do so from the Dean of School. This applies to the materials in their entirety and to any part of the materials. UCLan Mission statement WE PROMOTE ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE ENABLING YOU TO DEVELOP YOUR POTENTIAL • We value and practise equality of opportunity, transparency and tolerance. • We strive for excellence in all we do: locally regionally, nationally and internationally.
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It acts as a means of establishing in black and white what students can expect from the University and the Union in terms of support, and in return what we expect from our students. Read the full Student Charter Supporting Diversity at UCLan UCLan recognises and values individual difference and has a public duty to promote equality and remove discrimination in relation to race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. During your time at UCLan we expect you to be able to :- • experience "an integrated community based on mutual respect and tolerance where all staff and students can feel safe, valued and supported." • contribute to creating a positive environment where discriminatory practices and discrimination no longer happen. Please review the UCLan Equality and Diversity Policy for further information.
Introduction to your course 1.1 Welcome to the course 1.2 Rationale, aims and learning outcomes of your course 1.5 Office administration details 1. Structure of the course 2.2 Expected hours of study 2.5 Intellectual Property Regulations for Students 3. Approaches to teaching and learning 3.1 Expertise of staff 3.2 Learning and Teaching Methods 3.1 Learning Information Services (LIS) 3.2 The wood and metal workshops in Victoria, Hannover and Edward 3.3 The performing arts studios in the Media Factory and St Peter’s 3.5 Personal development planning (PDP) 3.6 Preparing for your career 4. Student support, guidance and conduct 4.3 Students with disabilities 4.4 Health and Safety 4.1 Why is assessment relevant to learning? 5.2 What is assessed? 5.3 Why do you assess written work in practice-based courses? 5.4 Are there examinations on my course? 5.5 What is the pass mark for the assignments and the modules? 5.6 How can I be certain that my work has been assessed accurately and fairly? 5.2 Assessment arrangements for students with a disability 5.3 Notification of assignments 5.6 Dealing with difficulties in meeting assessment deadlines 5.7 Feedback Following Assessments 5.8 Cheating, plagiarism, collusion or re-presentation 5.9 Appeals against assessment board decisions 6.2 Classification of Awards 7.
The Student Voice 7.2 Student Staff Liaison Committee Meetings (SSLMs) 7. 1 Approved Programme Specifications 8. Fee Information 1 Introduction to the course 1.1 Welcome to the course Welcome to study on one of the MA design courses in the School of Art, Design & Fashion. We hope that you enjoy your studies and that you achieve the outcome you are hoping for.
This document is your Student Handbook. It contains information that we hope you will find useful and that will contribute to the success of your period of study. It is intended to be read in conjunction with the information contained within other documents, such as your module information, and the Academic Regulations that cover all the courses offered by the University. Within this document, there may other documents to refer to; if an on-line version is available you will first need to log on to your UCLan account and follow the link from here.
Course Team School of Art, Design & Fashion 1.2 Rationale, aims and learning outcomes of your course The overarching aims of your course are to: 1. Provide a framework to develop the student’s full design potential. Facilitate advanced personal investigation (research) and creative expression (design or problem solving) within the broad subject field of contemporary Graphic Design 3. Stimulate an analytical and creative approach through the application of advanced research methodologies 4.
Provide opportunity for the development of significant understanding and awareness and to investigate, develop original, intelligent, creative solutions to visual communication practice 5. Challenge students to take a critical position in relation to existing theories and generate new connections within the field of contemporary Graphic Design and challenge traditional design boundaries These aims have been used to define the content of the modules that you are studying, and also to develop a set of learning outcomes, that are the educational attainments that you will have achieved on successful completion of each module and your course. The overarching learning outcomes of your course are listed within the programme specification included as an appendix to this handbook.3 Course Team The course team consists of academic and technical staff who contribute to support your studies. The academic staff will take responsibility for the delivery of the content of your modules.
The technical staff will induct you into the workshops and the use of technical resources, demonstrate craft and technical processes and/or assist individual students with the production of work. All the staff are well-qualified individuals who assist students across a range of courses. All students on the MA design courses will study the same modules as below: DE 4101 Design Research 1 DE 4107 Design Practice 1 DE 4108 Design Practice 2 DE 4201 Design Research 2 DE 43XX Design Practice 3 (This is course specific and your module will have its own code) Each MA course has a designated Course Leader who will provide the main tuition for all the MA modules (see below Staff Contact Details) DE4101 and DE4201 will be co-ordinated by Jane Souyave but the assignment will be supported within your practical tutorial sessions and assessed by your own subject specific Course Leader. Staff Contact Details MA course co-ordinator for the MA design programmes Jane Souyave 01772 893379 jsouyave@uclan.uk MA Animation Sarah Kennedy 01772 893362 sakennedy@uclan.uk MA Ceramics Dave Binns 01772 893384 dsbinns@uclan.uk MA Children’s Book Illustration Steve Wilkin 01772 893364 swilkin@uclan.uk MA Design Dave Binns 01772 893384 dsbinns@uclan.uk MA Fashion & Lifestyle Promotion Louise Smith 01772 893190 lsmith11@uclan.uk MA Fashion Design Amy Prescott 01772 893189 aprescott6@uclan.uk MA Fashion & Lifestyle Brand Studies Louise Smith 01772 893190 lsmith11@uclan.uk MA Games Design Josh Taylor 01772 893184 jdtaylor1@uclan.uk MA Graphic Design Jane Souyave 01772 893379 jsouyave@uclan.uk MA Interior Design Steve Bennett 01772 893366 sjbennett@uclan.uk MA Product Design Simon Sommerville 01772 893343 srsommerville@uclan.uk MA Surface Pattern & Textiles Bev Lamey 01772 893378 blamey@uclan.uk Angie Jones 01772 893368 ajones@uclan.uk Phoebe Sayell 01772 893183 pdsayell1@uclan.uk MA Toy Design Josh Taylor 01772 893184 jdtaylor1@uclan.uk Technical staff who contribute to your course are: Chris Clements (Animation) 01772 893386 cclements1@uclan.uk Neil Fawcett (Wood, Metals,Plastic) 01772 893342 nfawcett@uclan.uk Tracy Hill (Print) 01772 893193 thill@uclan.uk Audrey Hindle (Fashion) 01772893191 ahindle1@uclan.uk Francis Neale (Digital Design) 01772 893386 fneale@uclan.uk Sarah Parker (Textiles/Digital Print) 01772 893367 slparker3@uclan.uk Dave Schofield (Photography) 01772 894969 dhschofield@uclan.uk Magda Stawarska-Beaven (Print) 01772 893193 mstawarska-beavan@uclan.uk Graham Symonds (Fashion) 01772 893191 gsymonds@uclan.uk Susie Thorpe (Fashion) 01772 893191 sjthorpe@uclan.uk Geoff Wilcock (Ceramics) 01772893385/3386 ghwilcock@uclan.4 Academic Advisor Your Course Leader is your Academic Advisor and is the first port-of-call should you encounter problems or need support.
Every student is allocated an Academic Advisor from an area the same or similar to that of the study. As a minimum you will be met at the beginning of the course (normally within the first 4 weeks) and, thereafter, you will be offered formal opportunities to meet with them in each semester. If you have a problem at other times they are available for you to talk to; most staff have a weekly slot they allocate to Academic Advisor sessions, but if you have an urgent problem, please phone or e-mail your tutor to book an ‘emergency’ slot. Your Academic Advisor will: • offer academic advice throughout the year • monitor your progress and attainment through the year • advise you on your progress and issues such as option choices • refer you to other staff within the School who will be able to assist you in resolving any academic problems • refer you to staff within the University support services if appropriate • advise on the best course of action if you have failed any aspect of your course, or feel that you are likely to do so You are expected to: • make use of your Academic Advisor • make sure you know where their office is and how to contact them • watch out for emails, notices and memos asking you to make appointments or attend meetings with them The Academic Advisor for MA course is your Course Leader (as above) and they will meet you at induction and throughout your course.
He/she will organise an initial meeting with you and provide any necessary information about the role in supporting you while you are studying on the MA course. You must meet with your Academic Advisor whether you are having any difficulties or not; please book a slot with them each semester. They are also available to help with any problems you may have at any stage during the year, and will be happy to provide you with the support and guidance you need to get over the immediate but temporary difficulties that most student face at some time in the academic careers. However if you are unable to contact your Academic Advisor, and an urgent situation has arisen, or if you feel that you cannot discuss an issue with your Academic Advisor, then you are able to book an appointment with an Independent Academic Adviser within Student Services (01772 892574).5 Office administration details Campus Admin Services provides academic administration support for students and staff and are located at C & T Building and is open from 8.15pm Monday to Thursday and until 4.00pm on Fridays.
The hub can provide general assistance and advice regarding specific processes such as extenuating circumstances, extensions and appeals. Course specific information is also available via school Blackboard sites. The hub telephone number for the is Ext. 1994 or 1995 The hub email contact is CandTHub@uclan.6 Communication The University expects you to use your UCLan e-mail address and check regularly for messages from staff.
If you send an e-mail message from other addresses they risk being filtered out as potential spam and discarded unread; nor can we contact your personal e-mail address, we will only use your designated UCLan e-address. Learn how to use remote access to your e-mail address so that you can check your UCLan emails from your home, or any other computer off-campus.