Module manager: Dani Abulhawa
Email: d.abulhawa@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
In this module, you will build on the knowledge and skills developed in previous years and work individually or in small groups to respond to a brief set by either an external company, artist, organisation, community group, or in some cases by your tutor. Your task is to understand the challenges and opportunities of the particular context of the brief and demonstrate your ability to provide creative and critical support for an externally-relevant project – i.e. conducting research for the development of a production, evaluating a community-based initiative, analysing audience feedback from a performance event, designing a workshop, etc.
This module will recognise and support the development of appropriate skills in initiative, independent research, creative investigation and/or working within a specific organisational role within Theatre & Performance.
The learning activities involve taking part in a development activity or piece of research for an external partner. Whilst involved in this collaboration, you will be encouraged to gain a detailed understanding of the context in which you are working and explore current challenges and opportunities as they arise.
You will be encouraged to either initiate, propose or imagine an approach to practice that might help the organisation, individual or group, to improve or enhance their work in some way.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Design a programme of work that responds to a particular creative project or research problem within the broad scope of Theatre and Performance industries.
2. Synthesise relevant subject knowledge with practical skills to investigate agreed project aims.
3. Evaluate and select research or creative method(s) appropriate to a particular context, study or topic and its specific challenges and opportunities.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Reflect critically and determine appropriate analysis, interpretations, courses of action or decision-making.
5. Present work in a manner which is appropriate to professional practice within a specific field and mode of enquiry.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Supervision | 4 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 188 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 12 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
The learning contract, submitted shortly after the introductory workshops is a way to provide students with formative feedback on their proposed plan of work. Formative feedback is also provided during tutorial sessions planned into the module. A final workshop is included to focus on supporting students with their portfolios. In this session students share their progress and learnings with the rest of the cohort and gain feedback to work into their portfolio.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Portfolio | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Alternative assessment for this module involves students working from a hypothetical brief, provided by colleagues on the module.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 03/03/2025
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