Units

• Context And Listening (MED022-1) Compulsory
• Music Software (MED023-1) Compulsory
• Recording And Mixing (MED021-1) Compulsory
• The Business Of Music Technology (MED024-1) Compulsory
• 21st Century Production Techniques (MED031-2) Compulsory
• Major Project - Recording/Media Commission (MED033-2) Compulsory
• Music And Media (MED069-2) Compulsory
• The Business Of Music Production (MED032-2) Compulsory

Assessment methods will include: One-to-one discussion of practical work this method allows you to discuss your work in an informal setting and gain confidence in using and understanding appropriate critical thinking and evaluative terminology. Peer assessment - where you present your work to your peers, and receive feedback. You will learn from viewing each other's practical work, hearing each others presentations and considering your own output in relation to this. You will also learn how to synthesize information and present and articulate your own views. Final presentations and portfolios - this will involve you in presenting your finished work, to a professional standard, adhering to strict deadlines. Work based learning assessment strategies will include assessment of an academic report, a skills portfolio detailing prior experience if applicable, reflective diary or journal, professional practice and task management, and practical artwork and digital product. Academic staff will use information from direct observation, self-evaluation and employer feedback to formulate an assessment decision against the learning outcomes of the work based units. You will also reflect on the fitness for purpose of your efforts and practical work. In doing this you will receive feedback directly from the employer, and gain valuable skills in communicating and understanding. Team based assignments - where you are working in team projects. This will test your negotiating skills, and also confirm your individual contribution to a team effort. You will be assessed against your individual contribution and how you fulfil the learning outcomes. It will be important for you to self evaluate critically your role as a team member, and how the different roles within the team equate to a fully functional team, or otherwise. In this way you will gain insight and understanding of how teams operate and the skills you will need to acquire and employ in the industry. The overall product from team-based work will receive verbal feedback. This will be supervised by academic staff, and may involve elements of peer and employer feedback. However, you will be formally assessed on their individual roles within the team. So, although some of your productions may involve group work and we will examine the final content produced, the grades are given based on your individual contributions and not on group work. In other words, there is no group grade: only individual grades.