Preperation for Self Directed Practice/ Respond to Client Brief

L E E D S C O L L E G E O F A R T & D E S I G N

Course Title	Access to HE in Art & Design	Student Name	Frances Bailey
Module/Unit Title	Preparation for Self Directed Practice/ Respond to Client Brief	Year/Level	Level 3
Brief Title		Tutor(s)	Sue Garland, Vince Hudson, Adam Stone.

Context

You are now at a stage in the course where you will be focusing more specifically on your chosen specialism, in preparation for portfolio interviews for progression to degree level study. As well as identifying the media, concepts, approaches and visual language you wish to explore, you will be aiming to establish appropriate methodologies to working practices. This brief asks you to consider two distinct options, i.e. working in a purely self-directed way or responding to a given brief.

Brief

Choose either: a) Preparation for Self-Directed Practice, or b) Respond to Client Brief, according to whether you wish to set your own theme/concept/visual problem to respond to, or whether you wish to work in a more problem-solving way by responding to a given project, e.g. a live brief. Whichever of these two options you choose, you are required to present a brief to a group of your peers which complies to the standard college format. This brief will identify your aims and objectives for at least the next three weeks, but may take you right up to Easter.

Preparation/Research Suggestions

You may wish to refer back to ideas/themes/processes identified in previous projects, which you would now like to explore further. Or you may start afresh, identifying your ideas through brainstorming, reflection or media experiments. Alternatively, you may consider the life briefs given to you, plus any others you may identify yourself. If you choose to use a live brief, you must still present a brief alongside to show how you will identify your concept/ plan your time/ select appropriate processes etc.

Briefing Date 15 January 2009

Preferred date of completion 22/23 January 2009

Unit Outcomes & Criteria In this module students should be able to: Evidence required Preparation for Self-Directed Practice 1. 1.1 Establish a range of possible starting points for self-directed work in relation to her/his chosen specialism. Identify and briefly comment on a range of starting points appropriate to her/his chosen specialism. Presentation. 2. 2.1 2.2 Select and communicate appropriate aims or objectives in relation to her/his chosen area of activity. Communicate individual aims and objectives to tutor and/or peer group. Give a rationale for the selection of chosen aims and objectives. Presentation. 3. 3.1 Establish appropriate methodologies and processes in relation to aims and objectives. Identify and select methodologies in relation to aims and objectives. Completed brief. 4. 4.1 Establish possible restraints Identify and describe different types of constraints, e.g. time, costs, resources, availability. Completed brief. 5. 5.1 5.2 Construct a self-directed brief Produce a brief that assists development of individual studio practice against the set of declared aims and objectives Produce brief that takes account of established constraints. Completed brief. Respond to Client Brief 1. 1.1 Establish possible starting points for responding to a client led brief Identify and comment on a range of starting points appropriate to working from a client led brief Presentation. 2. 2.1 2.2 Interpret and clarify the aims and objectives of the client brief Communicate understanding of client aims and objectives to tutor/peer group Rationalise interpretation of aims and objectives Presentation. 3. 3.1 Negotiate appropriate methodologies and processes in relation to client/brief requirements Record the proposed methodologies and processes agreed with the client Completed brief. 4. 4.1 Establish potential constraints of brief requirements Identify and communicate different types of constraints (eg material, time, cost) Completed brief. 5. 5.1 5.2 Establish potential constraints of brief requirements Produce action plan for realising agreed brief outcomes Incorporate established constraints into action plan/proposal Completed brief.