MSc Creative Technologies for Live Events

This module aims to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to enable you to use advanced methods of conceptualising and developing technological solutions to creative challenges. The first part provides an introduction to research & development principles, processes and workflows. 

The objective is to plan and develop a framework from which you can examine the efficiency and effectiveness of your chosen technologies in responding to a given brief. The second part considers the impact of a range of different scenarios & related fields on the framework, and how the culture of the sector informs this process. 

Finally, students consider the potential of emerging technologies and examines how they might inform and influence live event practice. The module summative assessments then provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their learning through a realised project to a given brief.

This module will extend the learning of Creative Technologies Practice 1: Research and Development through to the realisation and production of complex technologies for live events. 

You will develop further critical and practice-based work in their chosen specialism, whilst collaborating with other practitioners and managing the requirements of clients and/or stakeholders. 

Advanced skills workshops, masterclasses and lectures will strengthen your core skills and allow you to experiment with further emerging tools, techniques, technologies and platforms as appropriate to your discipline.

As you advance through your career you will find yourself collaborating with others, both formally and informally. Whether managing project teams or building business relations as innovators and entrepreneurs, you may have to make decisions about a range of people-orientated issues. 

To manage successfully in this, or any other environment means understanding yourself, learning or developing the interpersonal skills to interact with others and understanding the processes involved in establishing and growing successful working “professional relationships.” 

This module will introduce you to the processes involved in learning and personal development and enhance your critical understanding of the skills you have, and the ones you need in order to pursue a postgraduate level career. In it, you will examine the importance and major areas of interpersonal skills from perception and communications and team work to resolving conflict and motivating both yourself and others, and how the impression you create can contribute to a successful career. 

You will complete a series of tasks which will enable you to explore your own responses to the themes discussed and as part of your ongoing (lifelong) learning you will examine the importance of personal development and career planning.

This module aims to provide a framework for you to undertake a negotiated programme of personal study and research leading to a substantial output. 

This could take a number of different formats including but not limited to: 

- A large-scale collaborative technical or creative project
- An event
- A traditional written academic paper
- A new business start-up
- A product launch.

It is expected that most of the work is independently undertaken with the support of a supervising tutor; however, in line with industry practice collaborative projects may be negotiated with the module leader. 

Whatever format is chosen you will need to demonstrate/evidence your accumulated knowledge, skills and understanding acquired throughout the entirety of your study on your course, and that you meet the course learning outcomes. Throughout the module you will expected to demonstrate progressively increasing levels of independence and autonomy. The module is delivered across the whole year and is in three stages: 

Stage 1: Preparation.
This stage will explore and evaluate a range of approaches and research skills and methodologies appropriate to a variety of final outputs. During this stage you will formulate and define your research question(s), consider ethical issues relating to that research and define the format for your submission. 

Stage 2: Development.
During this stage, you will consolidate your ideas and depending on your agreed format undertake field (primary) research and/or research and development. This may also include work-based learning or placement activity that informs your study. 

Stage 3 Output.
In this stage you will finalise and work toward the presentation of your project and submission of your work. It is important you understand this realisation is an integral part of the research journey, which is consolidated through your critical reflection on any conclusions Where appropriate you may also have the opportunity to present your final output to industry professionals in order to showcase your work and boost employment prospects and industry networking opportunities.