Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 1 Joining Pack for Full Time Master of Art (Art and Design) Master of Fine Art Master of Design MA Ceramics MSc Product Design Part Time Master of Art (Art and Design) MA Ceramics MSc Product Design 2016-2017 academic year With effect from September 2016 Welcome to Cardiff School of Art and Design s Masters and research programmes. This Joining Pack contains information on: Online enrolment Semester dates Other key research dates Postgraduate induction, commencing Monday 12 th September 2016 (please see further details about the induction weeks) Preparation for your postgraduate induction Tuition fees Coursework, personal tools and equipment budgets 1
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 2 MA Art and Design MA Ceramics MDes MFA MSc Product Design For all Masters students, an introduction to an introduction to our Masters Programmes Welcome from the Head of Postgraduate Studies We would like to wish you a very warm welcome. As an adult learner, and possibly, a practicing professional, you will be bringing valuable experience to the course. Our aim is for you to build upon this experience and hopefully be intellectually challenged as well as enjoying your study. We are very aware that for many of you this will be a natural progression flowing on from a previous qualification. However for some of you this may be a return to study after a period of time out of higher education. Whatever your route into the course, please be assured that the staff will endeavour to provide you with appropriate level of support and encouragement. As a postgraduate student however, it is important to recognise the commitment you are making; you may already have work commitments, home/family commitments and social commitments. Taking on this course inevitably adds an additional commitment which will require you to dedicate a significant amount of additional time to independent study and learning. The course is quite intensive in nature an you will have the challenge of managing these varying commitments. We look forward to meeting you at the course induction session and the programme team looks forward to working with you. Programme Information Included below is some additional information on our Masters programmes. In addition, we have appended some details on personal computer equipment. We very much look forward to meeting you in September and hope that you will enjoy your time with us. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. John Counsell Head of Postgraduate Studies 2
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 3 Programme Aims MA Art & Design: The course caters for students who wish to develop their academic and research knowledge from within the practical disciplines and wider academic fields of Fine Art and Design. Typically this might include teachers, aspiring artists or designers, aspiring academics, or recent graduates in Fine Art or Design who wish to further their professional practice. It would also cater to those with first degrees outside Art & Design who wish to convert their career path. One optional route chosen by MA Art and Design Students for their first semester module is the one semester Postgraduate Certificate in Research Skills: Art and Design programme (CRS). This enables artists and designers, and historians and theorists working on art and design, to develop a research proposal based on their practice or topic. The programme offers a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the range of methods, strategies and debates which can apply to art and design research. It is built around the four elements of (1) methods, (2) critical thinking, (3) ethics, and (4) project design. MA Ceramics The MA programme allows each student to: develop their authorship of advanced studio work be analytically and rigorous in their practice develop a greater capacity for reflection Students are encouraged to challenge norms and question conventions through fusing materiality process and concept. This approach is underpinned by a critical and historical approach discourse a critical language for the fine and applied arts and design. Master of Design (MDes): The course caters for students who wish to develop their professional Design Practice. Typically this might include teachers, practicing designers, design consultants, project co-ordinators, or recent graduates in Design who wish to further their professional practice. Master of Fine Art (MFA): The course caters for students who wish to develop their professional Fine Art Practice. Typically this might include teachers, practicing artists, community workers, arts administrators, or recent graduates in Fine Art who wish to further their professional practice. MSc Product Design: This one-year taught course is primarily aimed at design graduates who wish to enhance their skills and knowledge of cutting edge product design practice. It aims to produce successful individuals who can: Understand the whole of the professional design development process and how the initial phases flow to inform the latter stages. Appreciate commercial realities and the designer s role in business. Design desirable products for bespoke, batch or mass manufacture. Understand sustainability, inclusively, and other important ethical and social issues that must be considered by today s designers. Have traditional design skills such as sketching, dealing with form, communication and innovation. 3
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 4 Are able to use design tools such as 3D CAD, CAM and rapid prototyping in order to optimise the design and reduce time to market. The course structure and modules are shown in the diagram on the next two pages. The schedule runs from mid-september 2016 until early September 2017. 4
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 5 Matrix of MA Art & Design, MFA, MDes Programmes. See Programme Handbooks for more details, & structure of the MA Ceramics programme 5
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 6 MA Ceramics Programme. One Year Full-Time Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 MAC 7001 Construct MAC7002 Exploration MAC7003 Realisation PgCert 60 credits PgDip 120 credits Masters 180 credits Research Seminars 0 Credits Part-Time Route (2 Years) Year 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 MAC 7001 Construct MAC 7001 Construct MAC7002 Exploration PgCert 60 credits Research Seminars 0 Credits Part-Time Route (2 Years) Year 2 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 MAC7002 Exploration MAC7003 Realisation PgDip 120 credits Masters 180 credits 6
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 7 MSc Product Design Programme. One Year Full-Time Date Award Sept Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Feb April PG Cert PGDip Perception, Cognition, Emotion, and Context (20 Credits) APD7006 Sustainability Issues in Design for Production (20 Credits) (Compulsory) APD7003 Product Development Principles & Practice (20 Credits) (Compulsory) APD7001 User Testing & Evaluation (20 Credits) (Compulsory) APD7005 Major Project (60 Credits) (Compulsory) APD7007 Research Techniques and Principles (20 Credits) (Compulsory) APD7004 Industrial Placement (20 Credits) (Compulsory) APD7008 Selected seminars from the Research and Ideas Seminars Programme (0 credits) Sept MSc MPhil/PhD or Professional Doctorate (Optional) Part-Time Route (2 Years) Year 1 Date Award Sept April PG Cert Perception, Cognition, Emotion, and Context (20 Credits) Sustainability Issues in Design for Production (20 Credits) (Compulsory) Product Development Principles & Practice (20 Credits) (Compulsory) User Testing & Evaluation (20 Credits) (Compulsory) Research Techniques and Principles (20 Credits) (Compulsory) Selected seminars from the Research and Ideas Seminars Programme (0 credits) 7
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 8 MSc Product Design Programme. Part-Time Route (2 Years) Year 2 Date Award Feb Sept PGDip MSc Industrial Placement (20 Credits) (Compulsory) Major Project (60 Credits) (Compulsory) Selected seminars from the Research and Ideas Seminars Programme (0 Credits) MPhil/PhD or Professional Doctorate (Optional) 8
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 9 Learning and Assessment You will have a personal tutor during your time on the course as well as a module leader for each module you undertake. Module assessment will require you to demonstrate your level of understanding along with your ability to apply and critically reflect on your knowledge, rather than your ability to simply repeat information that you have been given. To help you demonstrate this, a range of assessment methods are employed including: Project work Oral presentation Time constrained assignments Case studies Written report Portfolio presentation Assessment will be made against the marking criteria specified in the assignment briefing document and all work will be marked according to Cardiff Metropolitan University s post-graduate marking guidelines. 9
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 10 MA Art and Design MA Ceramics MDes MFA MSc APD For all Masters students Early September Masters Show Our Masters Exhibition for the previous academic year will be on display at the Llandaff Campus between Saturday 10 th September and Wednesday 14 th September. You will be very welcome if you are able to come and to see it during that period. Enrolment and Induction from Monday 12th September 2016 All students should enrol via the online Self Service Enrolment method. Please see the next section Online Enrolment. Student ID cards will be issued after you have enrolled. More information on the specific days and times for issue of ID cards will be provided to you on arrival. Induction on Monday 12th September 2016 On Monday 12th September 2016 we are holding an induction meeting for you, (our Masters students)! The induction programme will start at 11:00 am, at Cardiff Metropolitan University s Llandaff Campus. An indicative programme is included below. We will brief you on the planned activities for the rest of that week and the following week, and what to do and when to attend when formal teaching starts in the week commencing Monday 26th September 2016. Updates to the timetable and any last minute notices or room changes will be publicised on the cardiff-school-of-art-and-design website at http://cardiff-school-of-artand-design.org/postgrad/ Online enrolment Enrolment is an essential process that confirms your status as a Cardiff Met student and also gives you access to Cardiff Met IT systems, pay fees and, importantly, enables you to obtain your Student MetCard. From 1 st September 2016, you can complete the online Self-Enrolment process from any computer through the Cardiff Met Self Service system. On receipt of your Enrolment Email, please begin your Self-Enrolment by going to the www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/enrolment webpage and following the step-by-step guidance that is provided. Access to the Enrolment section of the Cardiff Met Self Service system will require you to login with a username and password. 10
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 11 Please input the same username and password that you originally used to apply with. Please note that in order to Self-Enrol, your status with Cardiff Met must be Unconditional Firm (UF) i.e. all conditions met. As part of the self-enrolment process, you need to enrol on the appropriate modules to your award indicated on the diagram above. The cost of the modules is already included in your tuition fees. (If you are enrolling onto the MA Art and Design, then please note there is a choice of first semester module. Please only choose one! There is more detail about this choice on page 12 overleaf.) If you have not been able to enrol before your arrival at Cardiff Metropolitan University, we will make arrangements for you to attend in person to enrol. We will brief you on the date and time after you arrive. If you have any problems enrolling, including enrolling on the modules, please contact enrolment@cardiffmet.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)29 2020 5669 or the i-zone, the university s contact desk, on 029 2020 5600. (The izone email address is izone@cardiffmet.ac.uk ). Teaching days MA Art & Design, MDes, MFA, MAC and MSc core teaching days are: Wednesday mornings, some tutorials /seminars for Full Time students only. Thursdays, some tutorials for Full Time students only and also high level access for Masters Students to workshop facilities and Technician / Demonstrator (Tech/Dem) support induction or training. Thursday late afternoon / evenings Research and Ideas Module Seminars. (Please note that attendance at a majority of the Research and Ideas Module Seminars is mandatory for MA Art & Design, MFA and MDes students on Thursday afternoon/evenings. Should this be difficult for you please discuss with tutors on 12 th September or on arrival. Most of the Seminars will commence at 16:30 end at 18:00. However staff commitments may mean that some Seminars start instead at 18:00 and run until 19:30. A timetable will be provided at the start of the year. Updates to that timetable will be published via the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment, and notified via email to your Cardiff Met Student Email.) Fridays, core teaching, for all part-time students and all full-time MA Art & Design, MA Ceramics, MFA, MDes and MSc students. MSc Product Design: Friday Attendance You are advised to treat each whole Friday from 9.00 am till 5.00 pm as a teaching day, and you will need some additional periods for seminars and booking tutorials. We advise that for many students the more time you are able devote to your studio and workshop practice the better the end results. Studio space is provided for you, and workshops are available via the School s centralised booking system. 11
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 12 A module option for MA Art and Design students If you are joining the MA Art and Design programme, you have a choice of modules in the first term: either ART7001 Question or ART7002 Research Skills. Both are 60 credits in value and steer you towards the formation of a question that will go on to guide your MA study. The main difference is that ART7001 Question does it primarily through subject-specific sources, whereas ART7002 Research Skills does it through training in a series of research skills and methods. You will need to select your module at enrolment. If you are uncertain of which one to pick, contact either your subject pathway leader or Prof Clive Cazeaux, module leader for ART7002 Research Skills, tel. 029 2041 6680 ccazeaux@cardiffmet.ac.uk. Research Skills (CRS) offers a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the range of methods, strategies and debates which can apply to art and design research. It is built around the four elements of (1) methods, (2) critical thinking, (3) ethics, and (4) project design. It is designed to bring you to the point where you have written a formal research degree proposal that can serve as the focus for the remainder of you MA studies. The CRS delivery schedule is different from the regular Wednesday and Friday Masters teaching pattern. It is as follows: 1. It is taught over two intensive weekends (Friday-Saturday), one mid-october (21-22 nd October 2016), the other late-november (25-26 th November 2016), a total of approximately 30 hours. 2. Between these weekends and up to Christmas, there are one-to-one tutorials upon request (face-to-face, phone or Skype), as well as review of draft coursework submission by email. 3. There is a feedback tutorial in January. These tutorials and assessment periods make up another 5-10 hours approximately. 4. The remainder is independent study. 12
Semester dates 2016-2017 Induction Week 1 commencing 12/09/2016 Induction Week 2 commencing 19/09/2016 Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 13 SEMESTER One - September 2016 to January 2017 September 26/09/2016 to December 16/12/16 Christmas Break January 9/1/17 to January 13/1/17 SEMESTER Two - January 2017 to April 2017 January 16/1/17 to March 31/3/17 Easter Break April 24/4/17 to April 28/4/17 SEMESTER Three - May 2017 to September 2017 May 2/5/17 to July 28/7/17 Summer Break limited staff and workshop availability, this period is for student preparation for the assessment and exhibition period that follows at the end of August and the first week of September. August 27/8/18 September 15/9/17 Masters Exhibition Private View: Friday 8 th September 2017 Open to the Public: 9 th to 13 th September 2017 Completion and presentation of practical work for assessment deadline is 5pm Thursday 31 st August 2017 (Normally pinned up or displayed in the Masters Show). NB Semester Dates for the following year, 2017-2018 are similar: Semester 1 25/9/17 to 15/12/17 - Christmas Break- 8/1/18 to 12/1/18 Semester 2 15/1/18 to 23/3/18 - Easter Break - 16/4/18-20/4/18 Semester 3 23/4/18 to 27/7/18 - Summer Break - 27/8/18 to 14/9/18 13
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 14 Postgraduate Induction all students Monday 12 th September 2016 Meeting in the Cardiff School of Art and Design {B Block} on Llandaff Campus (please ask for directions at the main Campus reception). (Buildings {Blocks} on the Campus are designated by letters, as shown on the map on the next page.) 14
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 15 The Llandaff Campus map is also online at: http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/about/campuses/pages/llandaff-campus.aspx 15
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 16 Indicative Postgraduate Induction Programme - this may be subject to change. We will publish any updates on the http://cardiff-school-of-art-and-design.org/ website. Monday 12 th September 10:45am come to the Llandaff Campus, to the Cardiff School of Art and Design Building (B Block) Ground Floor Reception enter the single storey glazed link between N Block and B Block and turn right into B Block. The reception is to your left once you enter B Block. 11.00 am Welcome and Introduction 11.30 am Welcome by Dean 12.00 am Explanation of the enrolment process, if you have not already enrolled 12:30 pm Meeting with Lecturer in your Specialist Area 1.00 pm Lunch 2.30 pm Icebreaker 4.45 pm Recap 5.00 pm Finish Optional: Evening drink and meal 5.00 pm - meet at Llandaff Campus reception for walk to Queen Street station to catch either the 5.36pm or 5.48pm train to Cardiff Bay for an evening drink and meal. Return trains to Queen Street every 10-15 minutes up to 11:54pm. Tuesday 13 th September 10.00 am Introduction to Workshops and Workshop Inductions 10.30 am Tour of Workshops 1.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Library and Information Services (Academic Skills) 3.00 pm Tour of Masters Show 4.30 pm Recap 5.00 pm Finish Wednesday 14 th September Symposium: Re-Activating Space Seminars and Workshops Day One (B Block Heart Space) 9.30 am Opening with coffee 10.00 am Introduction and briefing 10.10 am Talks 1.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Choice of workshops 6.00 pm Close Thursday 15 th September Symposium: Re-Activating Space Seminars and Workshops Day Two (B Block Heart Space) 10.00 am Talks 1.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Choice of workshops 4.00 pm Discussion 6.00 pm Close 16
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 17 Friday 16 th September Workshop Inductions / Library Inductions 9:00 am Group 1 - Library Induction 11:00 am Group 2 - Library Induction 1:00 pm lunch 2.00 pm Student Services Talk 2.30 pm Explain Moodle online environment 3.00 pm Print Studio visit (in groups of 10 [signing up sheet available earlier], approx. 15 minutes each group) Monday 19 th September 9:30 am Workshop Inductions 1:00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Workshop Inductions 4.30 pm end Tuesday 20 th September 9:30 am Workshop Inductions 1:00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Workshop Inductions 4.30 pm end Wednesday 21st September 9:30 am Workshop Inductions 1:00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Symposium: Re-Activating Space final seminar 4.30 pm end Thursday 22 nd September 9:30 am Workshop Inductions 1:00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm Workshop Inductions 4.30 pm end Friday 23 rd September Workshop Inductions as arranged 11:00 am Library Induction Group 3 (approx. 1.5 hours) Start of Semester One Thursday 29 th September Workshops High Level access for Masters Students Friday 30 th September Start of formal teaching for Masters Students 17
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 18 Preparation for your postgraduate induction As well as being an introduction to the School s and the university s facilities and systems, the postgraduate induction is also the period when you should be starting your research studies in earnest. One of the key induction sessions in this regard is the Library Induction. Here you will be introduced to the university s electronic library which contains a wide range of research resources, including a direct-to-your-desktop article search facility. In terms of the identification and delivery of relevant, peer-reviewed publications, these resources far exceed generic search engines. To get the most out of the library Induction, you are advised to come to the session with search criteria in the form of key questions, concepts or names on which you wish to find reading or visual material. At the end of the session, you should have some leads relevant to your project on which you can start work, and which will help you prepare for your CRS seminars. It will be especially helpful for the presentation early in the programme where students introduce themselves and their topic to the group, and begin the process of focusing on a research question. Tuition Fees Methods of payment for tuition fees are detailed during enrolment, but you can find details at: http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/finance/pages/postgraduate,-research-and-part- Time-Students-.aspx Facilities, coursework, personal tools and equipment Facilities and dedicated studio space. Cardiff School of Art and Design offers an extensive range of spaces, workshops and equipment, creating a vibrant and creative learning environment, within a new purpose designed building and a fully renovated extension. Workshop and technical facilities include a foundry; and access to other workshops across the full range of Art and Design disciplines. Membership of the Fablab is included in the indicative coursework costs below. Cardiff School of Art and Design has a wide range of tools and equipment for use by students; necessary workshop training in their use includes access to materials used as part of timetabled workshop inductions. You also have access to and use of recycled materials within workshop areas. Typical materials and coursework costs to budget You will need to purchase materials for individual projects used in studio and workshops as appropriate. Please note that costs will vary depending upon the scale and individual requirements of your work. There are specific suggestions for each programme on the Cardiff Metropolitan University website http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/artanddesign/courses/pages/default.aspx - select 18
Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 19 Postgraduate Courses then select your programme then select Key Facts and scroll down to where it describes Postgraduate costs of study in CSAD. You will find details of the suggested sums to budget at http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/finance/pages/postgraduate-additional- Costs.aspx Additional costs will be incurred for the one-off purchase of personal tools (in addition to those in your possession at the commencement of your programme of study) and equipment (particularly any personal equipment appropriate to your own field of practice or enquiry) and study trips if you participate in these. Other costs such as printing, the purchase of textbooks; and cost of optional placements will also need to be accounted for. Please ask your Programme Director for specific guidance when you accept our offer of a place. Personal computer specification The use of a personal computer outside of University hours would be of significant benefit to your studies but is not essential as there are extensive computer facilities at Cardiff Met. The computers in the Campus Learning Centre are available from 9am to 9pm during the week and a special 24hour room is also available. If you do decide to purchase a computer, you may find the following minimum specification useful: The flexibility of a laptop allows it to be used on the university campus, in your lectures, at your student accommodation and at home during times of vacation. The art & design studios have and most other areas within the university have good WiFi access. A minimum specification for your MS Windows based laptop would be: Microsoft Windows 10 Dual processor; Core i5 or greater 500 GB HD 8 GB RAM 1 GB Graphics card Wireless LAN (WI-FI 802.11g) 500 GB portable hard drive (for data backups) USB Memory stick(s) If you do decide to purchase a MacBook Pro with Retina display, you may find the following minimum specification useful: 2.7GHz Processor 128 GB Storage 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz 8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory 128GB PCle-based flash storage Intel Iris Graphics 6100 19
Built-in battery (10 hours) Force Touch trackpad Cardiff Met CSAD CRS and Masters Joining Pack 2016-17 20 The above is an example with a 13 display, and seems to be what a lot of our student are buying, often larger screens can be more beneficial when designing and using CAD. An external hard drive is essential too. There are good printing facilities available on campus; you may find it useful to have an A3 format Colour Printer for check printing. Cardiff Met s I.T. department can normally offer a student discount on some software purchases (telephone 029 2041 7000). Contacts John Counsell Head of Postgraduate Studies Tel. 029 2041 1556 CSADPostgradStudies@cardiffmet.ac.uk Janette Shaw CSAD Taught Postgraduate Studies & Research Degrees Administrator 029 2041 6669 CSADPostgradStudies@cardiffmet.ac.uk csadresdegrees@cardiffmet.ac.uk Joining pack prepared by: John Counsell Head of Postgraduate Studies Janette Shaw CSAD Taught Postgraduate Studies & Research Degrees Administrator July 2016. 20