Study Skills for Art, Design and Media Students, 1st edition

Published by Longman (December 15, 2010) © 2011
Stewart Mann

Title overview

A comprehensive handbook for any art, design or media student, or for those thinking about pursuing studies in this area. This accessible guide is designed for continuing use as the student prepares for and undertakes any HE A, D & M course. From choosing a course, to assessment criteria to graduate life, this book will break down the university experience for this group, providing the answers that they really need. The book will be split into two sections, the first part providing the study information that art, design and media students require and the second looking at the key concerns of specialist media such as animation, photography and 3D design.

The guide will address key concepts from the particular perspective of the specialist undergraduate student in managing practical and written projects; including approaches to information gathering, exploration of ideas, and development of creative solutions to problems, presentation of work, and essay and report writing.

Study Skills for Art, Design, and Media Students provides essential and practical information of what you need to know to study successfully and prepare for a career within the creative and cultural industries.

  • Guidance to day to day practice in the studio, workshop, lecture, seminar and tutorial.
  • Self evaluation linked to a study skills approach to both practical and contextual aspects of courses.
  • Advice on organisation and management of projects, practical and theoretical
  • Introduction to key concepts in relation to visual culture (practical, critical and contextual) explanation of terms through examples, but without jargon.
  • Sections providing information about individual media within the overall context of study within the sector.
  • Explanation of assessment processes, and educational terminology.
  • How to inform your practical work by analysis of the work of others.
  • Illustrations, diagrams and checklists - giving a step-by-step guide to study methods.
  • Concepts, theories, and methods of analysis explained clearly with use of examples.
  • Reference to practitioners, examples of their work, key writers and sources to enable further reading and research.

    • Visit www.smarterstudyskills.com to access a wealth of useful information, tips, templates and interactive activities to support your studies.

    Table of contents

    Draft contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction

    Part 1  Helping you to prepare for study and knowing yourself as a learner

    Chapter 2 Art, design and media – preparing for study in higher education

    Chapter 3 How you learn

    Part 2 Day to Day Studies

    Chapter 4 Studying the arts, design and media

    Chapter 5 Gathering information

    Chapter 6 Approaches to project work

    Chapter 7 Tackling practical project work

    Chapter 8 Tackling academic project work

    Chapter 9 Assessment, crits, presentations

    Chapter 10 Preparing for the future - work experience and careers

    Part 3 An introduction to critical, contextual, cultural studies

    Part 4 Specialist Media

    Glossaries

    Author bios

    Stewart Mann currently works as a visiting lecturer in the Faculty of Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Hertfordshire. His teaching experience includes practical, critical and contextual studies in a variety of subjects at foundation studies and undergraduate level and he has been Admissions Officer for the School for many years. 

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