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KKB180 Creative Futures
Assessment 1 – Creative Industries Research and Analysis Task overview Assessment name Creative Industries Research and Analysis Description Due Date Length You will research, analyse and report on creative industries sectors, disciplines and occupations of interest in terms of significance, future trends, career opportunities and challenges. Due Sunday 14th April 2024 11.59 PM 1200 words (excluding discussion board contributions and reference list) Weighting 40% Individual or Group Individual Learning outcomes measured 1. Research, investigate and analyse trends and emerging opportunities in creative sectors, disciplines, and occupations. 2. Identify and characterise ways that creative practitioners add value through interdisciplinary, socially networked, entrepreneurial creative practice. 3. Locate, evaluate and synthesise information from a variety of sources into written communication. 4. Write and create for specific academic and creative industry applications taking into account audience, purpose and context. KKB285 - Assessment 2 Page 1 of 4 KKB180 Assessment 1 Task Instructions What you need to do There are two parts to this assignment: 1. An essay of 1200 words (+/- 10%), submitted through the KKB180 Creative Futures Canvas page 2. An appendix to the short essay, which provides screenshots of three posts in KKB180 Creative Futures discussion board in Week 2-Week 6 that best reflect critical analysis and/or engagement with other students in developing and deepening critical analysis. Part 1 – Essay In your essay you will critically analyse and evaluate a technological trend, or technological trend/s, impacting the creative industries. Inspired by your reading in the module areas in KKB180 Creative Futures in Week 2-6, you will undertake independent research to develop your analysis and evaluations of technological trend/s and their impact on the creative industries. When analysing and evaluating your trend/s, you must identify: - The technological trend/trend(s) - The opportunities and benefits for future creative industry professionals - The risks for future creative industry professionals - Any other significant implications for the future of work in the creative industries Your essay should have an introduction, a body and a conclusion, a reference list in the style of APA and an appendix that includes screenshots of three discussion board contributions. The following is a suggested guide to writing your essay. Introduction (approx. 150 words) - Introduce the technological trend/s and the sectors of the creative industries you have chosen to analyse and evaluate in the essay - Provide a brief overview of what you cover in the essay: e.g. opportunities, benefits, risks and other expected impacts Body (approx. 900 words) - This section of your essay should provide a detailed account of your research and evaluation of the trend/s you researched for the essay - You should have a minimum of 3 paragraphs that cover your analysis and evaluation of the 1. Opportunities and benefits, 2. Risks, and 3. other implications for future creative professionals and work in the creative industries - You should refer to academic literature, industry and government literature, and specific creative industries practitioners and practices Conclusion (approx. 150 words) - Your conclusion should provide a short summary of your analysis with an emphasis on your final evaluation of the trend/s. Reference list (no word limit) - You must cite academic and industry research that supports your claims. - This should contain a minimum of five sources which include a minimum of KB180 Assessment 1 three formal sources. - It is strongly encouraged that you use both course readings and undertake additional research beyond the course materials. - You must use APA references to cite all sources Appendix - You will include three screenshots which show the three discussion posts that best display critical analysis, and/or engagement with other students in KKB180 Creative Futures in developing and deepening critical analysis. Part 2 – Discussion Posts From Week 2-6 (inclusive), you will contribute to the KKB180 discussion board. Your posts will be made in response to a discussion question provided in online Learning Modules 2-6 (inclusive), and your response must include ‘critical analysis,’ as defined in Module 1, rather than just description of trends in creative industries. You can instigate a thread or post a response to another student’s contribution or both. Your contributions to the KKB180 Creative Futures discussion board, and research, analysis, and evaluation of issues via the discussion board, will be a working basis to identify technological trend/trend(s) you will focus on in your KKB180 Creative Future(s) essay.
As an appendix to your KKB180 Creative Futures essay, you are required to include screenshots of three posts to in KKB180 Creative Futures discussion board in Week 2- Week 6 that best reflect critical analysis and/or engagement with other students in developing and deepening critical analysis. You must cite all sources according to the guidelines set out in QUT Cite | Write. Submission Information What you need to do Moderation before marks or grades are finalised. Refer to MOPP C/5.1.7. already submitted. I/We understand that this work may be submitted for plagiarism check and consent to this taking place. See the detailed A1 Criteria Sheet in Canvas.