Staff are experienced in all stages of schooling, in further and higher education, and in this country and abroad, and are currently engaged in leading research projects, including:
The use of ICT in classrooms
Social Justice
Citizenship education
Disruptive behaviour
Gypsy/Traveller education
Music education
Race and education
Global comparative education
Language Education
A variety of teaching methods are employed, including:
Lectures
Seminars
Workshops
Placement supervision
Independent research
Self-directed study
The aim of the programme is to balance theoretical analysis with practical application to develop a critical and questioning approach to the conceptual underpinnings of accounting and finance. To this end the programme leads with core taught modules that critically examine the scope of generic accounting & finance; Contemporary Issues in International Financial Reporting, Evaluation of Management Accounting and Applied Corporate Finance.
Teaching consists of formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages. Assessment will be through essays, presentations, seen exams, poster presentations, plus a final dissertation.
Teaching is delivered through formal lectures, informal seminars, tutorials, workshops, discussions and e-learning packages. The course provides opportunities to work on live or near live projects enabling students to gain further real world experience.
Aeronautical Engineering is taught by knowledgeable and professionally experienced staff giving students the opportunity to gain a sound understanding of the aeronautical engineering fundamentals along with the personal skills that will enable them to study successfully and embark on a rewarding career.
A combination of different forms of teaching is used throughout Aeronautical Engineering, with an emphasis on lectures, supporting tutorials and laboratory classes.
Student-centred learning takes place through research and presentation of findings, report writing, individual and group assignments and practical-work-based exercises for the development of required skills and through understanding of delivered material.
Teaching is delivered primarily through lectures and practical sessions, with access to keynote lectures and support from industry mentors. Practical classes provide hands-on experience of both drawing, idea generation, pre-production and digital 2D animation development. Additional learning materials are also offered online.
Assessments include regular screenings of artwork and reports for peer, tutor and industry critique. Students will be encouraged to produce festival ready animation and a showreel for employment, guided by experts from the animation industry and the teaching team. Industry representatives make regular visits to give presentations and review showreels.
Students will normally attend around 12-16 hours of timetabled taught sessions each week, and are expected to undertake at least 24 further hours of directed independent study and assignments as required.
In term one, the modules provide a foundation of knowledge and techniques, and requires an active involvement in the process of learning as students make selective decisions to prepare the strategic, positional research statement within one of the Design Lab learning environments. Research Methods introduces systematic techniques required for research, analysis and synthesis in design and architecture. This is complemented by the first part of the Architectural Discourse module, which is seminar based and conveys an understanding of the theoretical architectural debate.
Term two requires you to further apply knowledge and methods introduced in the second part of the Architectural Discourse module. The Design Lab 2 module is a vehicle through which students develop the strategic application of new ideas, synthesizing knowledge from the earlier stages of the course.
This provides the foundation for the thesis project module in term three. At this stage students will have established an individual academic agenda, translated into a design or propositional piece of work through the Design Lab modules.
Assessment is completed at the end of each design module in the form of a portfolio submission. Interim assessment and feedback is provided throughout the year in the form of tutorials, seminars, formal presentations or project reviews.
The Leicester School of Architecture (LSA) emphasises learning through modelling and making, both manually and digitally, making it an important feature of the course. DMU encourage and support students to become a productive student by focusing on the design studio as your key learning environment.
You will benefit from teaching methods including:
Lectures
Tutorials
Seminars
Computer-based learning
Extensive laboratory-based work
Our Virtual Analytical Laboratory (VAL) skills package also enables you to develop practical laboratory skills in a virtual environment.
Students will be taught by a range of experienced broadcast and print-based journalists. Staff on the teaching team have won four university-wide awards, and the highly experienced journalists running the course are supplemented by a range of leading guest lecturers from across the industry.