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CCI30020

Academic Year 2026/2027

Minding Your Business (CCI30020)

Subject:
Creative & Cultural Industries
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Art History & Cultural Policy
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Emily Mark-Fitzgerald
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

In 2026-7 this module will be taught by our new CCI colleague, Dr Michael Iantorno (https://michaeliantorno.com/). Module content and assessment details will be updated in due course.

Minding Your Business is a practical skills module designed to prepare students for post-graduate working life. The goal of this module isn’t to teach you how to work in your chosen field but rather to how to find work, how to sustain it and how to value it. Through a blend of lectures that contextualise the contemporary creative & cultural landscape and professional practice, students will not only generate the materials needed to enter the workforce successfully but also develop the ability to communicate their skillset effectively.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On the successful completion of this module students will:
-Develop a practical understanding of the current landscape of the creative and cultural industries.
-Engage in professional practice that exemplifies relevant skillset in chosen field(s).
-Examine their relationship with creative labour and how it can influence their future practice, particularly in areas such as pricing strategy and work-life balance.
-Gain the ability to work collaboratively, solve problems and effectively manage their time.
-Produce and present materials for a panel of industry experts.
-Communicate their professional self through a portfolio/website/social media presence.
-Begin the process of creating a professional network that can be drawn upon in the future.

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

45
Autonomous Student Learning

53
Lectures

22
Total

120

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
CCI30020 will be made up of a mix of in-person lectures, discussions activities, and guest presenters. As an applied, practical skills module, students will be expected to attend seminar sessions ready to actively participate while also tailoring the module to their own interests and vocational goals.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Website/Portfolio (50%)

This assessment requires you to design a website/portfolio featuring: Professional narrative, CV, 3 samples of work, online presence overview.
 Week 6 Graded No
50
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group Pitch Deck (50%)

The semester will culminate in a pitch deck, presented to a panel of industry experts. Further details are available on the syllabus.		 Week 14 Graded No
50
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Fri 10:00 - 11:50
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