evaluations pl ma suite

MA Media Suite - Production Lab

Critically Evaluating your Lab Experiences

Consolidation Phase

Reflect on what you did

Produce a poster presentation (more later)

Complete your assignment

Critical Evaluation

Assignment:

“Produce a critical evaluation that reflects on the overall process of undertaking a production lab project”

An evaluation that is reflective

Reflection

“Reflection lies somewhere around the notion of learning and thinking. We reflect in order to learn something, or we learn as a result of reflecting.”

Jenny Moon/Gareth Thomas

Critical Evaluation

Does it tell me what you learnt and how you will improve your future work?

Is there evidence to suggest that you understand why reflection matters?

Assignment

Step one:

Understand the criteria

Assignment

Management of process (originality; problem solving and dealing with issues arising, scheduling; delivery of the project);

Assignment

Communication and professionalism (how stakeholders, competitors etc have been handled and how the project is placed in relation to personal status within the professional field)

Assignment

Demonstration of the appropriateness of the project

(how your explorations within the lab project relate to professional expectations, trends and innovations)

Assignment

Evaluation and strategic response to production processes

(utilising secondary research and your experiences, into a strategy for innovation including action points or recommendations)

Where do I start????

Step two:Collect your evidence

The final evaluation should relate the production activity (recorded in the blog and the highlight reports) to the work in the PID.

PID | Highlight reports | blog posts

Primary material

PID | Highlight reports | blog posts

Management of the Process

Communication/Professionalism

Appropriateness of project

Evaluation/ response

Primary material

PID | Highlight reports | blog posts

Management of the Process

Communication/Professionalism

Appropriateness of project

Evaluation/ response

What other evidence do I need?

Primary material

PID | Highlight reports | blog posts

Management of the Process

Communication/Professionalism

Appropriateness of project

Evaluation/ response

Step three: Organise your evaluation

Organisation

Same headings as criteria? Or:

Key themes:• Project Management• Professional Context• Relationships• Personal Development• Recommendations

• Overview

Organisation

But where do I say what happened?

Key themes:• Overview• Project Management• Professional Context• Relationships• Personal Development• Recommendations

Lab

Act

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PID

Highlight reports

blog posts

Critical Reflection

Is:

• Evaluating your performance.• Questioning and challenging your

decisions.

• Considering your reactions to situations.

• Recognising that others may have different views of the same event

Critical Reflection

• Should relate to the whole project, from the first thoughts to the final retrospective evaluation.

• Poster presentation on 10th May is final part of that reflection

Writing

Step Four: Focus on the writing

Project Management Speak:

‘Plans’ and ‘Controls’‘Managing Risk’ ‘Issues’‘Change Control’

Was something somebody else’s fault or did you forget to manage the risk?

Writing

Reflective writing (Moon/Thomas)

1. Descriptive writing2. Descriptive with some

refection3. Reflective writing4. Reflective writing (2)

Writing

Reflective writing (2):

Description only serves the process of reflection

Observing that there is learning to be gained and learning points are noted

Awareness of the process of reflection

Writing

“I organised an event.”

“I managed the organising of an event.”

“Organising an event helped me understand project management processes.”

“My understanding of successful event management is linked to my ability to form professional relationships.”

Writing

“My understanding of successful event management is linked to my ability to form professional relationships.”

Reflects on your own abilities. Understands that there are different perspectives.

Who else can back me up on this?

Secondary Sources

Who else in your field has written about managing projects like yours?- Professionals- Academics

Who else has written about the process of reflection?- Academics

Assignment

Step 1: Understand the criteriaStep 2: Collect your evidenceStep 3: Organise you assignmentStep 4: Utilise appropriate language

‘Lab report’ - evaluation (2000-2500 words) + PID + highlight reports + blog posts.

Two copies - 14th May