evaluations pl ma suite
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MA Media Suite Production Lab Lecture April 26th 2010TRANSCRIPT
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
ivit
y
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