"The Designer That I Am"
Module Leader: Simon Jones
Module Deadline: Mon 25/04/2016 1500-1600
Brief Deadline: 25/04/2016 1500-1600
Brief Deadline: 25/04/2016 1500-1600
Outcomes Assessed: 5A1, 5A2, 5B1, 5C1, 5D1
Studio Brief
This brief will give you the opportunity to build-on and apply your contextual knowledge and skills in critical writing; and using practice as a method of research. You will use a variety of theoretical and practical research methods to explore a specific graphic discipline (listed below) through the investigation and resolution of a question or issue of your choosing. Support from tutors will be given through tutorials, crits, seminars and workshops.
There are three deliverable elements to this brief; all of which will demonstrate a synthesized ability to research, critique and examine an issue practically and theoretically.
(1) DESIGN CONTEXT BLOG #2
Develop an online portfolio of critical responses to lectures, seminars, set tasks and independent research activities. Use you Design Context Blog to document and evidence your engagement with, and understanding of contextual, theoretical and critical concepts and ideas that you have been introduced to during the course of the academic year. Your Blog should include; lecture notes, records of activities undertaken in seminars, a collection of short writing tasks completed in response to set tasks and activities. You should also provide notes and visual records of any self-initiated trips, studio visits, galleries and research activities relevant to the development of critical understanding of the context of Graphic Design practice. Your Blog will also become a space to evidence your developing understanding of the connections and relationships between the theoretical and practical contexts of Graphic Design.
(2) 3000 WORD ESSAY & (3) BODY OF PRACTICAL WORK
Establish a question or issue and write a 3000 word essay AND produce a body of explorative practical work relating to a specified aspect of Graphic Design. Your essay and accompanying practical work should demonstrate a developed understanding of the nature of academic writing and the importance of critical and analytical approaches to your chosen theme.
Your essay should aim to include:
The selection of subject matter appropriate to your own interests that will allow you to critically analyse relevant source material.
A logical structure that has an introduction, a developed argument that is supported by appropriate references to at least four different academic sources and a conclusion.
A bibliography of at least 10 sources presented using the Harvard referencing system & the use of Harvard conventions within the main text of the essay when paraphrasing or quoting from other sources.
Your written and practical work will both approach the same overarching theme and give you the opportunity to consider the interrelated nature of theory and practice.
With support from your tutors you will establish a question or issue which will become the basis for your 3000 word essay and your practical investigation.
Background / Considerations
Contexts of Practice 2 is designed to help you build upon a foundation of critical and academic skills and knowledge gained from level 4. It is expected that your research and academic writing skills will develop further in level 5 with support from your tutors. The college-wide ethos of CoP encourages you to consider practical investigation as a form of critical thinking, and an integral part of the research process, for the creative practitioner.
A series of lectures, seminars and workshops will be given in order to provide you with the relevant skills and knowledge for this module. You will also be given a series of tasks, which should be published on your BLOG, that will evidence your developing understanding of the subject matter and academic procedures.
Both the practical and written work produced for this module will be assessed holistically, as a synthesised investigation of a Graphic Design related theme.
Mandatory Requirements
All posts to you Design Context blog should be labeled with the OUGD501 module code
Evidence of responses to all tasks should be labelled with the relevant task number
Your essay should be typed using 1.5 line-space formatting and a 12 point serif font.
Use Harvard conventions for quotations, paraphrasing and bibliography. Pages should be numbered and stapled. A copy should be posted to your Design Practice Blog.
An over-reliance on ‘non-academic’ internet sources should be avoided.
Deliverables
An online portfolio of notes, records of module activities, a collection of short writing tasks and evidence of independent research activities.
A 3000 word typed essay/written response to a set question.
A body of related practical work.
Refer to the OUGD501 Assessment briefing & Handouts for further submission details.
Supporting Resources/Information
Studio Brief
This brief will give you the opportunity to build-on and apply your contextual knowledge and skills in critical writing; and using practice as a method of research. You will use a variety of theoretical and practical research methods to explore a specific graphic discipline (listed below) through the investigation and resolution of a question or issue of your choosing. Support from tutors will be given through tutorials, crits, seminars and workshops.
There are three deliverable elements to this brief; all of which will demonstrate a synthesized ability to research, critique and examine an issue practically and theoretically.
(1) DESIGN CONTEXT BLOG #2
Develop an online portfolio of critical responses to lectures, seminars, set tasks and independent research activities. Use you Design Context Blog to document and evidence your engagement with, and understanding of contextual, theoretical and critical concepts and ideas that you have been introduced to during the course of the academic year. Your Blog should include; lecture notes, records of activities undertaken in seminars, a collection of short writing tasks completed in response to set tasks and activities. You should also provide notes and visual records of any self-initiated trips, studio visits, galleries and research activities relevant to the development of critical understanding of the context of Graphic Design practice. Your Blog will also become a space to evidence your developing understanding of the connections and relationships between the theoretical and practical contexts of Graphic Design.
(2) 3000 WORD ESSAY & (3) BODY OF PRACTICAL WORK
Establish a question or issue and write a 3000 word essay AND produce a body of explorative practical work relating to a specified aspect of Graphic Design. Your essay and accompanying practical work should demonstrate a developed understanding of the nature of academic writing and the importance of critical and analytical approaches to your chosen theme.
Your essay should aim to include:
The selection of subject matter appropriate to your own interests that will allow you to critically analyse relevant source material.
A logical structure that has an introduction, a developed argument that is supported by appropriate references to at least four different academic sources and a conclusion.
A bibliography of at least 10 sources presented using the Harvard referencing system & the use of Harvard conventions within the main text of the essay when paraphrasing or quoting from other sources.
Your written and practical work will both approach the same overarching theme and give you the opportunity to consider the interrelated nature of theory and practice.
With support from your tutors you will establish a question or issue which will become the basis for your 3000 word essay and your practical investigation.
Background / Considerations
Contexts of Practice 2 is designed to help you build upon a foundation of critical and academic skills and knowledge gained from level 4. It is expected that your research and academic writing skills will develop further in level 5 with support from your tutors. The college-wide ethos of CoP encourages you to consider practical investigation as a form of critical thinking, and an integral part of the research process, for the creative practitioner.
A series of lectures, seminars and workshops will be given in order to provide you with the relevant skills and knowledge for this module. You will also be given a series of tasks, which should be published on your BLOG, that will evidence your developing understanding of the subject matter and academic procedures.
Both the practical and written work produced for this module will be assessed holistically, as a synthesised investigation of a Graphic Design related theme.
Mandatory Requirements
All posts to you Design Context blog should be labeled with the OUGD501 module code
Evidence of responses to all tasks should be labelled with the relevant task number
Your essay should be typed using 1.5 line-space formatting and a 12 point serif font.
Use Harvard conventions for quotations, paraphrasing and bibliography. Pages should be numbered and stapled. A copy should be posted to your Design Practice Blog.
An over-reliance on ‘non-academic’ internet sources should be avoided.
Deliverables
An online portfolio of notes, records of module activities, a collection of short writing tasks and evidence of independent research activities.
A 3000 word typed essay/written response to a set question.
A body of related practical work.
Refer to the OUGD501 Assessment briefing & Handouts for further submission details.
Supporting Resources/Information
Sylvan Barnet’s book A Short Guide to Writing about Art is an excellent source to use for this brief when writing your essay. See pages 29-31 on ‘context’, pages 53-53 on ‘form’ and ‘content’, pages 113-116 on doing ‘formal analysis’, and on writing clearly and economically, pages 187-219.
Use your module handbook which should guide you through the module and have useful information such as, bibliographies, glossaries etc.
Use the OU website for learning how to use Harvard referencing in depth :http://library.open.ac.uk/help/howto/citeref
Use good quality dictionaries and specialist art and design dictionaries for difficult vocabulary.
Use On-line Journals Database information – in particular http://www.jstor.org/ you will be able to search keywords and get references to written articles in back issues of journals.
Use current art and design journals.
Leeds College of Art & Design Regulations Handbook for Undergraduates, section on ‘Academic Malpractice’.
http://www.studyskills.soton.ac.uk/studytips/reading_skills.htm for help with how to read academically
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