OUGD601. COP3. End of Module Evaluation.

BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN		LEVEL	06
Module Code	OUGD601
Module Title	Context of Practice 3

END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION

NAME	Joseph harrison

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? initially i think i have developed my primary and secondary academic research skills considerably. my understanding of observing the content i need to explore and know about, and then choosing literature, imagery, and other research content that informs me of such things has got much better. the library has been a very valuable resource and i have also imporved at selecting parts of texts etc that are appropriate to my study. the same is true for my approriation of primary research.  from considerable and in depth chapter planning i was more easily able to map out the progression and flow of my essay. this in turn enabled me to to write withg better wording, evoking of the themes and topics i wanted to dicuss. my writing and articulation skills have been developed also along with my vocabulary. my hand rendering askills have improved considerably as a result of my practical development. my control of my hand and ability to use various sized fineliners have definitely got better. also becuase of my practical outcome my typesetting skills and familiarity with ornate lettering and caligraphy have increased.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process? being that my practical outcome was hand rendered, and maintinaed this constraint specifically, i have developed my craft skills a lot. my cropping, measuring, stitching, binding, folding, mounting, and finishing abilities have all imporved and these have informed my process in that i now understand the procudure by which hand rendered publications can be put together.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? my strengths lie in the hand rendering. i am a hands on person and work better on a craft basis and so have used these skills to inform my design decisions and produce my work.  i think that my japanese stitch binding skills have imporved a lot and i capitalised on these through the use of a good technique and produceing said technique well to come to a well and sturdy bound book. my other strength lies in my hand rendered typographic skills of which i have been developing a lot recently. my undertsnaind of lettering, placement and aesthetic quality have meant that i can produce good looking type by hand onto stock
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future? the majority of cropping worked fine however i forgot to account for creep on the top fold where the thread would be stitched. i wrongly stitched prior to cropping and couldnt therefore crop the top sine of the book becuse of the bind. next time i will remember to crop the pages prior to binding. while my planning was good i feel as though i could have planned my time better and from an earlier stage and could have then spent more time on quality of prduction and the reworking of the essay.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these? 1. plan my time for when im doing what better. begin planning from the point of research to the writing of the essay to the production of the practical outcome so everything is its absolute best. 2. spend more time reading and rereading my chapters so that i underatand better what i have written and the point im trying to make so that i can then rewrite it more articulately and more effectively for the argument and fluency of passage. 3. spend more time producing a higher quantity of typographic pieces so that my practical outcome would be fuler and more extensive. 4. make a greater consideration for the finishing of my piublication including creepo and crop so that my book is better finished. 5. engage more in primary research and consider the planning of my case studies more in depth so that they flow better and are more easily understaood and so that the information i am obtaining is more relevant and useful to my written work
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
	1	2	3	4	5
Attendance		x
Punctuality		x
Motivation			x
Commitment		x
Quantity of work produced			x
Quality of work produced		x
Contribution to the group		x
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.

OUGD601. COP3. Dissertation Presentation: Plan & Evaluation.

as part of the module, and as an introduction to our learning we were required to produce a presentation regarding our COP3 direction, question, progression and outcomes. the presentation, occuring on october 17th, should be about 5-10 minutes long and consider the different aspects of the module and its indicative content. i began by planning my presentation in terms of its contents in order to establish the information needing to be included. i then went on to develop the presentation as a pdf. i wanted to present visually so that i would have a greater freedom of verbal explanation and not have to constantly adhere to pre-written text on a screen. i think this choice was beneficial to me and my style of presenting through free speech, and to the audience because heavily text based presentations are not engaging and that contradicts the point of a presentation.

from these plans i then went on to digitally produce my presentation in indesign.

i think the presentation went really well and i spoke clearly and confidently about my proposal, question, progression and aims/intents for the COP module. i feel as though i covered everything i needed to in order to give the audience a full understanding of what it is i was doing and why. i spoke with understanding and with a clear interest in the themes and subjects outlined. at the end of the presentation i gained some feedback on my proposal and some advice for the direction of and research into my dissertation project. 

i think the presentation was really useful both for me to gain an established and written understanding of where i was and what i aimed to do, and for me to have a chance to verbally explain to an audience. i was really appreciative of the audiences feedback and feel as though the whole task was helpful.

OUGD501 - Context of Practice 2. Self Evaluation.

BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN		LEVEL	05
Module Code	OUGD501
Module Title	Context of Practice

END OF MODULE SELF-EVALUATION

NAME	Joseph harrison

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them? The skills I have most notably developed are my research and understanding skills. By being tasked with various critical writing tasks, the essay and the practical brief I have been forced to consider academic source material, contemporary and past writing and theories, visual media and its communicative content. I think my understanding of socio-political theory and factors has improved and I am more able to recognise cause and effect within societal occurrences/ interactions. I have also developed my illustrative skills in line with my practical resolution.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process? I have considered a range of production methods including drawing, printing, cutting and paper craft, binding methods, stock consideration, and digital design tools. I have explored the potential and relevance to my project of each method and have utilised each where necessary/appropriate. My process has improved greatly, in particular my ability to recognise and allocate appropriate methods to various design tasks in line with my project and outcomes.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these? My illustration skills are stronger from this brief and work well with the style of the outcome and its contents. I have used this skill well to produce the content for my publication. My digital design skills have also improved and I have utilised them to transfer the hand drawn illustrations to the screen and for print. My paper craft and construction skills also improved through putting my publication together.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future? My consideration for research and the information I found could have been more in depth, better informing my practical outcomes. My time management and deadline awareness skills were also below par and caused me to have to hand in a day late so that is something I need to address and improve on. My understanding of the most appropriate materials could have been more specifically considered in order to best suit my practical outcome
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these? - Improved time management – so that I successfully meet the deadlines and avoid stress. - More in depth research – so that my practical and academic outcomes are better and more appropriately informed, making them more successful. - More testing of methods and materials prior to final version – so that my final outcome is of the best finish and quality achievable. - a greater consideration for the intended audience – so that my outcomes are the most appropriate and effective in line with the target audience and intent of the outcome.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
	1	2	3	4	5
Attendance			x
Punctuality		x
Motivation		x
Commitment			x
Quantity of work produced			x
Quality of work produced		x
Contribution to the group		x
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.