This module is coming to an end and I thought it would be the time to
evaluate my overall progression and reflection on Professional Practice, as
well as the course in general during my second year of study.
Before the academic year had started I had looked into the things we
would be doing and had talked to a few second years (‘previous’ students who
were studying last year) what they had been working on and to get some insight
to the things I would be doing. Initially the only thing I was worried about
was finding work experience, which I don’t know how things would work out for
me to find somewhere to do some work that relates to my practice and interests.
Luckily there have been a few things that had happened that allowed me to
follow my interests (selling at a convention) and to produce work for clients
(First Story project). I thought I may struggle with this particular part of
the module but things actually turned out alright and was fairly pleased with
what I had done for it.
For the newspaper project I had mixed feelings with how it was handled.
I feel slightly disappointed and I initially thought things wouldn’t be too bad
since this is a group project, but I was wrong. I think there was an imbalance
of mixing the right people together to create a strong/fair group. Our group
was inconsistent in terms of communication and dedication.
The whole course in general was actually ok and it was not too hard as I
thought, though I know that the second year of the course will be the hardest
year, in terms of workload and expectations. There has been a few challenges,
but not to the point where I actually struggle and feel stressed. Most of the
work is doable, it’s all about time management and dedication. Tutorials with
lectures for each of my modules were beneficial for my motivation and to
understand how I could approach things differently, or perhaps to be a little
more open minded. There hasn’t been a single problem (besides the newspaper
project) in my studies for each module (still got Advance Drawing and
Self-Publishing to finish) and I am surprised everything is going smoothly, I
just need to concentrate and focus on the remaining modules once this one is
finished.
Everything has been alright overall and I’m looking forward to 3rd
year for my FMP as I can finally explore my interests in digital painting
further and to produce original/personal works for the project. This year has
gone by fast and the work was manageable. The projects I had done for this year
will help me ease my preparation for the 3rd year and my final major
project.
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