IMPORTANT! – some final points on the Specialist Project crit

I have seen very little of most of you for the last two-three weeks, which is causing some concern.  I am around tomorrow morning (thursday 27th November) if anyone wants to discuss their work.

The crit will take place principally in the Big Baseroom so, unless your project requires hardware that is in the little room, please get everything ready to show in the large room.

Note that the small room needs to be left TIDY all day that day, as it will be used for prospective students (it is an Open Day).  The students will be in at specific times, so it is possible to see some work in that room if needed (e.g. Jay)

A few pointers about your presentations

I’d have liked to have talked to you all about this in person, but as most of you weren’t here, a few thoughts are below:

Please make sure your projects work on the day – come in and test on Monday afternoon/early evening… leave NOTHING to chance!

Liam and I will run the day, Phil will be in and out, and second year students have been invited.

We want you to present your projects in as positive light as possible – don’t dwell on failings, but DO tell us about the context, why you did it, and how you arrived at your end product.  Show us the results of any user testing, and conclusions drawn from it.  This means that you need to PLAN your presentation carefully, to make sure you neither go off on one or forget to mention major aspects of the project.  You may want to mention briefly how this will fit into your FMP.

And – despite what I’ve said above – don’t get stressed about the presentation.  Work can speak for itself quite well, and we’re hoping for an informal and friendly atmosphere.

Aim for 10 minutes, plus 5 minutes for questions.  You’ll be surprised how quickly time passes.

The day starts at 9.30am – everyone MUST be in for the whole day.  We will organise the running order on the day.

Good luck; we’re looking forward to it!

Ant

Specialist Project Crit

Please note that the final crit is NEXT TUESDAY 2nd DECEMBER.

Anyone who feels they could do with advice/support from me – tomorrow morning (Wednesday) is your last chance before the big day!  Only five of you in today, so I’m assuming (with a little trepidation) that it’s going well.

Remember – you need to plan your presentation carefully, and you MUST ensure that it is properly set up and working on the day to show your work in as good a light as possible.

Ant

investigative study unit first draft hand-ins

Investigative Study Unit draft hand-ins
Please note that these are overdue from the following students:
Ashley Ball
Craig Collins
Sam Harman
Sam Hodgekiss
Matt Jones
Adam Joy
Jim Lake
Joe Plank
Jon Wheeler
Tom Wood

please send me a complete first draft or at least what you’ve done so far
with an explanation of why you are jeopardising your degree marks. I can’t help you unless you send me a draft – remember its no use submitting a first draft as your final hand-in in January – students who do this invariably get low marks or fail outright.

note! Carl please send me another copy of your first draft!
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Wednesday 19th November

Please note that this is a Staff Development Day, which means that no staff will be available on this day.

Also, some of you asked to see some video of the thing I did at the V&A. If you’re interested, have a look here:

http://www.squidsoup.org/stealth

or

http://squidpress.wordpress.com

Ant

investigative study report first drafts

Thanks to those who have handed-in – my comments on your reports will be back with you by Mon-tues approx. Please make sure you send me the correct final draft version, with your name or at least surname clearly in the file name – and the date you submitted – ie cotton_report_121108.doc

Dont worry about formatting the report in any special way at the moment – the college is still finalising the format.

Those who haven’t yet handed-in – or talked to me recently, I can’t help you to boost your marks in this important component of your BA, unless you send me your finished draft as soon as possible. Don’t let this slide. If you haven’t managed to finish a first draft, send me what you’ve got so far. DO IT TODAY!

I’ll be available for tutorials this Friday (tomorrow, 10 – 3pm)

Bob

Next Tuesday 18th Nov

0930: mid term crit for Jim Lake

1000-1230: getting webcams working for specific projects. If you need help with getting webcams to work, this might be for you

1330 on: more webcams, and also looking at OSC to communicate between computers.

If anyone wants an individual tutorial with Bob or me, please let me know.  I’ll post tutorial times for Wednesday soon.

NOTE that the Specialist project crit WILL take place on 2nd December.

Mid Term Crits

Please sort out your media for this. Transferring between presentations often takes as much time as the presentations themselves, so PLEASE bring in everything you want to show — on a memory stick, on the network or on your own laptop. We’ll decide the running order in the morning.

Also, Wednesday morning – please ALL to attend the guest presentation by Pete van Lanschot.

Ant

deadline for Investigative Study unit first draft

Please remember that today (Fri 7th) is the last possible tutorial time before the first-draft hand-in deadline. I will be around until c4pm, so don’t be shy. Thanks to those who have already submitted – but please Carl could you mail me a copy of your essay again? There is no tutorial  timetable today, so just pop-in for a chat if you need help/guidance/editorial assistance etc.

 

Bob Cotton

wed nov 5th tutorials transposed until afternoon

Sorry, but Ant didn’t know there was a course board this morning, so Bob will be busy. Sorry for inconvenience but all tutorials will be the same order this afternoon, starting 1.30pm in Bob’s office.