Tag: Assignment Two

Preparation

When I read the brief for this assignment, I was a bit apprehensive. I have written numerous essays but have never written a literature review. So this was a bit of an unknown for me. I started by researching into my topic, this helped me make a started and build my research folder. The more research, the stronger it will be. Here is my research folder taking shape:

I have printed off the journals, website, and books and made notes on each one, highlighting the important points made.

When I have compiled a good range of resources, I looked up about literature reviews.

I managed to get an idea of the format they should take. I went through my work and choose the key points and wrote them down in sections to organise. This helped me organise my literature review and helped to compose it.

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Reflective Commentary

When I read the brief for this assignment, I was a bit apprehensive. I have written numerous essays but have never written a literature review. So this was a bit of an unknown for me. I started by researching into my topic, this helped me make a started and build my research folder. The more research, the stronger it will be. When I have compiled a good range of resources, I looked up about literature reviews. I managed to get an idea of the format they should take. I went through my work and choose the key points and wrote them down in sections to organise.

I decided to break my review down into sections, as I found this easier to organise and manage. I started writing the review and found it wasn’t as bad as I initially thought. I believe I still can improve it, my critical analysis definitely needs work. This is something I have been working on, and I can see progress. I hope I have done this review correctly, it was a bit difficult as it is something I have never done before, but I would like to think that I did manage ok.  

When looking at authenticity, I started mainly looking for books and journals. Which are mostly written by scholars. But there is limits to the amount of research you can find, so I looked further a field and found actual studies. Either commissioned by reputable organisations or by academics. I have looked online as a lot of information can be found there, especially interviews and articles. I have found numerous recent internet articles on the inequality in the arts. The majority are by academics and scholars, others are by journalists, and some by actual artists. I believe it is important, especially for this topic to get variety in research material. By looking at artists and interviews, you can get a sense of experience, and this is important, as facts can only get you so far. I also found readers comments quite useful, not as far as scholarly quality but it gives you an idea of how people think, how they talk about this subject. I looked at what the authors were saying. The authenticity of what they were saying was important. I find when researching the arts, the sources are more varied, the sources come form many places. Whereas when I did my previous degree, the research was mainly in books and journals. The arts, I have found has a vast platform of information to be utilized. 

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Literature Review

Here is my literature review for assignment two:

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Brief

Write a 2,000 word literature review that identifies, summarises and critically discusses the most relevant texts that currently explore the subject area of your practice (i.e. the subject area you are exploring in ‘Body of Work’). Try to contrast differing points of view and indicate how you will expand your research into your extended written project.

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Preparation

When I read the brief for this assignment, I was a bit apprehensive. I have written numerous essays but have never written a literature review. So this was a bit of an unknown for me. I started by researching into my topic, this helped me make a started and build my research folder. The more research, the stronger it will be. Here is my research folder taking shape:

I have printed off the journals, website, and books and made notes on each one, highlighting the important points made.

When I have compiled a good range of resources, I looked up about literature reviews.

I managed to get an idea of the format they should take. I went through my work and choose the key points and wrote them down in sections to organise. This helped me organise my literature review and helped to compose it.

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Reflective Commentary

When I read the brief for this assignment, I was a bit apprehensive. I have written numerous essays but have never written a literature review. So this was a bit of an unknown for me. I started by researching into my topic, this helped me make a started and build my research folder. The more research, the stronger it will be. When I have compiled a good range of resources, I looked up about literature reviews. I managed to get an idea of the format they should take. I went through my work and choose the key points and wrote them down in sections to organise.

I decided to break my review down into sections, as I found this easier to organise and manage. I started writing the review and found it wasn’t as bad as I initially thought. I believe I still can improve it, my critical analysis definitely needs work. This is something I have been working on, and I can see progress. I hope I have done this review correctly, it was a bit difficult as it is something I have never done before, but I would like to think that I did manage ok.  

When looking at authenticity, I started mainly looking for books and journals. Which are mostly written by scholars. But there is limits to the amount of research you can find, so I looked further a field and found actual studies. Either commissioned by reputable organisations or by academics. I have looked online as a lot of information can be found there, especially interviews and articles. I have found numerous recent internet articles on the inequality in the arts. The majority are by academics and scholars, others are by journalists, and some by actual artists. I believe it is important, especially for this topic to get variety in research material. By looking at artists and interviews, you can get a sense of experience, and this is important, as facts can only get you so far. I also found readers comments quite useful, not as far as scholarly quality but it gives you an idea of how people think, how they talk about this subject. I looked at what the authors were saying. The authenticity of what they were saying was important. I find when researching the arts, the sources are more varied, the sources come form many places. Whereas when I did my previous degree, the research was mainly in books and journals. The arts, I have found has a vast platform of information to be utilized. 

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Literature Review

Here is my literature review for assignment two:

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Rework

I have reworked my assignment based on the feedback from my tutor. My tutor found that I had done the work, but it was evidenced in my research tab, I was advised to use this and discuss how it related to my work, which I have done.

I have looked into three books that look at gender equality and have summarised and analysed them.

Here is my reworked assignment:

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Tutor Feedback

Here is a link to my tutor’s feedback for this assignment and also my comments and how I am responding to the feedback:

Tutor Feedback

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Assessment Criteria

Demonstration of subject based on knowledge and understanding  

For my second assignment I had to review the most relevant texts in my subject area. I research the topic and found the relevant discussions and sources. I felt I had research the topic well for my first submission of the assignment. I wasn’t completely sure how to write a literature, so I research them. After my tutor feedback I saw where I went wrong. I had provide more of a summery of the topic rather than a review of the most relevant topics. However my tutor found that on my learning log I had actually reviewed the relevant books but I had failed to put that in my work. My rework of this assignment, I feel now meets the brief. Whilst I still have included a summery of the topic, my work now centres around the critical analysis of the main sources. 

Demonstration of research skills

I feel that I have done some in-depth research into my subject area. I have looked at various angles and theories and have brought them together in my work. I looked specifically at my topic but also have taken a wider look at theories and beliefs that may contribute in-directly. I looked for what I felt was the most relevant sources and have researched them and reviewed them. 

Demonstration of critical and evaluation skills

For my first submission, I felt that I did analysis the main theories but I failed to analysis certain sources, which my tutor recommended I do at my tutor review. I then choose the main relevant sources and presented their thrones and then critical analysed them and evaluated their thoughts and my own. 

Communication  

I felt I have communicated my ideas well and concisely. I had laid out my essay methodically. This means my work is clear and flows throughout, but also allows sections to be links and referred to.