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= Intro =
This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2018-2019 run by Steve Rushton and Marloes de Valk.
This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2018-2019 run by Steve Rushton and Marloes de Valk.


The outcome of the seminar is  
The outcome of the seminar is:


Trimester four: a Graduate Project Proposal (1500 words) and a
Trimester four: a Graduate Project Proposal (1500 words)  
+
Trimester four and five: Thesis (8000 words).
 
The seminar will comprise individual tuition with Steve or Marloes and group sessions on specific methods (including peer to peer commentary, editing and proofing). The days set aside for the seminar will be devoted to achieving specific outcomes which further the research and completion of the proposal and thesis. This page will be used to upload information on your Project Proposal and Thesis and to serve as an ongoing record of research.
 
== HOW THE SESSIONS ARE STRUCTURED==


Trimester four and five: Thesis (8000 words).
The Graduate Seminar 2018–2019 with Marloes & Steve


The seminar will comprise individual tuition with Steve or Marloes and group sessions on specific methods (including peer to peer commentary, editing and proofing)
The sessions will be for all second year media students: Y2LB and XPub


The days set aside for the seminar will be devoted to achieving specific outcomes which further the research and completion of the proposal and thesis.
The sessions will take place every other Thursday.


This page will be used to upload information on your Project Proposal and Thesis and to serve as an ongoing record of research.  
The sessions will be all day workshops.  


= PROJECT PROPOSAL =
For each session the students will set aims at the end of the day the results will published on the wiki and reviewed by the group. 


Here is the link to the
Achievable aims will be set ahead of the next session. 


[[Graduate proposal guidelines]]
Sessions will  include group work, individual work and  individual tutorials with Marloes & Steve


[[last year's proposals]]
Outcome: Project Proposal (trim 4)


==KEY DATES PROJECT PROPOSAL==
Outcome: Thesis (trim 4 & 5)


November = Graduate Proposal Deadline:
==PREPARATION FOR THE FIRST SESSION:== 


[[Upload link final version 2017-18 proposals here:]]
First session pdf


= THESIS =
[[File:session-1-slides.pdf]]


[[A Guide to Essay Writing]]
Be prepared to give an account of where you are at with your self-directed research and talk about what you want to achieve this year.


[[ Handbook details- thesis and final project]]
Think concretely about what you want to make, how you are going to make it and why you are going to make it.


[[Thesis Guidelines]]


[[Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)]]
Consider:


==KEY DATES THESIS==
What possibilities are open to you?
(It is understood that making a final project is a process and things will change as you work on it)


November - Thesis outline (what form will it take?)
What material from the 'text on method'  you wrote last trimester could be useful for the proposal?  


Mid January - Deadline First Chapter
What material have you written (descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class &c) which you can use?


Mid February:  Deadline First Draft Thesis
Review the written feedback from tutors you got from the last assessment and have it available for reference during the first session


Early May: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)
= PROJECT PROPOSAL =


[[Second Readers Guidelines]]
<span style="background:yellow">'''Publish your final version here (before November 23rd - 24:00 hrs):'''</span> [[FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL]]
<br />
 
Publish your draft here:
 
[[DRAFT PROPOSAL 13-918]]


Mid May: Deadlines Second readers' comments
Here is the link to the:


Early April: DEADLINE THESIS
[[Graduate proposal guidelines]]


==SESSION ONE==
[[Project proposals 2017-2018]]<br/>


The Graduate Seminar 2018–2019 with Marloes & Steve
==KEY DATES PROJECT PROPOSAL==


The sessions will be for all second year media students: Y2LB and XPub
November 23 = Graduate Proposal Deadline


The  sessions will take place every other Thursday, (with the exception of the first session which will be Wednesday 20 Sept).
= THESIS =


The seminars will be all day workshops.
[[A Guide to Essay Writing]]


For each session the students will set aims at the end of the day the results will published on the wiki and reviewed by the group. 
[[ Handbook details- thesis and final project]]


Achievable aims will be set ahead of the next session. 
[[Thesis Guidelines]]


Sessions will  include group work, individual work and  individual tutorials with Marloes & Steve
[[Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)]]


Outcome: Project Proposal (trim 4)
==KEY DATES THESIS 2018-2019==


Outcome: Thesis (trim 4 & 5)
November 9 - Thesis outline


Session one: project proposal workshop. Session outcome: draft project proposal
December 10 - Deadline First Chapter. [[FIRST CHAPTER LINK HERE]]


Delphine is next in on 26th September. She has agreed to talk to Y2 XPub about the final form of the thesis (at 2:00pm)
February 16: Deadline First Draft Thesis [[DRAFT THESIS LINK HERE]]


March 5: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)


10:45 – 11:15 discuss
[[Second Readers Guidelines]]


11:15- 13:15 group session
March 16: Deadlines Second readers' comments


LUNCH
April 5: DEADLINE THESIS: see email to list for details!!! Upload final version to PZI + WdkA archives the 5th of April, 1 hardcopy to the office on Monday the 8th.


14:15 write draft
> Emergency thesis upload center: [[FINAL_PDF_THESIS_HERE]]


15:45 Peer feedback


1615 publish draft


[[uploadDRAFTProjectProposals2017-18Here]]


==THESIS KEY DATES: 2019-2020==


November - Thesis outline


Links to texts on method
December - Deadline First Chapter.


* [[User:Ryan|<span style="font-family:Garamond;">''<big>'''RYAN'''</big>''</span> ]]
February:  Deadline First Draft Thesis
*  [[User:Fabian Landewee | Fabian]]
* [[User:Paula Winkler | <span style="color:#7643> P A U L A]]
* [[User:moistuart | Q I A N]]
* [[User:Annalystad | Anna]]
* [[User:Sigrun | <span style="background-color:#ff0000;color:#FFF;font-family:chalkboard"> SIGRUN </span>]]
* [[Irma's Page to RW&RM]]
* [[User:Catalina | Catalina]]


==PARTICIPANTS XPub==
Early March: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)


==Preparation:== 
[[Second Readers Guidelines]]


Be prepared to give an account of where you are at with your self-directed research and talk about what you want to achieve this year.
Mid March feedback from second readers


Think concretely about what you want to make, how you are going to make it and why you are going to make it.


Be prepared to discuss your plans for a thesis and what you need to do to achieve it.


Plan for the day:
Early April: THESIS DEADLINE: all theses submitted (HARD copies + digital)


0) Warm up exercise.
Early May: Steve, Marloes and Kate draft feedback on the theses they supervised


1) Split into two groups (Steve and Marloes will chair a group each)
Mid-May: Steve, Marloes and Kate review and moderate each other’s feedback and grades


2) We will discuss your plans.
End of May: Finalized feedback and grades submitted to Leslie


What possibilities are open to you?
Early June: Finalized feedback and grades communicated to students


What material from the 'text on method'  you wrote last trimester is useful for the proposal?
==Thesis Title Page==


What material have you written (descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class &c) which you can use?
Title:


3) Write draft proposal
Name:


4) Whilst you work on 3), Steve & Marloes will give individual tutorials to discuss what each student is planning and how best to convey their plan in writing.
Student number:


Outcome: a draft project proposal
Thesis. In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the final
examination for Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design:  
Lens-based Media .
Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy.


5) Near the end of the day, Steve will give an introduction to the thesis writing process and  we will discuss the thesis as a group.
Adviser: Steve Ruston or Marloes de Valk or Kate Briggs
For an assignment, you will make a draft outline ahead of the next session including an annotated bibliography of no more than 5 key texts.


In the next session we will discuss your outline. (what are you going to write? about and what material do you have to hand and how to organise time &c).
Second Reader: Marloes de Valk or Steve Rushton or Kate Briggs or other


Ahead of next session:


Upload latest version on to wiki
Or


Make sketch or tiny prototype. Include in draft proposal by next week (image or video link &c.)


Thesis outline
Title:


Name:


Student number:


==Session Two Oct 5==
Thesis.
In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the final
Experimental Publishing [mfad:xpub]
Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy.


10:00: Intro
Adviser: Steve Ruston or Marloes de Valk or Kate Briggs


10:15: Review proposal draft in groups, include a mini-prototype, a gesture in the direction of your research, a practical step.
Second Reader: Marloes de Valk or Steve Rushton or Kate Briggs or other


11:15: Writing
=Sessions=
==Session Two Oct 4==


LUNCH 13:15-14:15
10:00 – 10:15    Intro: the plan for today and questions. <br />
10:15 – 11.15    Review proposal draft in 2 groups, including the mini-prototype/gesture in the direction of your research. <br />
11:15 – 13:15     Working on the hack-pact, sketch. <br />
<br />


AFTER LUNCH WE WORK ON THESIS OUTLINE
LUNCH 13:15-14:15
<br />


[[upload thesis outlines 2017-18 here]]
AFTER LUNCH WE WORK ON THESIS OUTLINE <br />


14:15 groups of 3 people read and take notes
14:15 – 15:15     Short intro on how to start writing an outline. Emphasis on using the outline as a flexible document, a work in progress that can help you find focus. <br />
15:15 – 16:30     Write. Steve and Marloes are around to help out. <br />
16:30 – 17:00    Meet up to discuss work load ahead of next meeting. Brief chat about Jstor / aaarg / Royal Library / … <br />


15:15 Write


16:30 meet back in 101 to discuss work load ahead of next meeting


Brief chat about Jstor / aaarg / Royal Library &c
[[Sample librariesLink]]


Outcomes for next meeting (26 Oct) :


1) Thesis outline
Outcomes for next meeting 18 October: <br />
<br />   
# Draft thesis outline
# Continue the annotated bibliography by describing how the texts relate to your research (word limit of 200 words).
# Draft of proposal (15 October upload and Marloes and Steve give feed back ahead of the next session).
# “Hackpact” a sketch each day - write a few lines on each of these experiments. Upload on wiki.


2) Annotated bibliography : a synopsis and lines on how the texts relates to your research (no more than five texts and word limit of 200 words)
Here are the slides: https://bleu255.com/~marloes/.share/pzi/session-2-slides-redriding.pdf


3) Draft of proposal (19th Oct upload and Marloes and Steve give feeed back ahead of the next session)
==Session Three Oct 18==
PROPOSAL <br />
10:00- 10:15    Group meeting to discuss plan for the day. Questions about last session & homework.<br />
10:15- 11:35    Meet in two groups, go through draft proposals & hackpacts, problems encountered, give each other feedback on texts. 10 mins (approx) per person+-.<br />


4) “Hackpact” a sketch each day - write a few lines on each of these experiments- upload on wiki
'''Group A (with Marloes)'''


Alice


==26 Oct==
Henrietta


AM
Sal


THESIS
Alex


thesis outline review
Sinyoung


10:00- 10:15 meet in big grouping
Zalan


10:15- 11:15 meet in two groups
Rosella


11:15-13:00 Write outline
Ana


LUNCH
'''Group B (with Steve)'''


PM
Ewan


PROPOSAL
Joca
14:00 - proposal draft review; hackpact review–  groups of three (20 mins per person)


15:00 – write - Steve and Marloes give individual or group tutorials
Angeliki


16:30 – meet as group to discuss plan for next session
Natascha


==Next Session November 9==
Zhibin Qin


10:00 - 16:15
Dorothy


Individual tutorials in which we discuss final draft Thesis outline and final draft project proposal..
Michael


16.15 - 17.00 Group session talking about progress and next steps
Lotte


Individual tutorials with Steve and Marloes.


For groups and sign up schedule sign here:
11:35-13:00    Write & work on your proposal. <br />
<br /><br />
13.15 - 14.15 LUNCH
<br /><br />
THESIS<br />


https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/09-11-2017_-Event_1
[[Thesis outlines 2018]]


14:30 – 15:30    In groups of 3, review each others thesis outline and annotated bibliography. Give feedback.<br />
15:30 – 17:00   Write - Steve and Marloes give individual tutorials where needed.<br />
<br />
Outcomes for next meeting:
# Reworked draft thesis outline, more detailed this time.
# Draft of project proposal nearing final version.
# “Hackpact” a sketch a day. Include these in your project proposal!


==The next Graduate Seminar with Marloes 6th of December and with Steve 7th of December.==
==Session four Nov 01==
Individual sessions with Steve & Marloes. Please sign up for a slot on the Calendar entry page!
https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/01-11-2018_-Event_1


Please upload your final project proposals to the following location
tomorrow (before midnight):


https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Upload_link_final_version_2017-18_proposals_here:
=Archive=


The next Graduate Seminar with Marloes is Wednesday the 6th of December.
[[Graduate_Seminar_2018-2019]]<br/>
The next Graduate Seminar with Steve is Thursday the 7th of December.


For the next meeting please develop the first chapter of your thesis
[[Grad Seminar 2018-2019]]
further. Flesh out your outline for this first part. No need for an
entire first chapter of course, just some more details, angles, bits and
pieces so we can discuss the next steps!


Make & write a little & make (and if you're making a game: play :) &
[[Graduate_Seminar_2017-2018]]<br/>
make some more, write a bit more... so doing and writing support and
strengthen each other.

Latest revision as of 08:55, 30 August 2019

Pad here

Intro

This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2018-2019 run by Steve Rushton and Marloes de Valk.

The outcome of the seminar is:

Trimester four: a Graduate Project Proposal (1500 words) + Trimester four and five: Thesis (8000 words).

The seminar will comprise individual tuition with Steve or Marloes and group sessions on specific methods (including peer to peer commentary, editing and proofing). The days set aside for the seminar will be devoted to achieving specific outcomes which further the research and completion of the proposal and thesis. This page will be used to upload information on your Project Proposal and Thesis and to serve as an ongoing record of research.

HOW THE SESSIONS ARE STRUCTURED

The Graduate Seminar 2018–2019 with Marloes & Steve

The sessions will be for all second year media students: Y2LB and XPub

The sessions will take place every other Thursday.

The sessions will be all day workshops.

For each session the students will set aims at the end of the day the results will published on the wiki and reviewed by the group. 

Achievable aims will be set ahead of the next session. 

Sessions will include group work, individual work and  individual tutorials with Marloes & Steve

Outcome: Project Proposal (trim 4)

Outcome: Thesis (trim 4 & 5)

PREPARATION FOR THE FIRST SESSION:

First session pdf

File:Session-1-slides.pdf

Be prepared to give an account of where you are at with your self-directed research and talk about what you want to achieve this year.

Think concretely about what you want to make, how you are going to make it and why you are going to make it.


Consider:

What possibilities are open to you? (It is understood that making a final project is a process and things will change as you work on it)

What material from the 'text on method' you wrote last trimester could be useful for the proposal?

What material have you written (descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class &c) which you can use?

Review the written feedback from tutors you got from the last assessment and have it available for reference during the first session

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Publish your final version here (before November 23rd - 24:00 hrs): FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL

Publish your draft here:

DRAFT PROPOSAL 13-918

Here is the link to the:

Graduate proposal guidelines

Project proposals 2017-2018

KEY DATES PROJECT PROPOSAL

November 23 = Graduate Proposal Deadline

THESIS

A Guide to Essay Writing

Handbook details- thesis and final project

Thesis Guidelines

Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)

KEY DATES THESIS 2018-2019

November 9 - Thesis outline

December 10 - Deadline First Chapter. FIRST CHAPTER LINK HERE

February 16: Deadline First Draft Thesis DRAFT THESIS LINK HERE

March 5: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)

Second Readers Guidelines

March 16: Deadlines Second readers' comments

April 5: DEADLINE THESIS: see email to list for details!!! Upload final version to PZI + WdkA archives the 5th of April, 1 hardcopy to the office on Monday the 8th.

> Emergency thesis upload center: FINAL_PDF_THESIS_HERE



THESIS KEY DATES: 2019-2020

November - Thesis outline

December - Deadline First Chapter.

February: Deadline First Draft Thesis

Early March: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)

Second Readers Guidelines

Mid March feedback from second readers


Early April: THESIS DEADLINE: all theses submitted (HARD copies + digital)

Early May: Steve, Marloes and Kate draft feedback on the theses they supervised

Mid-May: Steve, Marloes and Kate review and moderate each other’s feedback and grades

End of May: Finalized feedback and grades submitted to Leslie

Early June: Finalized feedback and grades communicated to students

Thesis Title Page

Title:

Name:

Student number:

Thesis. In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the final examination for Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design: Lens-based Media . Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy.

Adviser: Steve Ruston or Marloes de Valk or Kate Briggs

Second Reader: Marloes de Valk or Steve Rushton or Kate Briggs or other


Or


Title:

Name:

Student number:

Thesis. In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the final Experimental Publishing [mfad:xpub] Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy.

Adviser: Steve Ruston or Marloes de Valk or Kate Briggs

Second Reader: Marloes de Valk or Steve Rushton or Kate Briggs or other

Sessions

Session Two Oct 4

10:00 – 10:15    Intro: the plan for today and questions.
10:15 – 11.15    Review proposal draft in 2 groups, including the mini-prototype/gesture in the direction of your research.
11:15 – 13:15     Working on the hack-pact, sketch.

LUNCH 13:15-14:15

AFTER LUNCH WE WORK ON THESIS OUTLINE

14:15 – 15:15     Short intro on how to start writing an outline. Emphasis on using the outline as a flexible document, a work in progress that can help you find focus.
15:15 – 16:30     Write. Steve and Marloes are around to help out.
16:30 – 17:00    Meet up to discuss work load ahead of next meeting. Brief chat about Jstor / aaarg / Royal Library / …


Sample librariesLink


Outcomes for next meeting 18 October:

   

  1. Draft thesis outline
  2. Continue the annotated bibliography by describing how the texts relate to your research (word limit of 200 words).
  3.  Draft of proposal (15 October upload and Marloes and Steve give feed back ahead of the next session).
  4.  “Hackpact” a sketch each day - write a few lines on each of these experiments. Upload on wiki.

Here are the slides: https://bleu255.com/~marloes/.share/pzi/session-2-slides-redriding.pdf

Session Three Oct 18

PROPOSAL
10:00- 10:15 Group meeting to discuss plan for the day. Questions about last session & homework.
10:15- 11:35 Meet in two groups, go through draft proposals & hackpacts, problems encountered, give each other feedback on texts. 10 mins (approx) per person+-.

Group A (with Marloes)

Alice

Henrietta

Sal

Alex

Sinyoung

Zalan

Rosella

Ana

Group B (with Steve)

Ewan

Joca

Angeliki

Natascha

Zhibin Qin

Dorothy

Michael

Lotte


11:35-13:00 Write & work on your proposal.


13.15 - 14.15 LUNCH

THESIS

Thesis outlines 2018

14:30 – 15:30 In groups of 3, review each others thesis outline and annotated bibliography. Give feedback.
15:30 – 17:00 Write - Steve and Marloes give individual tutorials where needed.

Outcomes for next meeting:

  1. Reworked draft thesis outline, more detailed this time.
  2. Draft of project proposal nearing final version.
  3. “Hackpact” a sketch a day. Include these in your project proposal!

Session four Nov 01

Individual sessions with Steve & Marloes. Please sign up for a slot on the Calendar entry page! https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Calendars:Networked_Media_Calendar/Networked_Media_Calendar/01-11-2018_-Event_1


Archive

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