Graduate Seminar 2023-2024
Intro to GRS:
Outcome: Project Proposal (trim 4)
Outcome: Thesis Outline (trim 4)
Outcome: Thesis (trim 4 & 5)
This is the page for the Graduate Research Seminar 2023-2024 run by Lidia Pereira, Steve Rushton, Kate Briggs, Marloes de Valk. The seminar will comprise individual tuition with Steve, Kate, Lidia or Marloes and group sessions on specific methods (including peer to peer commentary, editing, line-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 sessions will be for all second year media students: Y2LB and Y2XPub. These will take the form of all-day workshops which will take place every other Thursday.
The outcome of each session will be published on the wiki (or Pad) and reviewed by the group. Sessions will include group work, individual work and individual tutorials with Marloes, Kate, Lidia & Steve.
Achievable aims will be set ahead of the next session.
Key Dates and Deadlines
These are the key dates for 2023-2024
- 17 November Graduate Proposal Deadline
- 17 November Thesis Outline Deadline
- 4 Dec Deadline First Chapter
- 16 Feb Deadline First Draft Thesis
- 8 March Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)
- 22 March Deadlines Second readers' comments
- 19 April DEADLINE THESIS
Grading procedure (Thesis):
Early May: Steve, Marloes, Lidia and Kate draft feedback on the thesis texts they supervised
Mid-May: Steve, Marloes, Lidia and Kate review each other’s feedback and grades
End of May: Finalize feedback and grades.
Early June: Finalized feedback and grades communicated to students.
Guides and Guidelines
A Guide to Essay Writing (including guide to Harvard method).
Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)
Resources from Methods Sessions
Text on Practice 2023 (a good basis for your project proposal)
Lens Based Rapid Prototypes (aka hacks or scratches):
Lens based Projects That May or May Not:
PROJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET MADE
Xpub Rapid Prototypes and Projects That May or May Not:
Session One
Outcome of today's workshop:
'Draft Project Proposal (Project That May or May Not be Made)
11:00
Outline of GRS: Steve, Kate, Lidia and Marloes.
Pad for note taking and reference during the session.
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/GRS1-2023-24
11:30 - 13:00 Introductions
In the first session we are going to get straight to work.
Each student will introduces themselves via the Project(s) That May or May Not Be Made and Rapid Prototypes they worked on last trimester (5 minutes each).
Lens Based Rapid Prototypes (aka hacks or scratches):
Lens based Projects That May or May Not:
PROJECT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET MADE
Xpub Rapid Prototypes and Projects That May or May Not:
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
14:00-15:30
Individually: write a new Project That May or May Not Be Made OR build on existing Project That May or May Not Be Made.
Use the format we are familiar with to make a start:
What? (two sentences)
How? (two sentences)
Workflow (two or three sentences)
Timetable (Sept 23-July 24)
Relation to previous practice (two sentences, draw on Text on Practice)
Choices made (two sentences)
Note: When writing this, please consider where you are at with your self-directed research and 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: The choices you made that led you to this proposal and the possibilities open to you. Consider the material have you written (for previous presentations, descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class, Text on Practice and the methods of annotation you developed &c) which you can use for this draft proposal.
Make two new Rapid Prototypes (20 mins)
16:25 Upload Project That May or May Not Be Made and Rapid Prototypes to this page
16:30: In one group round up and outline of next session.
Homework 3 rapid prototypes related to the text you wrote today. Discuss your proposal with Mentor Seminar (LB) group or Prototyping group (Xpub).
- Note: you may want to develop an existing Project That May or May Not Be Made.
Session Two
Outcome: Draft Project Proposal
11:00
Meet to preview today's workshop.
11:15 - 13:00
In 4 groups (each chaired by one writing tutor).
Present Rapid Prototypes you made following the last sessions - discuss.
13:00 Lunch
14:00- 15:30
In groups of 3/4 review each others draft texts from last week. One person takes notes, 2 people discuss that person's draft, what is clear, what is unclear, which questions it raises, what works of art or theory relate to it, suggest interesting links etc.
15:30-16:30
Individually: edit your text, taking into account the points made in your group.
16:30-17:00
Meet as group to review work done and outline the next session.
(https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Graduate_proposal_guidelines):
1 What do you want to make? 2 How do you plan to make it? 3 What is your timetable? 4 Why do you want to make it? 5 Who can help you and how? 6 Relation to previous practice 7 Relation to a larger context 8 References/bibliography
16.15 - 17.00 Review today's work.
Homework: Make 3 new Rapid Prototypes; compile annotated bibliography: synopsis of 3 key works (literature, film, art) related to practice/research. Discuss your proposal with Mentor Seminar group (LB) or Prototyping group (Xpub).
Upload your draft proposal below:
Last year's proposals
XPUB:
- Al's XPUB2 proposal draft
- Miri's XPUB2 proposal draft
- Emm's XPUB2 proposal draft
- Kamo proposal graft
- grgr's draftss
- pad of mitsa's draft
- Kimberley's draft
- Jian´s proposal draft
- Supi's proposal draft
- chae's graduate proposal
LB:
Pelle's Project Proposal Draft
Session three
Outcome: Thesis Outline (1500 words max)
Presentations on past thesis, thesis outline and thesis research + thesis writing session
11:00-13:00 Morning: presentations and exercise in groups
Overview of the day
Presentations (1 hour):
- Steve: What is a thesis; how to go about writing an outline, + examples of different thesis types (15-20 mins & Q&A)
- Kate or Lidia or Marloes: Thesis research: sources and referencing (10 mins & Q&A)
Discussion
Exercise in groups of 3 (1 hour):
- Take 20 mins each to discuss what you want to write, what mode of address
What do you WANT to write?
What mode of address do you want to assume? How do you want your text to speak to the reader?
(this dictates the form: essayistic, academic, narrative, non-linear, script; diary; field report)
Be clear about HOW you want to tell your story.
Key issues you want to explore (what research questions do these lead to?)
Please think of only 3 key issues.
- ...
- ...
- ...
Once you identify these you can begin a chapter outline.
13:00 - 14:00 Break
14:00 - 15:30 Writing
Draft your thesis outline (1500 words max).
15:30 - 16:30 Reviewing drafts in groups of 3
Take 20 mins each to review each person's draft
16:30 - 17:00 Wrap-up in large group. preview of next session
https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Graduate_Proposals_2021-2022
Homework: Make 3 new Rapid Prototypes discuss these + discuss progress of proposal with Mentor Seminar group (LB) or Prototyping group (Xpub).
Session Four
Outcome: Making a work plan (meeting achievable aims)
11:00- 13:00 In four groups with writing tutor as chair [Thesis groups]
Review: Rapid Prototypes, thesis outline and proposal.
13:00 LUNCH
13:00-14:30 Individual tutorials with writing tutor and individual writing sessions
Make individual work plan. Set aims. Rapid Prototypes, thesis outline and proposal; discuss Chapter One of thesis
Homework: 2 new Rapid Prototypes; work on Chapter One of Thesis. Discuss managing time between project and thesis with Mentor Group (LB) or in Prototyping (Xpub).
Session Five
11:00- 13:00 In four groups with writing tutor as chair [Thesis groups]
Review: Rapid Prototypes and first chapter of thesis (draft)
13:00 LUNCH
14:00-16:30 Individual writing and individual tutorials with writing tutor: review progress on chapter one of thesis
Homework: 2 new Rapid Prototypes; work on thesis.Discuss managing time between project and thesis with Mentor Group (LB) or in Prototyping (Xpub).
Previously...
Link to last year's GRS wiki page: