Graduate Seminar 2018-2019
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) and a
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.
PROJECT PROPOSAL
Here is the link to the
KEY DATES PROJECT PROPOSAL
November = Graduate Proposal Deadline:
THESIS
Handbook details- thesis and final project
Criteria for evaluation (Thesis)
KEY DATES THESIS
November - Thesis outline (what form will it take?)
Mid January - Deadline First Chapter
Mid February: Deadline First Draft Thesis
Early May: Joint2: Deadline Second Draft thesis (texts to 2nd readers)
Mid May: Deadlines Second readers' comments
Early April: DEADLINE THESIS
Preparation:
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.
Be prepared to discuss your plans for a thesis and what you need to do to achieve it.
Plan for the day:
0) Warm up exercise.
1) Split into two groups (Steve and Marloes will chair a group each)
2) We will discuss your plans.
What possibilities are open to you?
What material from the 'text on method' you wrote last trimester is useful for the proposal?
What material have you written (descriptions of work , assignments for last year's methods class &c) which you can use?
3) Write draft proposal
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.
Outcome: a draft project proposal
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. 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).
Ahead of next session:
Upload latest version on to wiki
Make sketch or tiny prototype. Include in draft proposal by next week (image or video link &c.)
Thesis outline
Session Two Oct 5
10:00: Intro
10:15: Review proposal draft in groups, include a mini-prototype, a gesture in the direction of your research, a practical step.
11:15: Writing
LUNCH 13:15-14:15
AFTER LUNCH WE WORK ON THESIS OUTLINE
upload thesis outlines 2017-18 here
14:15 groups of 3 people read and take notes
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
Outcomes for next meeting (26 Oct) :
1) Thesis outline
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)
3) Draft of proposal (19th Oct upload and Marloes and Steve give feeed back ahead of the next session)
4) “Hackpact” a sketch each day - write a few lines on each of these experiments- upload on wiki
26 Oct
AM
THESIS
thesis outline review
10:00- 10:15 meet in big grouping
10:15- 11:15 meet in two groups
11:15-13:00 Write outline
LUNCH
PM
PROPOSAL
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
16:30 – meet as group to discuss plan for next session
Next Session November 9
10:00 - 16:15
Individual tutorials in which we discuss final draft Thesis outline and final draft project proposal..
16.15 - 17.00 Group session talking about progress and next steps
Individual tutorials with Steve and Marloes.
For groups and sign up schedule sign here:
The next Graduate Seminar with Marloes 6th of December and with Steve 7th of December.
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:
The next Graduate Seminar with Marloes is Wednesday the 6th of December. The next Graduate Seminar with Steve is Thursday the 7th of December.
For the next meeting please develop the first chapter of your thesis 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 :) & make some more, write a bit more... so doing and writing support and strengthen each other.