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)
Why? (two sentences) [old version: How? but very similar to workflow]
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.
15:30-16:00
Review texts in groups of three
16:00
Make two new Rapid Prototypes (20 mins)
16:25
Upload Project That May or May Not Be Made and Rapid Prototypes to this page
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/GRS1-2023-24
UPLOAD TODAY'S RAPID PROTOTYPES HERE
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
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/GRS1-2023-24
11:00
Meet to preview today's workshop. Review Rapid Prototypes.
11:15 - 13:00
Continue writing PMOMM (Project that may or may not be made) if you are ready, add the following criteria to your outline
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
13:00 Lunch
14:00- 15:30
In groups of three, review each other's 1) rapid prototypes and 2) draft texts. Annotate this session. One person (the writer of the draft) 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. Each group will be joined by one writing tutor.
15:30-16:30
Individually: edit your text, taking into account the points made in your group. Add images, videos, rapid prototypes &c. (make your practical research visible!)
16:30-17:00
Meet as group to review work done and tutors will outline the next session.
(https://pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/Graduate_proposal_guidelines):
Upload your draft proposal below:
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- Arabella's Draft Project Proposal
- Sara's Draft Project Proposal
- Yalou's Draft Project Proposal
- Luni Draft Project Proposal
- Lau's project proposal
Homework: update your draft proposal, upload it to the wiki and create 3 new rapid prototypes.
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
11:00 - 11:05 Overview of the day
11:05 - 11:30 Brief round where everyone shares where they are at with their rapid prototypes and draft project proposal.
11:30 - 12:30 Presentations (1 hour)
- Steve what is a thesis and how to approach a thesis outline (10 mins).
There are many ways of writing a thesis.
And there are different modes of thesis For instance: In the mode of an academic text (in which you discuss issues related to your practice).
In the mode of a reflection on practice (in which you discuss your work and place it in a broader context).
As a work of creative writing.
A thesis can be a combination of these things.
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) Note: you can use different modes of address for different sections (as in Geo’s thesis which I will discuss in a moment).
Here are some examples of the variety of theses that can be written:>>>
Today's Outcome: outline for thesis
1) Take the first 30 mins to write a sketch outline of no more than 300 words.
Template for thesis outline:
What do you WANT to write? [What will the text be about? (thesis). What do you want to explore?
Be clear about HOW you want to tell your story.]
Outline three key issues you want to explore.
Please think of only 3 key issues.
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...
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Once you identify these you can begin your chapter outline (build on the 3 key issues by asking what research questions these lead to? Why is this key point important to you?).
2) After sketching out what you want to write and 3 key issues, build on the sketch outline You will now have a frame for your text:
Intro (what is this text about)
key issue 1 = chapter 1
key issue 2 = chapter 2
key issue 3 = chapter 3
conclusion
This may change- but it is a start, and it provides material for discussion later today.
- Marloes: Thesis research: sources and referencing (10 mins & Q&A) Links to resources
- Discussion
12:30 - 13:00 Exercise in teams of 2 (30 minutes):
Take 15 mins each to discuss what you want to write, what mode of address
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
UPLOAD Project proposals here:
UPLOAD Thesis Drafts here
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).
- Continue writing your thesis outline and project proposal and send it to your (Steve, Marloes, Sabine or Kate, to be announced) thesis supervisor on or before *Monday October 23* so you can discuss it during the next GRS.
- By the next session: Make a VERY SHORT bibliography NO MORE THAN THREE KEY TEXTS. Write a very brief (two sentence) outline of the key texts in your bibliography and discuss how they will relate to your thesis). This will be the start of an annotated bibliography.
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: