OUIL401 Context of Practice evaluation

Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION	Level	04
OUIL401 Context of Practice	Credits	20
End of Module Self Evaluation

NAME	Molly Halson

1.  What skills have you developed through this module and how effectively do you think you have applied them?
·         I developed my research skills and essay-writing skills, and I think this is evident in my essay and my bibliography. ·         I've thought about the visual aesthetic of the work I produced, in order to explore the themes and ideas relevant to my topic. Thinking about what media and methods of drawing were appropriate to the body of work for its purpose. ·         I've improved my critical thinking skills and analysis skills of academic texts, and I think I have applied these skills well.
2. What approaches to/methods of research have you developed and how have they informed your practical outcomes?
·         I used first-hand research of drawing real people out and about to inform my visual response to the subject of my essay. Looking at real people, I was able to test and challenge my own hypotheses about what I would find, and make work that was informed by real life experiences. ·         I've look at a lot of adverts in various sources; books, the internet and real-life among others, and compared all of these adverts to assess trends alongside my academic research, which has helped me to hypothesise themes that would be present in my visual work.
3. What strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
·         I've always enjoyed and been good at writing essays throughout school years, and I think I have good research and analysis skills when it comes to reading and understanding academic texts. ·         I've addressed a breadth of research for the essay from sources such as the libraries (the university, my own and my parents') and the internet, and next year in CoP I will continue to seek a wider variety of sources, such as documentaries and other video sources.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in the future?
·         My visual research and practical outcomes - these were not exhaustive as I could have achieved, and I struggled to develop my ideas, particularly at the start of the visual brief. ·         I didn't really identify any artists' work that informed my own for this module. Obviously over the whole year, I have looked at many artists, but none really in relation to this brief. Next year I will seek out more examples. ·         My visual journal is only A5, which I got at the beginning of the year before exploring the Visual Language module and realised that perhaps a bigger sketchbook would have been more appropriate. ·         There's no final piece, which was not necessary but perhaps would have helped to tie the module together.
5. Identify five things that you feel will benefit you during next years Context of Practice module?
·         Going to every CoP session, even if I feel I haven't got enough work or haven't 'done it right'. ·         Starting work on the visual stage earlier and being more exhaustive. ·         Conducting more primary research, particularly for the visual part of the module. ·         Look at more artists that influence my work, specifically related to CoP. ·         Using a bigger sketchbook.
6.How would you grade yourself on the following areas: (please indicate using an ‘x’)  5= excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
	1	2	3	4	5
Attendance			x
Punctuality				x
Motivation			x
Commitment			x
Quantity of work produced			x
Quality of work produced				x
Contribution to the group				x
The evaluation of your work is an important part of the assessment criteria and represents a percentage of the overall grade. It is essential that you give yourself enough time to complete your written evaluation fully and with appropriate depth and level of self-reflection. If you have any questions relating to the self-evaluation process speak to a member of staff as soon as possible.