Undertaking such a large research project was always going to be a struggle but it has been beneficial in several ways. Firstly I would like to highlight how it encouraged me heavily to attempt contact with designers and thinkers who previously I may have been overly cautious to message. This meant an increased amount of primary research that previously I may not have collected. This applies not only to messages but to real life events, meetings etc. In terms of the work itself, I have learnt a great deal about communication theory, something highly applicable to my practice. The discoveries are better stated within the work itself however.
Due to the nature of a dissertation, I felt my academic writing has improved dramatically, say if it were compared to the first year CoP module especially. My ability to triangulate and construct arguments has improved and it began to take the shape of a real piece of research, unlike some of the more unsuccessful attempts of the past.
In terms of the practical, I believe it showed a good grasp of how to transfer my newly acquired theoretical knowledge into a synthesised proposal for practical applications.
What strengths and weaknesses can you identify in your work?
I've already mentioned the new found confidence to gain primary sources for my research that I plan to implement into the extended practice module from this point forward. The written element as a whole became the strength of this module, mainly due I think to a bias sharing of time to that part of the project (that in hindsight was a weakness to the module as a whole). The final idea for the practical element I felt was strong, it just needed more time to apply everything I wanted. For example I would of much rather of created the work for the article instead of only being able to propose it but struggled to get subjects on board for the photography. This is my main regret of the entire project. Though I do plan to continue with the proposed article on the side of my extended practice module. This also means I fully intend to take my theory learnt here into practice, now and on going, into the future.
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