The Last Day.

Today is the last day of the academic year and I have successfully submitted all my works for all modules across the year at the first attempt. I am particularly pleased with this as I can be comforted by the fact that if there were any issues with any of my work I would have the opportunity to resubmit my work for a capped evaluation. Although I am confident that I have done enough in each area of my study I always like to be ready to prepare for the worst and look forward to finding out my marks in the coming months.
I took all week to complete these last 3 assignments focusing on the equality and from this have learnt how to manage my time and productivity better regardless of my current physical or emotional state.
The session reflections gained most of my time this week as I sought to present my thoughts and feelings in a professional evaluation which I feel I adapted well to as expression of thought is a personal strength. It was difficult to choose only 3 sessions to reflect upon and I feel I had the time and motivation to evaluate all of the sessions I took part in which has shown me the importance of a simple mental evaluation of all my projects and the processes involved in and honest appraisal.
The individual performance evaluation itself was very straight forward and was made easier in that my plans were executed quite well and any constructive criticism was aimed at the overall standard of the performance on the day.
The individual research was a little more difficult however the personal content of this project has made it easier for me to evaluate and research all aspects of the project. My intention was to present research that reviewed the level of influence from the 1960s songwriters who have inspired me as a writer and composer. The largest of the remaining assignments which was simplified by the work I had done earlier on structure and content.
Alas I sign off with the thought that I will more than likely be back on here in September producing some reflective writings on how my first week of the BA honours course was. In an attempt to please fate and not appear too arrogant I hope to be back again and if not I will certainly be around.

Loads Down, 3 To Go!

A great relief felt this week as my 5000 word dissertation was submitted with attachments and no extenuating issues. I now have only 3 assignments left on my degree course and am already looking forward to next year's study on the BA Honours programme which has been reviewed and renewed due to the changing nature of education and also the recent status change of my institution UHI.
Today I submitted my digital multimedia project which included a DVD with cover, Audio CD with cover and supporting documents. The DVD contained the data files for the website I have created along with the master files for all the audio and visual content that was produced to be included in the website whilst the Audio CD was a copy of the EP I produced to feature within the website. I was very pleased with the website which was produces from scratch using Dreamweaver and also with all the content which was all original and planned and produced by myself. The supporting documentation was also well presented and detailed which I feel should give me a decent mark across all aspects of this module.
I now have 1 week remaining on this degree course and have 3 assignments to submit which include my session reflections, individual project research and my individual performance evaluation which all must be submitted by 5pm next Friday. Although these are not greatly challenging I do feel I will be challenged in maintaining the motivation required to see it all through.

Dissertation Week!

This week was the last week of college before my dissertation is due to be submitted and in all honesty I have not used my time as wisely as I should have and am now faced with the lonely task of compiling my dissertation and required attachments over the weekend before submission on Monday which is perhaps not as daunting and lonely as I would like to portray.
Despite the fact that I have maintained a good level of weekly work with my research I feel that I have lost direction and focus within my argument and should have spent more time researching and debating argument before committing ideas to paper. I also feel that I better from well researched notes from which I can compile a greater argument and recognise that in future research I will used my preferred system which offers the continuity I would want featured in any research I have presented. Although I am lacking confidence in the content of my research I can take comfort in the fact that I have also spent a lot of time ensuring that my grammar, spelling and referencing are all accurate and that all the required attachments and bibliography are also in good order which will contribute to my overall mark.
The digital multimedia project is due for submission a week today and I have all I need to prepare this project which will start next Tuesday after the submission of my dissertation. I am very pleased with the independent approach I took with this project and with very little guidance I have managed to produce a website and multimedia content using some professional hardware and software that is featured across many areas of digital media industries.
Again no session class this week and I believe that we are to be left now to complete our 3 session evaluations which are to submitted by the last day of the course.
Overall a quiet week of college which was dominated by the sound of keyboard tapping and mouse clicking as music students across all courses hurry to finish of their assignments.

The Big Show!

This week saw the main event of my degree programme which is my individual performance and although every little unit is important in my overall achievement I have chosen this as my personal favourite and a great opportunity to showcase the different talents I have been developing over the past few years.

The show itself took place yesterday and although the overall standard should have been higher I was very pleased that all I planned was directed positively and executed well. I do feel that I should have improved my practice schedule and involved the participants more and will consider these failings in future projects. Due to an over run sound check I decided to move the set list around at the last minute to accommodate some of the participants who had their own shows to perform in later. Although I made a minor change it did not affect the overall aura of the performance and amidst a strange atmosphere and test conditions I feel that everyone involved did very well and I hope that my own contribution was rated highly enough to pass the module. I now have to prepare an evaluation along with a relevant research paper to complete all the attached modules for this part of the degree.
The focus from the end of my show was turned to my dissertation which is due for submission in 10 days!!! Although I have worked fortnightly on this I feel I have over developed my evidence and create a conflict of interest in my findings. I am finding it very difficult to include my evidence in a structured way that accommodates the set word count for this assignment but know I will progress and prioritise as required and submit a satisfactory piece of work.
I have readied all the materials for my digital multimedia project and once I have submitted my dissertation I can then focus on preparing this project for submission. The proposal itself is finished and the template for the website is ready for the content to be included leaving only this and a small project evaluation report to complete in order to finish the module.
There was no session class again this week due to the individual performances from all the music students and in that there is only some written work to be completed for the conclusion of this module. Despite this small amount of written work I have thoroughly enjoyed this practical module and feel that I have learnt a lot from the different tutors and students involved which at times derived from simple discussions in the control room regarding everyone’s differing experiences.
Another good week of college which was routinely different from my usual week and with only 3 weeks left of the course I must prepare myself and my action plan to ensure I complete all remaining tasks on time.