End of Module Evaluation

End of Module Evaluation

Over the course of this year I have learned a variety of skills and life lessons from every module, however I would say that Context of Practice has definitely been the most challenging module for me as it was primarily self taught and in order to succeed you had to be extremely self motivated and organised. I have highlighted in my other modules within the course that my organisation was not the best in the first term as the excitement of being a 'Fresher' was distracting and this took a toll on my work. I discovered that I should have perhaps had a different attitude as when it came to Christmas I came to the realisation that I had to produce two essays in two weeks, whilst balancing a job and work from the other modules. By the time second term came around, I had picked up the pace and began to get more organised and tried to focus more on COP due to it being pushed back for months prior to this. Once I actually started to show more attention to the module, I discovered that I actually was interested in the things I was researching and writing about, so this made my involvement within the module easier and I soon caught up with the rest of my peers.

The feedback I received from the first two draft essay submissions was extremely positive and I surprised myself with how well I had written these pieces, this made my confidence in this module shoot up and I instantly wanted to prioritise COP in the future. Writing was never a strong point for me and so initially I found the essays difficult to write, however because I was genuinely interested in my particular research topic it soon became easier to write about them. This being said, my writing could still improve, and my research is one thing that I could definitely broaden next year. This year I have mainly used the internet for my resources. Whilst the internet is a remarkable tool, keeping you updated with the newest trends and designers; using books and magazines are also extremely useful. Considering LCA has a magnificent selection in their Library I have no excuse not to use it next year.

As previously stated, the workload could become difficult to manage at times with the other ongoing modules, I often found myself drowning in work and never knowing where to start. Seeing as we only had COP sessions once a week for a couple of hours, it never seemed to be my highest priority which has backfired towards the end of the year as I found myself rushing to catch up with the work.

The practical side of this module has been challenging, but enjoyable. I loved the freedom we got within it, however at times it left me feeling completely stuck as I didnt know where to begin. After I had come up with my idea, the development process was extremely enjoyable as I was proud of what I was designing and I am very happy how the final outcome turned out.

To conclude, I have found this module extremely challenging and hopefully one that I will interact with more next year. I intend to prioritise it more and have learnt that avoiding it does not make it go away. Also to seek help from either my peers or my tutor if I feel as though I am struggling with ideas as that is something which I have not done this year.