Professional studies
Week two lesson:
Introduction to time management
PDP
(Personal Development Planning)
Information sheet
Personal
Development Planning (PDP) is a process that will give you the opportunity to
plan and reflect on your learning and development throughout your programme in
preparation for future professional practice.
This list below is to be a guide as to how to
approach your PDP.
PDP documents:
- Curriculum vitae (CVs)
- Skills audits and
goal-setting checklist
- Evidence of planning
- Your written
self-evaluations produced during modules and assignments.
- Copies of your summative
assessment feedback sheets
- Personal statements ( e.g.
cover letter for future opportunities)
- Application forms and
letters (for jobs, further study etc.)
- Work experience reports and
feedback from employers
- Certificates, testimonials
and references
- Career research and
professional contacts
- Applications for
sponsorships
- Evidence of professional
practice including freelance work, commissions, exhibitions, etc.
- Publicity, press cuttings
and promotional material
You will be encouraged to keep a section of PDP
evidence in your Professional Studies files at each Level of your programme,
which will include the above elements, some of which will be summatively
assessed within your modules:
PDP will benefit you by:
·
Providing a
clear overview of your studies
·
Helping you to
reflect critically on your progress and performance
·
Enabling you to
become more independent
·
Encouraging you
to take an active role in your learning and career development
·
Providing you
with opportunities for self-reflection, forward planning
·
Enhancing your
opportunities for learning and development
Enable you to:
- Become more effective,
confident and independent learner
- Plan and manage your
learning more effectively
- See changes in yourself as a
result of monitoring your own development
- Identify your personal goals
and how you can achieve them
- Benefit from feedback and
make changes within your own practice
- Develop a resource of
knowledge and information that will help you prepare you for job
applications, interviews, and future employment or further study
Time management exercise:
During class we were given a sheet that asked us to write down on bullet points what we spend our time doing outside of uni like a job, family time, friend time, TV, computer etc. Following this there was a pie chart below and we were asked to convert the things we do outside of uni to the pie chart.
This gave us a better understanding on where our time actually goes thus making us more aware of our time management.
Plagorism
We also learnt about plagiarism and how it is illegal and can ruin your career. One copied idea can be devastating to your career. But plagorism in the art industry is very taboo because every piece or artwork, photography etc you create is inspired by someone else, the definitive thing is whether or not you took an idea and made it your own or you copied another person's idea exactly or almost exactly.
