Will89’s Weblog

Well my second week of uni have been manic, mad and taken very bit of life out of me !, however in the past 5 days i have manage to design and produce my online portfolio, which would have taken about a couple of months and hopefully shall up uploaded to the internet tomorrow or thursday. In reflection I am happy with what I have been able to do with the thanks of friends to help me out when I was in trouble.

Yet this portfolio has some what delayed me in starting my first, second year project by a couple of days. So lets get down to business and i’ll explain what this project involves:

(I have just spent the past half hour trying to find the brief for this project on Mybu with no success)

As I can’t find the project brief I shall explain what mybu is.

Mybu is Bournemouth University online virtual learning environment, and this is what it SHOULD BLOODY DO !!!!!:

• helps develop independent learning (DOES IT HELL, you can’t find a anything your looking for)
• provides access to flexible, student-centred resources (THIS IS A LOAD OF RUBBISH, the user interface/navigation is the worst I have ever had to use)
• supports communication and collaboration (ERRR NO !, I would only agree if you could find the things you need)
• supports student and academic communities of interest (HAHA SURE !!! if you ask any student in Bournemouth University, I can pretty much granite that they will have something to complain about it)

So there you are Mybu explained in a nut shell what it should do and what it DOES do !

You can tell I have had one of those weeks already.

My next post will be about my project that I have been assigned to do, if I can find the brief on Mybu

Well my first week at uni has been busy, no surprise there to be honest. I knew once I got back that starting the second year at Bournemouth Uni would be a bigger step up from my pretty relaxed first year. However always love the challenge trying to get through a tough situation !!!!

Last friday I had a talk about work placement that I would be doing towards the end of my second year. The lectures were painting a pretty bleak picture about it all due to the way the economy is at the moment. But over the summer I was suppose to be doing some work experience for a advertising website company, but due to personal medical reasons I was unfortunantly unable to do it. So during this work placement lecture, I thought I would drop them an email to see if the offer was still open, and within that day got the email back confriming that it was very much still open to my delight.

So in the next nine days I have to create my online portfolio and CV to take to them up in London.

Three words come to mind at this point: God Help Me !!!!

Ok over the summer I have royally neglected my blog, however I would like to say I have had a great 4 months of relaxation, while doing various imagery jobs for people. However one will definitely need to brush up on HTML/XHTML coding.

Looking back on the Summer project I hadn’t posted many post up about the progress of the project. but looking back on the Summer  Project, I personally felt that the six-week experience, had allowed me to achieve new skills within my course and the other related courses. I had the opportunity to learn how a script is produced and how it is then passed over to TV production to make idea into reality through various types of equipment. As a result this had helped in my communication skills to develop. Along side this my knowledge broadened with Adobe Photoshop CS3, which had helped improve my authorship skills and gain a higher level compared to the start of the project. However in any project, there were weaknesses, which provide the prospect for improvement in the future. The only two main things that I would have improved would have been time management and how we utilize our project to the audience.

Ultimately the Summer Project had allowed me to form newfound friendships with my group members and hopefully have the opportunity to work with them again in the future.

Now looking forward to the future, I can say that this next year will be more of a challenge for me and will test what I have in the way of creative skills.

Here is a breif outline of what I will be doing in this year.

• Professional Studies

To develop a critical understanding of the role of the producer as a collaborative media manager in a 360 degree cross platform environment.  You will gain an understanding of the legal and ethical contexts in which the media operate and experience the commissioning process first hand.

• Media Theory Options

Students choose to specialise, focusing on two specific themes in media theory over two 6 week periods. This encourages students to reflect on the implications of such theories for their production work.

• Production 2

For this unit you will be asked to come up with a concept for an interactive media artefact, pitch the idea to your audience, and then manage and create the media artefact.  You learn how to work individually as well as within a production team and then evaluate the work you have done in a reflective manner with reference to appropriate media theories.

• Research Methods

You will be introduced to different approaches to media research methods and techniques.  This unit prepares you for your dissertation in Year 3.

• Interactive Media Project

You will work on a group project set to a brief. Topics covered include web accessibility, server-side (PHP) programming, media encoding & delivery, software master classes, pitching and presentation skills, and managing a team.

• Professional Work Placement – 4 weeks minimum

Everyone is expected to undertake a four-week minimum placement in the summer between Years 2 and 3.  The placement offers you the opportunity to put to use the skills you have learned in an industry context and make useful contacts within the industry.  Recent placement companies include: BBC Interactive TV, Sony Music, EMAP performance, and Sky Television.

from Bournemouth University Website

So I can gladly say that I will definitely have my work cut out, but will enjoy doing it at the same time !!!!!!!!!

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http://onlineservices.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/Course.aspx?course=30&school=MS&level=ug&code=BAIMP&mode=ft&page=course_content