OK, I’ve got a few problems with Unit 2 of the PGC. Why is it being run over the Summer?
We’ve come to the end of a busy academic year; made it through assessments, delivering the degree show, graduation and then two shows in London. On top of running a design studio, I have to admit to feeling pretty exhausted. But the main problem is that there are no students to ask to participate in a workshop: they’ve gone home for the summer. The ideal candidates are students in year one and two of the graphic design and graphic communication courses. The results would add meaning to my research report.
I had a remedy. Let’s recruit students from sixth form or college who feed applicants to higher education. But I’ve come up against the problem of gaining permissions, and I haven’t the patience to go through the hoops of approval.
I had another remedy. Let’s build the workshop online, individual students could take the workshop from home and sign their content form online. But the problem is that I’m running out of time.
Tina, my PGC course leader has said that the workshop could work as a proposal. I think that may have to be the way forward now.
On a positive note, the online workshop, built by my web developer Tom Hedley is looking great. Onwards.
Photo: Swedish design studio (and band) SNASK attempt to cheer us up at Typo Circle, 30.06.16 (post referendum blues)