Exercise 1:
What do you want / need from the course unit? At HE Level 4, the course unit aims to introduce some of the main ideas and practices of your creative discipline, and for you to begin to explore how you can creatively and critically respond to these. Level 1 is very much about exploration, so it’s a good starting point to consider what you might want or need to explore. To help you think about this, consider what you want and what you might need from the course unit? For example, whether there are areas you are keen to explore for the first time, gaps in your knowledge you would like to develop, areas you would like to expand, or study skills you would like to brush up on.
Write a short paragraph or around 5 bullet points identifying what you want and what you might need from the course unit. To help support your learning it’s also useful for your tutor to get a sense of your own creative background, your expectations of the course unit, motivations for this level of study, and any other information you‘d like to share. Write a short paragraph or 5 bullet points summarising what you’re bringing to the course unit.
Tip: Sharing your needs Exercise 1 may be a good opportunity to consider any personal or health issues that might impact on your ability to study. Contact Learner Support to make them aware, and to access guidance and support: [learnersupport@oca.ac.uk]
This is a difficult thing to quantify; what do I want / need from this course. My initial thoughts are:
- I need to finish and pass this course, so that I can continue on to the next levels.
- I want to improve my confidence especially around approaching strangers to make portraits.
- I want to approach this in a more organised way.
- I want to embrace my love of editing as an integral part of photomaking
- I want to get better at referencing my reading and research.
- I want to work at doing more reading from reference books and critically reviewing them.
