I feel module 2 has so far expanded on a set of skills i have developed since the beginning of module 1. I have been able to research further into what i would base my inquiry on and have used skills developed previously in the year.
In task 4 we were asked to develop a set of questions relevant to our practice (Appendix A), i did this in 2 parts first a set of general questions about the industry then a set based on the industry in Ghana. At first i didn’t have a particular theme to follow but with more research and comments on my blog i chose to stick with researching african media and based my inquiry around it. I sent my set of questions to my aunt who is Ghana based and has worked in media (Appendix B), her insight helped me think more into my line of inquiry. I decided to inquire weather ' An accredited performing arts program would be successful in Ghanaian schools'. I then set up an open SIG ‘Arts in Ghana’ (Appendix C) . I posted on my blog that i knew my line of inquiry would limit me (Appendix D) but with more people joining my group daily i hope to continue to create discussions based on this topic.
I proposed a title for my degree award which would allow me to continue to follow my love of arts and my new found passion for TV media (Appendix E). ‘BA (Hons) Professional in Media and Arts’ allows to keep all my options open in the industry.
(Appendix F) Researching ethics and morals helped me realise how important your background is as this effects how one would would act in everyday life. There are codes of conduct in every walk of life and it is very important we follow these. There are also ethics in my inquiry i must consider to produce a truthful and moral piece of work.
The last reader for this module was based on ‘Tools of Professional Inquiry’. The first tool i used was ‘Survey Monkey’ where i created a survey posted it on my blog and to my SIG (Appendix G). I think this is the best way to gain reliable results as people have different views and will answer truthfully. Another tool i used were interviews, As i was able to ask questions in much more detail and delve deeper into questions that would aid my inquiry research (Appendix H).
This module has helped me develop my research skills and i now have a new set of skills that will benefit me in Module 3 and help develop my chosen line of inquiry.
References
Reader 4, 2012-13. Developing Lines of Professional Inquiry. Middlesex University, 2012/13, (online) http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/566/501689/BAPP_Reader_4_2012-13.pdf [accessed 2012]
Reader 5,2012-13. Professional Ethics. Middlesex University, 2012/13 (online) http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/566/501689/BAPP_Reader_4_2012-13.pdf [accessed 2012]
Reader 6, 2012-13. Tools of Professional Inquiry. Middlesex University, 2012/13 (online) http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/566/501689/BAPP_Reader_4_2012-13.pdf [accessed 2012]
Agyeman, A, 2012, Afi Agyeman Blog (online), (http://afiagyeman.blogspot.co.uk/) [accessed 6th April 2012]
