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Professional Contextsan introduction.
CATS Year 2 semester 1
Make
connections
Aims
To gain experience and knowledge relevant to your future plans plus opportunities for self initiated projects
To develop your theoretical skills and knowledge within the context of professional and vocational issues
To relate your practice as a developing artist/designer to the professional contexts you might operate in when you leave college
There are 3 strands to the course
Core lectures,
Personal pathways
Workshops
Core topics
Work and Social Structures
Sustainability and Ethics
Audiences and Clients
Each can be approached theoretically, professionally and in relation to your studio practice
For each there will be a range of activities including a generalised lecture, and an opportunity to relate the topic to your specialist area or to a particular case study
Personalpathways
In addition to these general topics there will be an individual element to your submission where you set your own targets- and gain information or experience relevant to your future plans/interests
These individual targets can be as practical or as theoretical as you like
Some examples: Interviewing / shadowing a professional Documenting aspects of a live project Exploring sites through which artists/designers promote
themselves Finding out where jobs in your area are advertised and
analysing these adverts Running a workshop, doing some teaching Holding an exhibition Researching galleries that might show your work Investigating business plans – beginning to research some
aspects of business planning Learn how to write the minutes of a meeting +/or press
releases Research further into one of the set topics such as ethics
We normally suggest that you set yourself about 2 to 3 manageable targets
They should provide useful information/experience You can build on your strengths (do you like
learning through doing, researching, observing?) And address your weaknesses…….. There is nothing to stop you using, or developing
an aspect of your studio work for this
workshops
During reading week there will be a number of workshops to cover the business and vocational elements. These will be run by outside speakers
Topics include Self employment/ setting up a business CV writing Introduction to teaching Marketing and market research Marketing and promotion on the internet
The evidence you are asked to produce
Documenting, reflecting, evaluating your personal targets
An essay exploring an ethical issue related to your specialist area
Evidence of engagement with the core topics and workshop sessions
you should aim to gather your information from as many different sources as possible……
Lectures Wider course material Visiting speakers Independent research Scrounging Speaking, visiting,reading, doing………
Remember you will be given credit for the breadth and ingenuity of your research. Keep evidence of everything
Be professional and business like
On time
………..reliable
Work well with each other Use initiative
PLAN, document, EVALUATE