The Professional Practice module is made up of two major parts. The first is the requirement for an assortment of work experience opportunities, both inside and outside of the University. I am pleased that I managed to meet these requirements, and with a range of different forms of work experience. From this part of the module, I learnt how to contact individuals/companies and ask for experience, as well as how and where to find similar opportunities in the future. On the other hand, I found it difficult to find practical work experience near me, with internet conversations seeming to be the most effective method of getting interview opportunities and direct communication. Another drawback of contacting people is waiting for responses, which usually made my email interviews several weeks (and sometimes months) long. Though I appreciate that this cannot be helped with the busyness of many artistic careers in the modern world.
The second part of the Professional Practice module involves producing and printing several editions of an independent newspaper publication. Over the weeks, I am disappointed that not much progress was made towards this part of the module. Many parts of the newpaper's production relied on co-operation with other members of a team, which did not happen as often as needed. Near the end of the module, I was found to be abandoned by these members and was required to produce an individual publication within a short period, which could not be achieved in the time. However, I did learn how to conduct independent research on a subject, as well as how to produce a publication through this method - which could assist in my artistic career.
Overall, I am happy with the range of work experience I managed to collect, though it was difficult to obtain through traditional methods. With the newspaper, I am disappointed that team and time-management complications could not produce the finished publication, while I did learn the process of how to create it for future projects.
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