Week 3.

Week 3.

Assignment 2

Today, Wednesday 5th December, in our Critical Thinking lecture we were set our second and quite possibly final assignment for the module; a 2000 word essay on all that we have learnt over the first semester, due in for the 19th December.

This leaves 2 weeks in which to write a piece of reflective and critical values. To be able to do this I need to analyse all that I have learnt since the first week in September, and put it into some form of structure which can then be marked by my lecturer Tony. Overall I feel that the essay is not a fully daunting prospect as I have already made vast inroads into it by want of my previous blog entries, being as they are over 500 words. I learnt today that the word count was approximately 200-300 words per entry, and I feel that although I missed out the point here, I have written enough of value to underlie that misdemeanour.

The two weeks in which to do the essay will be spent correlating and collecting data from not only my previous blog entries, but also from the upcoming lectures and other internet sources and books. Referencing is once again to be used and I feel that in order to create a high quality essay that will fulfil my goal of (hopefully) a first, I will need to use a range of different sources, as well as highlight the way in which I have been able to appraise critically not only my confidence in what I have produced, but also to evaluate the difference in my skillset from the first week of University and the present, for I know that I have improved many aspects of my journalistic repertoire greatly, from interview techniques to writing style.

Monday Morning's Cancelled

I woke this Monday morning with the same sense of dread that I think many other students faced. It’s a Monday. Mondays a rubbish...blah blah blah. However, the usual source of boredom from my Monday, the lecture with Robert Charters, which I try my upmost to try and make an interest of, has been immediately cancelled for the remainder of the semester.

The reasoning behind the change was the fact that 'we should now have the time to finish and submit the workload'. This to most people I know means a lie in on a Monday morning and something which should not be passed up. However, I feel that those who are most excited about the lie in are the ones who do not regularly show up to any lectures, let alone Robert Charters'.

The work for Charters is not difficult, and I have only 2 tasks to complete. Even if he feels that 'Us Journalists' do not care for his course, (I have to agree that many don't) I feel that the opportunity which he gave us to learn new skills and broaden our views to not only print journalism but also photo and film as well was one that I am glad I took up. The quality of my work for his course may be lower than I would have liked due to the unclear guidance given to us, as well as a lack of motivation at times due to the mendacity of it, however, I am confident that I will have done enough to pass the course and continue with 'true' journalism studies.

Off To Write An Essay

That’s all from me folks, I am off to make a start to the 2000 words whilst (see Tony it is used!) Tony's words are still fresh in my mind. The next update will hopefully be filled with success at a finished essay, as well as a view that I am proud of the work that has been put into my portfolio update. Let’s see what the week brings.

Thanks for reading and see you on the next one,

Jon