Presentations tomorrow!!!

Just a reminder that Gill and Hopal will be presenting their Research Projects and sharing the final part of their MAPP DTP journey with us tomorrow from 11.30am.

A room change to note:

Theses will take place in  the College Dance Studio (CG60) now NOT the Upper Forum as previously posted.

The College Dance Studio is in the main college building.  From reception head straight over towards the Costa area, our the door to the left of the counter, past the Ladies on your right, through double doors and you'll see a sign overhead for the College Dance Studio (CG60) pointing you right.

Look forward to seeing lots of you there!

Best
Helen

Finalist Presentations...

 Past and current MAPP DTP folks, you are warmly invited to...

MA Professional Practice, Dance Technique Pedagogy

Finalist Presentations

June 2^nd 2014 

The Upper Forum Studio

Middlesex University London

Schedule of the day:

11.30-12.10 Hopal Romans – Oral Presentation / Professional Artefact

Questions, comments, invited

12.20-13.00 Gillian Page – Oral Presentation / Professional Artefact

Questions, comments, invited

 Please do come and share in / support Hopal and Gill's research!

Presentation...

Great to talk to so many of you this morning, exciting to hear snippets of your journeys and really pleased to share in your questioning of dance research.

As promised, here are our presentation guidelines ahead of submission of your written papers on the 13th.

Any questions, on this or your work in general, do get in touch.

Looking forward to seeing you on June 2.

Helen

Presentation of Essays

Guidelines

Essays should be typed, 1.5 or double spaced, on one side of the paper only. 

Please justify the margins on both sides. Fonts: use Times New Roman, Arial or Garamond. 

The cover page should include; 

your name

student number

programme and year

module number and title

module tutor

full title of assignment and date written and word count.

Please do not use bold type or underlining in your essay, but italicize any foreign words as well as book titles and titles of choreographic works, plays or films. Use single quotes (‘and “double quotes” inside single quotes’).

1)            References in bibliography:

A bibliography is a list of all source material you have used, whether or not you have quoted from it. It is important to show that you have extended your knowledge by referring to other texts/works/authorities. A bibliography should be presented in alphabetical order of author’s surname. There are various ways of setting out a bibliography, but the details should always include:

Book:

Surname, Initial(s). Date of publication. Title in italics. Place of Publication: Publisher.

For example:

Ostwald, P. 1999. Vaslav Nijinsky. A Leap into Madness. London: Robson Books.

Edited book:

Surname, Initial(s). (ed.). Date of publication. Title in italics. Place: Publisher.

For example:

Carter, A. (ed.). 1998. The Routledge Dance Studies Reader. London: Routledge.

Book chapter:

Surname, Initial(s). Date. Chapter title. In Name of editor (ed.), Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, pages in book.

For example:

Carter, A. 1996. Bodies of knowledge: Dance and feminist analysis. In Patrick Campbell (ed.), Analysing performance. A critical reader. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 43-55.

Journal articles:

Surname, Initial(s). Date. Title of article. Title of journal volume (issue no.), page numbers.

For example:

Gill, R., and Pratt, A. 2008. In the Social Factory? Immaterial Labour, Precariousness and Cultural Work. Theory, Culture & Society 25(7), 1–30.

Videography / DVDs (a list of videos /DVDs you have used):

Name of choreographer. Date of work. Title of work in italics. [DVD/video, etc]. Place of distribution, distributing company.

For example:

Khan, A. and Cherkaoui, S.L. 2008. Zero Degrees [DVD]. Sadler’s Wells on Screen. Axiom Films International Limited.

Media broadcast, e.g. television programme

Title. Year. Type of media. Originator (e.g. channel). Exact date and time of broadcast.

For example:

The Culture Show. 2013. TV. BBC2. 13th March, 2200 hrs.

Live performance:

Choreographer. Year of premiere. Title in italics. Company (optional). [Location. Date seen].

For example:

Ashton, F. 1948. Cinderella. [Royal Opera House, London. 13 January 2004].

Newspaper articles:

1)    Printed:

Surname, Initial(s). Title of article. Title of newspaper, day and month of article, page number.

For example:

Rae, B. 2008. Mozart dances at Civic Theatre. The New Zealand Herald, 25 August, 11.

2)    Electronic:

Surname, Initial(s). Year of publication. Title of Article. Title of Newspaper in italics [online]. Day and month of article. Page number of article - if applicable. Available from: URL of database supplier [accessed date].

For example:

Dickson, Andrew. 2011. Immersive Theatre: It Was a Ghost in the Library with a Violin. The Guardian [online]. 4 July, 14. Available from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jul/04/immersive-theatre [accessed 2 January 2012].

Internet References

Electronic references should contain the following elements:

Surname, initial(s) of author (if known). Date. Title of document [Type of resource, i.e. Online]. Organisation responsible (optional). Available from: Title of Website [accessed date].

For example:

With author:

Cvejic, B. 2010. Xavier Le Roy: The Dissenting Choreography of One Frenchman Less. Available from:

http://www.xavierleroy.com/page.php?id=4b530eff077090c4cdd558852f04f24fb0840bae&lg=en [accessed 28 July 2013].

Without author:

BBC News. 2008. Factory gloom worst since 1980 [online]. Available from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7681569.stm [accessed 10 June 2012].

Note: Dates are not always available for web pages. If this is so use (n.d.) to represent no date so that the reader knows you have omitted this element. In the in-text quotation, please reference as follows: Cvejic, 2010 (first example); BBC News, 2008 (second example).

Students should only use internet references when no other possibility for gaining this information exists. This is sometimes the case with current dance performances or choreographers. Dance students are not allowed to use Wikipedia or quotation websites for their assignments. They frequently provide incorrect and plagiarised information or quotations taken out of context which are not a means to find relevant academic information. 

Other source material may be listed e.g. ‘Interviews’; there are no definitive guidelines for the presentation of these, but please give as much information as possible. For interviews give the name and role of person you interviewed, date and place of interview.

2)            In-text quotations

References should follow the Harvard style whereby references are cited in the text as (author, date: page) with full details in the bibliography at the end of the article. As a rule, page numbers should also be present unless the quotation refers to a very general argument or idea. Quotations of three lines or more should be indented in a separate paragraph. Please note that in-text quotations do not include the initial(s) of the author, but initial(s) should be stated in the bibliography.

Examples

Direct quotations:

- Phillips (2002: 43) noted that ‘contemporary dance in New Zealand is evolving rapidly’.         

- ‘Contemporary dance in New Zealand is evolving rapidly’ (Phillips, 2002: 43).

If author is not known:       

- This was obviously not the case before 2001 (Beating the Millenium Bug, 2003: 14)

- In Beating the Millenium Bug (2001: 14), it is claimed that this was not the case before 2001.

Secondary sources:                                                                                                          
- Smith (cited in Martin, 1991: 152) stated that one medium can be used in many different ways.                                                                                                                     
- One medium can be used in many different ways (Smith, cited in Martin, 1991: 52). 

Indirect quotations/paraphrasing a passage from a text:                                                                                                                            

- As the economy heated up, the government support for the arts cooled down (Horosko, 2002).                   

- Horosko states that as the economy heated up, the government support for the arts cooled down (2002).

When paraphrasing, you need to state the page number as if it were a direct quotation. If paraphrasing an argument that extends over several pages, you need to state this page range in full (e.g. 58-61). In the above example we can assume that this is an online source as there is no page number stated.

Drafts...

Looking forward to speaking to you all tomorrow (11am Skype), in the meantime just to offer you an alternative email to contact me on if you're trying to send me drafts of your work at the moment, as my mdx email is playing up.

Please send anything you want me to look at to:
helen.kindred@talk21.com

until further notice.

thanks!

Relevance and Value...

So I'm aware that it's very much heads down time for all of you now as you enter the last leg of your module, so keeping it brief with two words for you all, Relevance and Value.

Whilst heads are down and writing is happening keep in mind what is relevant (to you, to your area of study/research) and what is of value (to you, your profession, the university).  Try and look through the words you type on your computer at intervals and see your own reflection in the screen as a little reminder.



Helen





Dates for your diaries
Sunday May 4th - Group Skype Chat for all 11am
Tuesday May 13th - Submission of all coursework
Monday June 2nd - Finalist Presentations 11.30am-1.30pm The Upper Forum Studio, Hendon Campus, join us to support Hopal and Gillian as they share their research projects.

Mid-term check in...

A brief check-in/check-list for you all at the half-way (ish) mark through this term...

Taking this an an overview check-list but remembering you're all working to YOUR own pattern in terms of time/work/study/home balance.  Don't panic at this stage, but do talk to your advisor if you have concerns at all.  Often just talking through what's bothering you can help you to find a way through.

We are here!

 <aonthephone> - Adesola

  <helen.kindred2> - Helen

Module Ones - Compiling a list of your proposed AOLs (Areas Of Learning) following feedback on your annotated CV/Job Description.  Noticing the areas in your prior learning that you have made reference to in your CV and beginning to build a picture of yourself/your practice from this information.  Share your list with your Advisor and then draft the first AOL with guidance/feedback from us before setting off on writing the others.  Begin to collect/collate evidence to support these claims for prior learning, remembering that evidence can take many forms; maybe you have certificates from CPD courses attended, programmes from events you have organised, dvd of your choreographic or performance work?

Module Twos -  Thinking about and noting what you are reading to begin to form your draft literature review.  Noticing patterns emerging in your line of inquiry, beginning to sketch out your proposal for your research inquiry.

Module Threes - Research underway, keeping those questions coming, allowing space for more to emerge, checking in with your advisor when you need to.

ALL - continuing to share and support each other via your blogs, keep breathing, keep going!!

Join each other Sunday April 6, 11am for our next Group Skype.

Remember you can arrange a one-to-one with your advisor at any time also

With all good wishes,

Helen

Grade waiting...

Apologies for the delay in you all getting your grades through on UniHub from your previous module.  Just to let you know the delay is for all, no-one has been forgotten!  There some discussions still taking place between the External Examiners and the Institute for Work Based Learning at Middlesex.

I hope this will be resolved this week and Grades published very soon after.

Thanks for your patience!

Helen