Research Practices and Critical Studies feedback..

Well firstly I got my critical studies results on Tuesday and I was so happy to get 77, I was quite shocked as I wasn’t really sure how I had done but I was really interested in the subject matter and felt I researched it quite thoroughly so I was glad it was successful. It also makes me feel a bit more reassured about my dissertation for xyear and I think I’m going to stick to the same subject of sustainability and consumerism as it really interests me. To be honest I really like writing so I did really enjoy the change in doing some more academic work as I kind of miss it from A –level English sometimes!
As for feedback the positives were:

Excellent subject knowledge
Complete response to brief and title
Well formatted bibliography
Excellent range of research
Logical clear structure

And the negatives were:
Could have considered more positive practice if had time
Proof read more
Some sections appear a little disconnected from main argument
So for the dissertation I need to make sure I proof read really thoroughly, considering more positive ethical practices and makes sure all theorists and arguments link completely and don’t become disconnected from the main argument

Research practices was a hard project time management wise as I hadn’t had as much preparation time as I would have liked in Easter as I was on the placement. However I got it all finished in the end and I think I came up with quite a strong concept and branding which I will hopefully do well on. This project has really made me think about what I want from my third year research and has given me quite a strong initial starting point. I enjoyed all the researching and creating the final line up but I found it quite tricky to produce a garment in half scale because it was just so small and fiddly! Here is some of my work for this module: