31215a - Progress challenge 04

31215a - Progress challenge 04

Reviewing your presentation

This challenge will help you to review the portfolio you have created to assist you in making improved work in the future.

Address the following points in a short report:

1.    List your original objectives for your portfolio and write a short evaluation for each regarding how successfully you believe your work answered them. You may like to put a star rating for each.

2.    Considering your answer to the previous question, list the steps you will need to take to address any of the elements you believe were less successful than you would have liked them to be.

3.    Through your experience with creating and reviewing your portfolio, write a short response proposing any systems you would like to put in place to help you identify and respond to any future opportunities for presentation challenges. Make sure this proposal is easily worked into your everyday life; consider the tables detailing your budget, workflow and timeline.

TIP: Navigate to the student forum to engage in the discussion with your peers

SELF-CHECK Submission B

Now that you have completed the Progress challenge, you may submit your work for feedback and discussion.

Instructions

• Write 300 words and complete as a PDF.
• Navigate to the self-check page to submit.

TIP: If you choose to complete each progress challenge as you work through the module, the process of completing your assessment tasks will take a lot less time.

Answer

Part A

The purpose of this presentation is to educate people on the original meaning of the swastika, before World War II.  I uploaded the presentation to both YouTube and to SlideShare (LinkedIn); and shared them to the Open Colleges Forum, to Blogger, to Pinterest and to Facebook.

I believe I have accomplished these tasks in a satisfactory and timely matter.  However, I can only glean from the numbers of Likes on Facebook, for instance, or the numbers of people who may have looked at these works via Facebook, LinkedIn or SlideShare.  This is where analytics come in handy, especially with LinkedIn.

Judging by the number of views, I do know that my presentation and the headline ‘we are all Nazis’ in the shape of a swastika are bound to attract attention from online viewers.

Part B

After accomplishing the tasks and ticking them off my list, a matter of time as to when I get feedback from others. 

One way to save waiting time is to ask people directly what they think or administer an online survey (via a Word document or through Survey Monkey).  Chances are it is a Likert Style survey, with some demographic data.  Like the analytics, this would help me figure out who is likely pay attention and to what.

31215a – Progress Challenge 04 (2) Survey – Controversial Swastika Slide Show By Colleen Sedgwick
Topic – Swastikas Just say you were looking for information on Swastikas and their meanings, and you saw this presentation.  You were asked what you thought of it, what would be your opinions of this presentation.
To what extent to you find the topic and presentation: Please choose your answer: zero = Not at all; 1-2 = A little; three = Neutral; four = sometimes; five = a lot (very much so) Mentally or intellectually, stimulating?
1.        Educational?
0		1		2		3		4		5
2.        Controversial?
0		1		2		3		4		5
3.        Offensive?
0		1		2		3		4		5
4.        Political?
0		1		2		3		4		5
Information 1.    Relevance of information to the topic at hand: Zero = not at all; to 5 = very relevant;
0		1		2		3		4		5
2.    Depth and scope of information (how much have I included): Zero = no in-depth information to 5 = a lot of in-depth information
0		1		2		3		4		5
3.    How much information can you glean from this presentation: Zero = none at all; 1-2 = a little; three = just enough; 4 = a lot; 5 = too much.
0		1		2		3		4		5
Visual elements These include text, graphics, colours, tone (light and dark), style, layout, and background.  You can choose your answers ranging from: zero = Not at all suitable; 1-2 = just a little; three =Neutral; 4-5 = very suitable. How suitable do you find the following visual elements to this topic:
1.    Graphics (e.g. Illustrations, diagrams and photographs)
0		1		2		3		4		5
2.    Colours – hues (e.g. red, yellow, blue etc); tones (light and dark);
0		1		2		3		4		5
3.    Colour schemes (full colour, monochrome/black and white, grey-scale);
0		1		2		3		4		5
4.    The background of the compositions (e.g. light or dark background, plain/patterned);
0		1		2		3		4		5
5.    Text elements (font or typeface, spacing, size, legibility/readability);
0		1		2		3		4		5
6.    Layouts (one column, two columns, three or more);
0		1		2		3		4		5
7.    Titles, subtitles Headings, and subheadings
0		1		2		3		4		5
8.    The cover (front and back covers, blurb, spine)
0		1		2		3		4		5
What are your thoughts on this idea? The next few questions are about your thoughts on the idea of this text being a publication e.g. printed, online etc. For this question: the answers range from: 0 = not at all; to 5 = very much so. How much in favour are you towards seeing this:
1.    As an online publication e.g. on a website or blog or as in e-book?
0		1		2		3		4		5
2.    Printed publication (Book, booklet, as an article in a magazine or newspaper)?
0		1		2		3		4		5
3.    As an audio book (cassette or CD), mp3 download or podcast?
0		1		2		3		4		5
4.    As a video – online (YouTube, Vimeo), mpeg4 download or vodcast, on TV, or DVD/Blue-ray?
0		1		2		3		4		5
How likely are you to read this publication? 1.    Printed publication (Book, booklet, as an article in a magazine or newspaper)? 2.    As an online publication e.g. on a website or blog or as in e-book? 3.    As an audio book (cassette or CD), mp3 download or podcast? 4.    As a video – online (YouTube, Vimeo), mpeg4 download or vodcast, on TV, or DVD/Blue-ray?
0		1		2		3		4		5
How likely are you to subscribe to this publication? 1.    In Print? 2.    Online (through social media)? 3.    Through an email newsletter?
0		1		2		3		4		5
For these questions, the answers range from: 0 = highly unlikely; 1-2 = slightly unlikely; 3 = neither likely nor unlikely; 4 = fairly likely; 5 = highly likely. How likely are you to purchase or financially support this publication? 1.    Directly – in a retail store, the markets, a charity store (like St Vincent’s de Paul).
0	1		2		3		4		5		0
2.    Online or direct mail order – through Reader’s Digest, Amazon, Shopify, Blurb, Red Bubble, or Café Press?
0		1		2		3		4		5
3.    Via a paid subscription service e.g. Patreon?
0		1		2		3		4		5
4.    Via a once-off donation through PayPal?
0		1		2		3		4		5

Part C

I believe I have worked within the time constraints (in my case, 2-3 weeks) – the only things delaying the project would be personal emergencies, health issues, and days when I would be busy at work.

 

I have also remained within the financial constraints, with the project costing me no more than my tuition costs.