I have mixed feelings about the research progress I’ve made so far. I’m happy with the research I have done for the weekly blog posts, and have found some really insightful articles as a result. I have also done a fair amount of technical research on the skills and equipment I will need for the production of my project. That said, I am a bit discouraged by how I have managed my time thus far. I feel that I have allowed the work for my other courses take priority over my progress on my project at times. Though I have been finding articles for the blog post, I feel I could be finding more to support my research.
Like with research, my feelings about my project vision/pre-visualization process. The things I have done well have included picking my topic and form to give myself a clear direction. I have also put together a pretty clear idea of who I want to serve on my committee. That said, I have been similarly discouraged by my time management. While I have an established plan for the composition of my committee, I have not yet acted on it by reaching out to potential committee members.
I am still figuring out how my project development and academic research will address the expectation of the paper to explain the foundation of the project and analyze its success in terms of the theory used and its significance. This is something I will want to discuss with Professors Zaylea and/or Fernback and/or my committee.
For the second half of the semester, I am most excited to finalize and meet with my committee, as well as beginning the production side of my project.