CW1 - 2030MAPA Professional

Practice 2
Research Dossier
All elements on this form are to be completed individually by every student and thus unique
to each submission unless otherwise explicitly stated on this form.

Enclose all relevant paperwork in the Appendices of this document (where relevant) You
may also link to your blog if relevant.

SECTION A

Identification Details

NAME:
STUDENT ID:

COVENTRY
UNIVERSITY
EMAIL:
PROJECT
TITLE:
PASSWORD (if
required)

Remember to check your link. If you are logged onto your Youtube
Channel, Wordpress account etc. the link may bring others to your
log in page. It is your responsibility to supply a correct link.

SECTION B

Introduction:
What field of Media do you want to work in and why? What has inspired you to investigate
these parts of the media what initial preparation have you done for this module?
(Approx 300 Words)
SECTION C

Primary Research

A: Evidence how you have undertaken work experience, that you have met with individuals
and talked about the work and what it entails.

Evidence the research around the professional networks and communities of practice you
have, both physical and online, that are suitable for your chosen career path. This might
include evidence that you are active on forums and/or interacting with professionals active
in the fields you are aiming towards. Reflect on how useful they are to your practice. A
contact list of professionals you have identified as being potentially useful for your future
career and that you have approached as part of your research into work experience should
be included in the appendix and referenced in this part of the dossier. (Approx 500 Words)

 If you haven’t been able to complete work experience due to Covid 19 please make
sure you complete the rest of this section and section C1.

Or: SECTION C1

Single Focus Research.

If you have been unable to complete your work experience you must evidence all attempts to
secure a placement and any arrangements that have been made so far.

Please upload any documents to a One Drive Folder Entitled “Professional Practice 2 –
2020”.

Alongside this you will need to complete extensive research into either a specific media
industry role or media company of your choice that you aspire to work for.

We will expect you to discuss the role/company, evidence research from books, articles,
websites. Pinpoint the key skills if it’s a role or the core business if it’s a company and
explain why you feel this is or could the role or company for you. (Approx 500 Words)
SECTION D

Secondary Research

Evidence how the books and articles you have read about your chosen career path have
influenced your work experience and outlook, reference anything you have watched or read
that has helped you understand your chosen path and how it has been useful to you as well
as discussing why and how they have had an influence or been useful. (Approx 300 Words)

SECTION E

Feedback and Conclusion

Draw conclusions on how your research and work experience feed into your portfolio (or
how they don’t) and how you are planning to move forward with your ambitions from this
point. Place comment/feedback by one or more professionals in your chosen career
regarding the suitability and quality of your professional portfolio (e.g. by e-mail) in the
appendix of this document. (Aprox 400 Words)

Last Thoughts

Optional. Include any further information you believe should be taken into consideration
when reviewing your submission.
REFERENCES

At Coventry University, the citation format used for documenting the sources students use in
academic assignments is The Coventry University Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style.
This is a simple system which is used internationally by scholars and researchers. The
lecturing team at the Centre for Academic Writing (CAW) have customized the various
versions of this referencing style into one user-friendly guide for use by students and staff at
Coventry. The guide also contains a glossary of key terms used in referencing.

http://www.coventry.ac.uk/study-at-coventry/student-support/academic-support/centre-for-
academic-writing/support-for-students/academic-writing-resources/cu-harvard-reference-
style-guide/

For this submission, please divide your references into the following sections:

BOOKS

JENKINS, H., FORD, S. AND GREEN, J. (2013). SPREADABLE MEDIA. 1ST ED. NEW YORK: NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY PRESS.
…

JOURNALS

JIN, D. (2015). DIGITAL CONVERGENCE OF KOREA’S WEBTOONS: TRANSMEDIA

STORYTELLING.COMMUNICATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, 1(3), PP.193-209
…

MEDIA (TV, FILMS, INTERNET etc.)

THEWEEK.COM. (2016). MR. ROBOT ISN'T A TV SHOW ANYMORE. IT'S A VIDEO GAME.. [ONLINE] AVAILABLE
AT: HTTP://THEWEEK.COM/ARTICLES/642386/MR-ROBOT-ISNT-TV-SHOW-ANYMORE-VIDEO-GAME
[ACCESSED 14 NOV. 2016].