Supervisory Meeting No #2 (year 1) 23rd October 2018

I decided to document each meeting, both to give a succinct summary of what I've completed since the last meeting, plus an overview of what I have planned for the next few months (OPD sessions) and what immediate next steps to take. Each next phase will hopefully become clear in this 'venture into the unknown'!
Fraser described the unpacking of the PhD proposal as similar to a Russian Doll.

Supervisory Document No:1

Andrea McSwan PhD Research Year 1

Light for the Blind: Exploring 3D Animation and Immersive Digital Film, to Represent the Perceptual-Experiences of the Blind

Supervisor Meetings:

Date: 23^rd September 2018

Meeting no: 2

Present: Phillip Vaughan (1^st) Fraser Bruce (2^nd) Andrea McSwan (Student)

Tasks set and completed since last meeting: (26^th September 2018)

·         Sent Proposal to Phil and Fraser

·         ORCID: 0000-0002-3858-8714

·         Blog: https://andreamcswan-phd-lightfortheblind.blogspot.com

·         Katie Brown upgrade

·         Connected with Sara Nevay and discussed EAD

·         Downloaded PhD theses from the British Library

·         Read MSc thesis from DJCAD. Richard Andrew Fuller: Animation and Design

·         Reading Joanna Choukeir’s PhD practice led thesis Youth in Lebanon: Using collaborative and interdisciplinary communication design methods to improve social integration in post-conflict societies  

OPD Training and Teaching

·         Ethical Research: Research Integrity Training resource. Quiz 1- 6 completed and passed.

·         Welcome to Researchers at UoD

·         Teaching MSc Animation & VFX and Undergraduate VFX module

·         LTHE sessions 2 & 3

Events

·         Tayside Deaf Hub Play -  The Arrival

·         Film – First Man

·         Neon Festival of the Future - Animation and Digital Design workshop. Motion Capture, Smart Suits

Planned:

OPD courses booked

·         Advanced Excel OPD 24^th October

·         Mandatory OPD:  Responsible and Ethical Practice in Research and Publication. 25th October

·         Mandatory LTHE Session 4  31^st October

·         The Complete Researcher Launchpad (Year 1) OPD 6^th November

·         Getting Started with the Literature Review OPD – 3^rd December

·         Illustrator OPD – 8^th January

·         Mandatory LTHE Session 1 (missed first time) 23^rd January

·         Unconscious Bias – 1^st March

·         Preparing for your Thesis Monitoring Committee – 5^th March

·         Infographics, Data Visualisation, Animation – New ways to illustrate your research – 27^th March

·         Promoting yourself and your research – 29^th March

·         Creating Your Thesis in Microsoft Word – 23^rd April

·         Introduction to Public Engagement – 22^nd May

·         Innovation and Design Thinking for Your Research – 24^th May

Meetings

·         Research Committee Meeting – PhD rep – 31^st October

·         Meeting scheduled with Caroline Erolin (3^rd) 2pm 21^st November

·         Research Committee Meeting – PhD rep – 1^st May

Events

·         Research Away Day – Invitation to present 5 slides on research and future plans. Malmaison 29^th October

·         Save the date – Fraser Bruce and Callum Colvin

·         EAD Conference – 9 – 11^th April

 To be discussed:

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·         Dialogue in the Dark – Permanent exhibition to attend in Europe. Is there any funding available?

·         EAD – is there any funding to attend? Approx £495 Or just attending for the PhD element to connect?

·         Approach Blind Societies to volunteer – best way to approach this? Informal, or formal with ethics approval?

Next Steps…

• Check for UK and global projects, organisations and creative initiatives within the realm of blindness
• Research and establish how the blind population sit within the community and map the demographic
• Research blind photographers and film makers
• What design/film/visual fields are relevant to my research. What field is my research in and therefore, where does it fit within that?
• What creative inclusive practice has been undertaken around the world, regarding blindness? (e.g Dialogue in the Dark)
• Explorations design method. Map of the world. Map of UK. Map of Scotland. Map of Dundee?

Notes…