Proposal for a Professional Enquiry

In the campus session  on 9^th October  we discussed our plan for going forward and how we intend to do our proposal, by asking questions and critiquing them. We also discussed the professional ethics to asking a question and what license we have to ask them.  All of these questions will result in our 3,000 word proposal.

We will also do a short incisive critical reflection of 500 words. Which will discuss our potential actions and help us to reflect and make better choices in the future. Critical reflection is important for people in practice.

During our proposal we will be asking questions to professionals, peers and members of the public if we wish but first we will have forms to fill in so that the University can see that the questions we ask are ethical, and see exactly what we are planning to do/ask.  If we are involving minors in data collecting we will have to ask the university for clearance.

We should keep a journal of observations, and not necessarily make an intervention. I will be interviewing other teachers and performers for their experiences (adults will be more reliable and authentic sources of information)

We need to work out where the knowledge is. Layer our questions and make sure our inquiry stays in line, and use questioning that teases out a greater enquiry. We need to craft questions with intent as Alan suggested that good academics ask good questions but we mustn’t forget to locate the basis of the question (why are we asking it).

We will be proposing our title (The university will set out some common ones (and if like me you are a teacher we have been advised to stick to standard recognizable titles. Our title should show our disciplinary background E.g Drama.  Our advisor will help us with this and look at our personal circumstances.

The assessment is similar to Module 1 in terms of what things are valued.