Becky's BA Professional Practice Blog

Hello! I am just writing a quick post for anyone that was unable to attended last nights Skype discussion. Something that I really took away from the call is how to deal with the feeling of being a bit lost when it comes to starting a new Module. There were a few of us on the call who all agreed that after a bit of time off we were finding it slightly hard to get back on our feet. We came up with some techniques to try and combat this which included refreshing yourself by reading over your Module Two work (including the MORE form) and not being afraid that you feel a bit lost. It's better to keep ploughing through, asking yourself deeper questions and jotting down everything as you go along. Then hopefully, everything should click into place! Please feel free to comment below! Becky x

Just a really quick post! I was finding it really difficult to know where to begin when it came to carrying out my inquiry. I felt I had planned so much and still felt slightly lost so I decided to get looking into what is already out there on my inquiry topic to refresh my memory. Today I began my literature review for my module three research report essay. I am currently exploring the different perspectives on my inquiry title which is: "How can a dancers nutrition impact and effect injury?". I have been looking into two well known dance nutrition authors Zerlina Mastin and Emily Harrison as well as researching some of the articles on The International Association of Dance Medicine and Science website. I was wondering how other module three students are getting on with their work and how they have made a start on their inquiry? Feel free to comment below. Becky x

Hi Everyone! I hope the first week back is going well for you all. Today I read through the Module 3 handbook again, made notes and annotated it. I found this really useful and now have some conscice notes on what to remeber during the stages of my inquiry. Something that I have found a bit daunting is the data collection and analysis side of things so wanted to share some really useful notes and tips that I discovered with you all. Data Collection: The idea is not to find an 'answer' but to find more questions and dig deeper. How does literature, art, books, resources offer something? Challange your way of thinking! Consider the many different views and perspectives. How do these views differ from yours and others? 'Clews' -This is the concept of interweaving ideas. Not just taking the straight road route from A to B but stopping along the way and exploring all of the ideas. -Weave through different ideas and perspectives.  'Connectivity' -The ...

Hello! I hope you all had a lovely summer. I can't believe I am going into my final Module in BAPP but I am ready to get stuck into my inquiry research this week. It was really useful to receive my feedback from Helen about how I can be improving my work going forward. I wanted to share my main aim this term: Trying to work on adding more depth and discussion in my literature reviews by relating quotes and showing their relevance to map my field of inquiry. Best Wishes, Becky

Hello! I thought i'd share some of the things discussed in todays 12pm Skype call for those that couldn't make it. The Skype call focus was thinking of methods of data collection other than the use of interviews. This is something that has really helped me as my plan was to focus on interviewing other dancers. I am now going to look into using information that is already known and utilise the wheel that is already out there rather than trying to recreate it. I am planning to interview some dance nutritionists and also using literatures on my inquiry topic as a method of data collection. We also discussed the differences between qualitative and quantitive data and touched on the ethics behind interviewing including leading questions and wasting time by asking questions you already know the answers to! Becky x

Hello! I thought I'd share an update on where I am at with Module 2. My chosen inquiry title is 'How nutrition impacts a dancer's performance'. I understand that this title is quite broad for now and that has been worrying me over the past few weeks. I spoke to my tutor about this and she has reminded me that we are going through a journey and that you will discover and find out more along the way which may lead your title to change slightly, maybe making it more specific. For now I am working on my literature review and opening of my essay. I'd be interested to hear where everyone else is at with their work and how their ideas are coming along? Becky x

Hello! On Friday I attended the 5pm Module 2 based Skype call with Adesola and thought I would share a key point, which I have really benefited from, for anyone that was unable to attend. Recently I have been brainstorming some ideas for my inquiry but have not managed to find something that I am really happy with. Adesola shared a great tip with us...to read through our work from Module 1 (especially the diagram) to find an area within it that you would like to research further and gain a better understanding on. This exercise has really helped me to get closer to my inquiry title and would highly recommend others doing this if they are feeling a little stuck too. Soon I hope to share more about my inquiry title. Becky