Legacy

leg·a·cy

   [leg-uh-see]  Show IPA noun, pluralleg·a·cies.

1.

Law . a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.

2.

anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome.

3.

an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent.

4.

Obsolete . the office, function, or commission of a legate.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/legacy

You have reached a point on your journey through the Jewellery Department, where you hold valuable experience. You have worked your way up from 1st year, have explored all the various components that make up your qualification, including a taste of industry.

The experience you hold can translate into valuable information for future students and students working their way up into 3rd year. You also hold valuable feedback for the department and your lecturers.

Working in the smaller groups decide how you are going treat the information and what kind of legacy you can create from it. 

Develop a proposal (word document) of your project which you can hand in by the end of today. (19 October 4pm)

Guidelines:

• The proposal needs to contain the actual content (feedback) and describe the form your feedback will take
• discuss and establish what the information is, e.g. feedback for the department, tips and helpful suggestions for future students, both? etc.
• choose an appropriate form to convey your information

email your proposal to marksplendid@gmail.com, including return group email address for feedback

Please collect in the drawing room at 2pm for feedback

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Ethical Jewellery

Brief: Ethical Jewellery

Learning Outcomes:

• To gain awareness of ethical concerns within the Jewellery Industry
• To gain practice working in a research group
• To develop an engaging, informative social media portfolio

Task: Work in the group that you have been allocated to

• Research an area within the Jewellery Industry which exhibits ethical concerns
• Your research needs to cover:
1. A clear objective and comprehensive description of what the concern is. (e.g. the mining of gems stones in a particular area). This needs a detailed and verified account of statics and facts.
2. A 1st person account of this concern.
3. How this concern impacts socially.
4. How this impacts culturally.
• You need to research thoroughly and comprehensively. Verify facts by comparing them with a variety of reports. Include a detailed bibliography.(minimum 15)
• Collate your findings with a clear, comprehensive and objective argument.
• Make a blog specifically for this project. Include relevant images, graphs, videos etc.(all images/videos/diagrams accurately referenced). make it as informative and engaging as possible.
• Begin with an inviting introduction explaining the issue and how you are exploring it.
• End with a conclusion tying up your argument.
• Email me:
• The members in your group
• Your groups blog address
• An email address that I can submit feedback to for the group
• My email: marksplendid@gmail.com

Assessment Criteria:

• How comprehensively has the project been researched? (Have all 4 areas been covered?)
• How engaging and informative is the Blog? (What is the lay-out, use of images etc.?)
• How clear is it to follow the area of investigation/the argument presented? (Is there a balanced and objective account?). [Clear introduction and conclusion]
• How comprehensive is the bibliography? (Has there been sufficient research and accurate referencing?)

Hand-in: 8 October 8:30 am

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