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What course are you currently on, and where?
(If already completed please state institution and year of completion)
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new computers, printers etc.)
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
What industry links did your course have?
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
Any other comments?
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I will look at this later! Mariana
ReplyDeleteWhat course are you on?
ReplyDeleteFoundation Degree
What key skills do you feel you learnt?
Not much, mostly theory, bits of Photoshop and Illustrator.
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support?
Yes, only 8 in the class so the tutor was able to help when needed.
Facilities? New iMacs, Laserprinter free prints, cant complain.
Over subscribed? No, only 8 in class.
Industry links? None, odd talk from designers.
No busiess start up advice.
I feel excited but not prepared for industry, may stay on another year.
No freelance yet.
BA Degree Design
ReplyDeleteDesign Management basics, photoshop/illustrtaor/InDesign
Tutor was good although hard to get hold of
Facilities ok, not the latest versins bust satisfactory
over 35 in class
had short placements in industry, 3 months
No business startup advice
Im prepared for certain role, not overly enthusiastic about prospects in Manchester, may look at moving.
Interactive media
ReplyDeleteCS programms
Yes, kind of.
New iMacs, scnnaers, software and laser printers.
No
Working voluntary
No
Nearly
Overall the course has improved since we started.
What course are you currently on, and where?
ReplyDeleteHNC Graphic Design, Manchester College, Graduated 2009
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
Project management, essay construction, a lot about design in general
and Branding
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
Yes
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new
computers, printers etc.)
Apple Macs(suitable for the job), latest software, printers were new-ish
but not reliable
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
No way!
What industry links did your course have?
None to my knowledge
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
No
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
Yes
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
Yes
Any other comments?
Course was hard work but rewarding
1 Interactive Media Course, year one.
ReplyDelete2 Basic photoshop skills, basic illustrator, research and essay writing.
3 No
4 The latest software and some iMacs but also older Macs and PCs. Good quality printers, although there were times when they didn't work.
5 No
6 None that I am aware of at this stage
7 Not yet
8 Not yet
9 No
BA Design at Manchester Met
ReplyDeletedesign and design management
theory based, some practical.
No
New iMacs although not the latest version of software
Yes
Offers short placement opportunities, have to find your own if you want a decent one.
Yes
No
Yes
Bath spa University, graduated 2008, graphic communication, 1st class BA (Hons)
ReplyDeleteMy course was quite explorative and free form, which allowed you to develop as an individual designer, but perhaps more guidance and a set regime would have also been beneficial. Technical skills were mandatory in the first year adobe CS, photography, illustration, typography, printing. Felt as though there could have been a more structured schedule of activities in 2nd and 3rd year. It was a creative environment to study within, with some prominent and enthusiastic lecturers.
I think there could have been more preparation for going into the work place would have been useful. Its not just about being a good designer, but also a people person that can assimilate into a studio. I wold have like more one on one time with lecturers and open access to facilities.
Computer suites, creen printing, letterpress, etching, photography analogue and digital, motion graphics.
All courses are over subscribed, universities are money making institutes. You could tell which students were going to drop out of the course as did the lecturers. Facilities were stretched sometimes as a result.
Good visiting lecturer program, masterclasses with notable designers. Lecturers still working professionals and had a network of professional friends.
It offered classes in becoming self employed, and also had a business enterprise department in the university to offer advice.
Not quite, but do you ever? I left not knowing exactly what my skill set was and what I was looking for in the long term.
I currently freelance, but work is very slow, and not guaranteed.
Had I know the amount of debt I would accrue, the low wages for junior designers and long hours, I think I would have reconsidered entering this industry. A degree isn't worth a great deal. Experience, portfolio and having a face that fits is everything.
What course are you currently on, and where?
ReplyDelete(If already completed please state institution and year of completion)
Graphic Design HND at the Manchester College completed 2009
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
Creative Suite
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
Not quite
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new computers, printers etc.)
Software, Computers, Printers, Scanners
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
No
What industry links did your course have?
A couple of conference visits
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
No
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
Not quite
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
Yes
Any other comments?
What course are you currently on, and where?
ReplyDeleteLiverpool John Moores doing Fashion and Textiles.
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
A bit about screen printing, a lot more in contextual studies (art) and not much else.
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
No. Most of the tutors were not up to date with the subject matter, some were rude and not interested in students. College was much more helpful to me.
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new computers, printers etc.)
Some new Textiles equipment did arrive shortly after Id graduated! The IT suite was up to date though.
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
No.
What industry links did your course have?
Virtually none. And those that it did have were not that good or reliable.
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
It did, but then never followed through, which was shocking to me.
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
Not at all as the fashion industry does not approve of LJMU graduates based on their knowledge of the poor tutoring from this university.
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
I graduated 3 years ago and have taken on projects unsuccessfully with regards to fashion. I did however study for web design after LJMU and have had many more projects!
Any other comments?
I feel that some educational establishments over hype their courses in order to 'make up the numbers' and in doing so can hinder student lives and future careers. Too many Tutors are allowed to teach when in reality they would rather be doing something else, thus neglecting their students.
What course are you currently on, and where?
ReplyDeleteBA Design Notts Trent University
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
Usual Adobe Packages, although more theory based than practical.
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
Yes
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new computers, printers etc.)
Software, latest versions, older iMacs, new printers
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
No
What industry links did your course have?
Guest speakers, 3 in the final year, short placements
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
2 lectures
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
slightly prepared but learnt more on the job
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
I started when I was at Uni
Any other comments?
I feel its difficult to prepare students for the real world if lecturers dont know anything about it.More practical advice might have helped me.
3D Character Animation
ReplyDeleteKey skills basic animation, character animation.
Not enough differentation, or relevant units to me.
Some tutors could have done more in subject areas, we were promised additional classes which never happened, which the 1st years are now getting.
Facilities were great, all new.
The courses were not over subscribed.
We had some guest speakers at the creative conference last year.
I dont feel prepared yet for industry and will be going to University next.
No freelance projects to date.
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What course are you currently on, and where?
(If already completed please state institution and year of completion)
fashion design. university of central lancashire. currently in my 3rd year sandwich course. due to graduate university in 2011.
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
pattern cutting, experience of adobe creative suites
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
not enough support during my placement year.
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new computers, printers etc.)
mac computers, sewing machine/overlockers. didn't have enough colour printers.
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
their wasnt enough tutors in ratio to students.
What industry links did your course have?
no decent links, we were responsible for finding our own placements.
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
no
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
unsure.
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
no
Any other comments?
5 May 2010 02:47
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ReplyDeleteEdit bm said...
What course are you currently on, and where?
(If already completed please state institution and year of completion)
fashion design. university of central lancashire. currently in my 3rd year sandwich course. due to graduate university in 2011.
What key skills do you feel you learnt from your course?
pattern cutting, experience of adobe creative suites
Do you feel you received enough tuition and support on your course?
not enough support during my placement year.
What facilities did your course offer? (eg. latest software, new computers, printers etc.)
mac computers, sewing machine/overlockers. didn't have enough colour printers.
Do you feel your course was over subscribed?
their wasnt enough tutors in ratio to students.
What industry links did your course have?
no decent links, we were responsible for finding our own placements.
Did your course offer business start-up advice?
no
Do you feel prepared to enter an industry environment?
unsure.
Do you already undertake freelance projects?
no
Any other comments?
5 May 2010 02:47
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