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First Semester Presentations: Requirements

Overview

At the end of the first semester, you present the main individual project(s) you are currently working on. This presentation gives you the opportunity to reflect on your work and your studies, and to verbalize your aims and intentions (possible new lines of inquiry) in front of an audience. The emphasis is not necessarily on a finished work, but on the processes and your journey that has led you where you are right now. Show your prototypes, sketches and experiments. This mid-term presentation is intended to provide you with a structured framework to reflect on your artistic and professional development during the first semester, and to receive feedback from the team of teachers.
You send the teachers a max. 300 word document prior to your presentation. This document contains background information about your artistic processes, research topics and methods, experiments performed, thus offering a clear frame for the presentation. All students are encouraged to include two (open) questions for the teachers on subjects that you hope to get feedback on.
Please note: next to the above mentioned subjects, master students are expected to address their research question(s) and research plan explicitly, both in the document and during the presentation.

Procedure – before

You receive the draft schedule for the Semester 1 Presentations one month prior to the actual presentations. You have the opportunity to suggest a change in the schedule within two weeks after receiving the draft. The schedule is then fixed. In consultation with the production coordinator, a flow manager is assigned for each day.
Two days before to your presentation, you send the teachers your document (see Overview on the top of this page). Teachers read the text prior to your presentation.
It is advised to ask and appoint in advance one of your classmates to take notes during your presentation and the discussion afterwards.
In consultation with the production coordinator, your flow manager and your fellow students, you build up your space the night before, and / or in the morning before the presentations take place. Fifteen minutes before the first presentation starts, all works are in place and the set is ready.

Procedure – during

Each student is allotted 30 minutes: 15 minutes for your presentation and 15 minutes for questions and discussion. The situation, although an assessment, has a formative aim, meaning that the purpose is to identify and collect areas for improvement by means of feedback from the teachers (see for a more elaborate explanation: end of document).
Each day, one of the teachers takes the role of chair. The chair keeps the time, opens the discussion, and looks after a proper division of speech time. The chair keeps a keen eye on the distinction between feedback and opinion / judgements. If time allows, the chair invites fellow students to reflect on your work.
Make sure to be present the whole day, to support fellow presentees when needed and engage in each other’s presentations.

Procedure – ending

By the end of the day, teachers withdraw to compare findings and conclude on their assessment. The chair fills in the grade form, after which the outcome (pass / fail / pass with distinction + feedback) is shared with the students.
The same evening, you break down your work and, as a collective, leave the room clean and empty for the next group.
Eventually, but within two weeks after the last presentation, your coach will present a written account of the teachers’ feedback.

Assessment

The first year of your studies leads to a propaedeutic diploma, which you acquire by successfully completing all subjects and requirements of year 1. After the Semester 1 Presentation, teachers will discuss whether they think you can complete your study successfully. If they fear you are at risk of getting a negative binding study recommendation (BSR), your coach will propose a plan to improve your performance. This comes with a formal warning. If you, despite this warning, do not improve your study performance and are given a negative BSR, you will not be allowed to enroll again at the ArtScience Interfaculty.

For more information about binding study recommendation, please visit:
https://denhaagkabk.sharepoint.com/sites/StudentAdministration/SitePages/Study-progress.aspx

Assessment – Bachelor

The following competencies are assessed:
– Creative ability
– Capacity for critical reflection
– Capacity for growth and innovation
– Organisational ability
– Communicative ability
– External awareness

Assessment – Master

The presentation of master students will be assessed along the following criteria (Curriculum Handbook ArtScience 2024-2025):
– Artistic quality of concept
– Consistency of the work
– Poetic quality of the work
– Quality of execution
– Visibility of artistic identity / vision
– Ability to reflect on own process
– Awareness of context

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^{Formative evaluation is giving feedback during practice; it’s all about improvement and growth. This type of evaluation is ongoing and occurs during the learning process. It aims to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to enhance their learning.}

^{Summative evaluation, on the other hand, is like the final game of the season. It assesses the knowledge, skills, and competencies that students have gained over a period of time. This type of evaluation typically occurs at the end of a unit, term, or academic year and is used to assign grades or certify student achievement.}

^{Source: https://teachers.institute/assessment-for-learning/formative-vs-summative-evaluation-differences/ [accessed 12/05/2024]}

Second Semester Presentations: Requirements

Bachelor 1

Presentation
— Present a work that is the result of this year of study.
— Prepare to tell about your research plans for next year. Which way will you go?
— You have a maximum of 15 minutes for your presentation. There will be another 15 minutes for discussion with the teachers and other students.

Questions
— Formulate two questions about your presentation, work and position that you would like the teachers to give feedback on in the discussion time after your presentation.

Text
— Write a text of approx. 300 words in which you describe the topics of your presentation. State the topic of your research and formulate your research question.
— Submit this text by email to the teachers two days before the presentation at the latest.

Bachelor 2

Questions
— Formulate two questions about your presentation, work and position that you would like the teachers to give feedback on in the discussion time after your presentation.

Bachelor 3

Presentation
— Present a work that is the result of this year of study.
— Prepare to tell about your research plans for next year: how far have the ideas about your final exam formed? Which way will you go?
— You have a maximum of 15 minutes for your presentation. There will be another 15 minutes for discussion with the teachers and other students.

Questions
— Formulate two questions about your presentation, work and position that you would like the teachers to give feedback on in the discussion time after your presentation.

Bachelor 4

Final Exam
— Present the final work that is the outcome of your fourth year of studies. You have a maximum of 30 minutes for the presentation of this work. (If your work needs more time you should specifically request this at the latest at the moment of your Preview Exam).
— The work should stand on its own, meaning that you are not supposed to explain anything before showing the work. If the work does need explanation (i.e. instructions, contextualisation, etcetera) you should incorporate it in the work. For example as a performed action, texts on walls, a publication, and so on.
— If your work (partly) consists of published texts or other time-consuming material (for instance a book or a website) make sure this is distributed to the committee at the latest 24 hours before the exam. Please note the committee exists not only of the core teachers, but also an external committee member and possibly directors and/or observers from kabk/koncon exam committees. Consult the ArtScience coordinator beforehand if you need to distribute material.
— After the presentation there will be 5 minutes for questions and clarifications. This time is not intended for discussion.

Master 1

Presentation
— Present a work that is the result of your first year of research.
— Present the status of your research: what did you achieve, what failed, what did you discover and what changed? Give a clear outline on the continuation of your research in the second year: what do you head for, what are hurdles to take and what are unknowns? What is your planning?
— You have a maximum of 15 minutes for your presentation. There will be another 15 minutes for discussion with the teachers and other students.

Questions
— Formulate two questions about your presentation, work and position that you would like the teachers to give feedback on in the discussion time after your presentation.

Master 2

Final Exam
— Present the final work that is the outcome of your research of the past two years. You have a maximum of 30 minutes for the presentation of this work. (If your work needs more time you should specifically request this at the latest at the moment of your Preview Exam).
— The work should stand on its own, meaning that you are not supposed to explain anything before showing the work. If the work does need explanation (i.e. instructions, contextualisation, etcetera) you should incorporate it in the work. For example as a performed action, texts on walls, a publication, and so on.
— If your work (partly) consists of published texts or other time-consuming material (for instance a book or a website) make sure this is distributed to the committee at the latest 24 hours before the exam. Please note the committee exists not only of the core teachers, but also an external committee member and possibly directors and/or observers from koncon/kabk exam committees. Consult the ArtScience coordinator beforehand if you need to distribute material.
— After the presentation there will be 5 minutes for questions and clarifications. This time is not intended for discussion.