Useful video guide:
Also:
Harvard Referencing - A quick guide (LINK)
And...
CITE THIS FOR ME (LINK)
Friday, 23 March 2018
Monday, 19 March 2018
WHAT IS AN E.P.?
Since most of you are recording E.P.s for your Final Major Project, this might be useful.
HERE
Since most of you are recording E.P.s for your Final Major Project, this might be useful.
HERE
UAL Exemplification Matrix
Fail
Work submitted fails to meet one or more of the assessment criteria and is of a poor standard |
Pass
Work submitted meets all of the assessment criteria and is of a satisfactory standard |
Merit
Work submitted meets all assessment criteria and is of a high standard |
Distinction
Work submitted meets all assessment criteria and is of a very high standard | |
Context
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Limited understanding of subject context, lacking clarity in aims and purpose.
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Understanding of subject context used appropriately to make judgments, describe aims and clarify purpose.
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Good understanding and knowledge of subject context used to make sound judgments, articulate ambitions and clarify purpose.
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Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of subject context used to communicate complex concepts, articulate ambitions and clarify purpose.
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Research
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Little or no evidence presented or information does not relate sufficiently to task.
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Sufficient relevant information has been gathered, documented and used in the development of ideas.
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Thorough and sustained research and investigation of relevant sources, interpretation and synthesis of information used to inform, support and develop ideas.
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Independently identified, thorough and sustained research and investigation of a range of relevant sources, insightful interpretation and synthesis of information used to inform, support and develop ideas.
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Practical skills
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Limited range of processes demonstrated, judgement and execution of techniques is poor.
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Adequate range of processes, skills and knowledge demonstrated. Competent execution and application of techniques used to develop ideas.
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Consistent and appropriate processes, skills and knowledge applied to extend enquiry and develop creative solutions.
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In depth understanding and aesthetic awareness, imaginative and flexible processes, skills and knowledge applied in extensive enquiry to develop creative solutions.
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Evaluation and reflection
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Insufficient evidence of ongoing evaluation, lack of or only basic analysis and little or no justification for ideas.
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Clearly communicated evidence of valid evaluation and realistic analysis independently used to inform and develop ideas.
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Effective communication of analysis and interpretation, independent synthesis of information and application of reasoned decision making to inform development of ideas.
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Accomplished and professional communication of perceptive analysis and interpretation, demonstrating clarity and sophistication in thinking and maturity in decision making to progress ideas.
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UAL TIMELINE
Date
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Week Title
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Topic
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5th March
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Week 1
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The Proposal
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12th March
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Week 2
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How to research
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19th March
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Week 3
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Harvard Referencing
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26th March
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Week 4
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Literature Review [Week ends on Thursday 29th March]
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Spring Break
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16th April
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Week 5
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Case study 1 [Monday 16thApril = no classes]
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23rd April
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Week 6
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Mid-point Presentation
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30th April
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Week 7
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Case Study 2
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7th May
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Week 8
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[Monday 7th May = no classes]
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14th May
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Week 9
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Run through performances
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21st May
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Week 10
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Gig week
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28th May
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Week 11
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Deadline for written work – Tuesday 29th May.
[Monday 28th May = no classes]
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Friday, 16 March 2018
Unit 8 Evaluation
You need to write a blog post evaluating how successful you feel you have been in actively supporting your own progression. Things to think about are how many courses you looked at and applied for, how many new skills you developed over the year, how well you prepared for auditions etc.
Please label this 'unit 8'
Please label this 'unit 8'
Demos
How do you let people know about your music before you have a release? What if you have a varied sound? What does demo mean?
Demo
~n
A recording made to demonstrate the capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording:'We recorded a three-song demo'
It used to be that bands/artists would record a few tracks on a tape or CD, duplicate them themselves and then send them off to magazines, promoters and record labels in the hope that their s would get listened to and they'd get a review/gig/record deal. You'd also make a rough demo of new songs for your label so they could see what the album might be like and that the producer would have a reference to go from.
Then technology advanced, the internet arrived and most people had (or had access to) computers. MySpace came along and you could upload 4 songs as mp3s, add some photos and collect 'friends'. You could even send a link to your MySpace in an email - how radical!
Physical demos were still used, although tapes were now obsolete (I bet some hipsters love them but they'd be hard pushed to find anyone with a tape player!) Briefly, USB sticks were used to send files over. the problem was, although you could add files of photos and bios etc, they were small so you had to compress the music a lot and hardly fit anything on there.
There was even a phase of using tiny CDs that fitted into the middle section of a CD drawer - if you tried to put one of those into a mac CD drive, you'd never get it out again!
Things got simple again and soundcloud/mixcloud made life easy for musicians. With SoundCloud, you can upload tracks, set privacy settings (do you really want the whole world to hear your rough versions?!) and share links wherever you like. And with MixCloud, you can upload longer tracks; ideal for DJs trying to get work.
Facebook allows you to make an artist page with a music player although you might not want to have demo's up there as it's such a public forum.
But where is the first place you'd look now if you wanted to find to more about an act? And do you have the attention span needed to sit and listen to just music with no visuals?!
YouTube trailers - linking into film terminology since music has become more multimedia. More and more people are making a 'trailer' of their music, with moving image, showing a much broader 'demo' of what they do, partly because music is so much more than just music these days. If you are working on a project but don't have anything fully finished, you can mash up your files to make a trailer of what kind of sounds might be expected, and a trailer for an album also works as a very effective marketing tool before any full singles have been released.
How much does it all cost? these days, it shouldn't really cost you anything - you don't even need to buy blank CDs!
Collaborate- double exposure if you have a film making friend as they can use your demo and part of their showreel.
Free stock footage
Useful stop-motion software for iPhone
TASK: How can you 'Demo' your music? Create a plan on your blog
For you Unit 8 assignment, you need to find 3 ways to present yourself and your work. So far we have looked at applications/interviews, creative CVs and now demos. Please ensure that you have started work on this....we only have one more to look at.
Demo
~n
A recording made to demonstrate the capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording:'We recorded a three-song demo'
It used to be that bands/artists would record a few tracks on a tape or CD, duplicate them themselves and then send them off to magazines, promoters and record labels in the hope that their s would get listened to and they'd get a review/gig/record deal. You'd also make a rough demo of new songs for your label so they could see what the album might be like and that the producer would have a reference to go from.
Then technology advanced, the internet arrived and most people had (or had access to) computers. MySpace came along and you could upload 4 songs as mp3s, add some photos and collect 'friends'. You could even send a link to your MySpace in an email - how radical!
Physical demos were still used, although tapes were now obsolete (I bet some hipsters love them but they'd be hard pushed to find anyone with a tape player!) Briefly, USB sticks were used to send files over. the problem was, although you could add files of photos and bios etc, they were small so you had to compress the music a lot and hardly fit anything on there.
There was even a phase of using tiny CDs that fitted into the middle section of a CD drawer - if you tried to put one of those into a mac CD drive, you'd never get it out again!
Things got simple again and soundcloud/mixcloud made life easy for musicians. With SoundCloud, you can upload tracks, set privacy settings (do you really want the whole world to hear your rough versions?!) and share links wherever you like. And with MixCloud, you can upload longer tracks; ideal for DJs trying to get work.
Facebook allows you to make an artist page with a music player although you might not want to have demo's up there as it's such a public forum.
But where is the first place you'd look now if you wanted to find to more about an act? And do you have the attention span needed to sit and listen to just music with no visuals?!
YouTube trailers - linking into film terminology since music has become more multimedia. More and more people are making a 'trailer' of their music, with moving image, showing a much broader 'demo' of what they do, partly because music is so much more than just music these days. If you are working on a project but don't have anything fully finished, you can mash up your files to make a trailer of what kind of sounds might be expected, and a trailer for an album also works as a very effective marketing tool before any full singles have been released.
How much does it all cost? these days, it shouldn't really cost you anything - you don't even need to buy blank CDs!
Collaborate- double exposure if you have a film making friend as they can use your demo and part of their showreel.
Free stock footage
Useful stop-motion software for iPhone
TASK: How can you 'Demo' your music? Create a plan on your blog
For you Unit 8 assignment, you need to find 3 ways to present yourself and your work. So far we have looked at applications/interviews, creative CVs and now demos. Please ensure that you have started work on this....we only have one more to look at.
Creative CVs
This DOCUMENT is really helpful and full of ideas for designing a creative CV that will show you at your best.
This ARTICLE also has some great templates
Examples of musicians' CVs -
http://benwoollacott.com/
http://www.chanvox.com/
http://chloeherington.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.zelfiredrums.com/
TASK: Create a suitable CV for you to use in real life, either as a musician or for a part-time job.
This ARTICLE also has some great templates
Examples of musicians' CVs -
http://benwoollacott.com/
http://www.chanvox.com/
http://chloeherington.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.zelfiredrums.com/
TASK: Create a suitable CV for you to use in real life, either as a musician or for a part-time job.
Drafting your CV
Please use the following bullet points to draft your CV. You can then format it to make it look all swish for your assignment/applying for jobs.
CONTACT:
name
phone/email
[no need for address or date of birth]
STATEMENT:
A short paragraph about yourself - this is the bit where you get their interest so that they continue reading. If you find it difficult writing about yourself in this way, ask someone to write it for you!
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
If you have good grades, write them, if not, don't. Skills can be just as important as qualifications so make sure you list them all i.e PC/Mac use, Logic X & 9, Photoshop, (using different software shows that you can learn quickly and adapt), driving license, speaking other languages.....
EXPERIENCE:
All all paid and unpaid jobs, work experience, volunteering, projects you've been involved in, shows you've done....just because it wasn't paid doesn't mean it wasn't experience.
For each of these, say what/where/when it was and the responsibilities you had and the skills you gained.
INTERESTS:
Interesting interests, not typical things like socialising, reading blah blah.
CONTACT:
name
phone/email
[no need for address or date of birth]
STATEMENT:
A short paragraph about yourself - this is the bit where you get their interest so that they continue reading. If you find it difficult writing about yourself in this way, ask someone to write it for you!
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
If you have good grades, write them, if not, don't. Skills can be just as important as qualifications so make sure you list them all i.e PC/Mac use, Logic X & 9, Photoshop, (using different software shows that you can learn quickly and adapt), driving license, speaking other languages.....
EXPERIENCE:
All all paid and unpaid jobs, work experience, volunteering, projects you've been involved in, shows you've done....just because it wasn't paid doesn't mean it wasn't experience.
For each of these, say what/where/when it was and the responsibilities you had and the skills you gained.
INTERESTS:
Interesting interests, not typical things like socialising, reading blah blah.
Musical Skills
Which of the following can you already demonstrate?
How can you develop the skills you still need?
* these are the skills that were identified by those that were here as needing to be developed by people.
Ways you can develop these skills are:
PRODUCTION
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YES?
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PERFORMANCE
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YES?
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LogicPro 9
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Notes on a keyboard
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LogicPro X
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Performance experience
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Logic shortcuts
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Learning something ‘by ear’
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How to record audio
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Reading music notation
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Which microphone for what job
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Writing music notation
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Mixing Skills
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Coming up with harmonies
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Making a ‘beat’
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Writing lyrics
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Programming Drums
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Reading/writing chord charts
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Apple Loops
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Key signatures
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Advanced editing techniques such as flextime, flexpitch etc
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Time signatures (other than 4/4)
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Collaboration
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Collaboration
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Creating a Logic score
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Do you have more or less for the course you plan to apply for?
* these are the skills that were identified by those that were here as needing to be developed by people.
Ways you can develop these skills are:
- Practice!!!! Book access time and practice.
- Use your ears - listen to what sounds right and work out why.
- Make use of your classes - we are here to teach you so if you want to know more then just ask.
- There are loads and loads of really useful books about microphones, mixing etc that are available to you. Just ask. Soon they will be in the rehearsal room corridor for people to access. Also ask Grant as he's an expert in these things.
- Ask your classmates - you all know different things at different levels - learn from each other.
- Go to The Roundhouse
- Make friends with 2nd year production - they have studio access and may be willing to let you sit in on a session so you can see how they work.
Transferable Skills
There is a difference between 'transferable' and 'musical' skills. Musical skills are skills that you need specifically for music i.e using LogicPro, knowing the note names on a keyboard etc. Musical skills are not going be useful in non-musical jobs/courses. Transferable skills are skills that are useful to many jobs and situations such as time management, collaboration skills and being a confident leader.
Here are some ideas:
Here are some ideas:
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| Examples of transferable skills
TASK: copy and paste the following and complete it, using the paper version you used in class. Please label this 'unit' 8 as it is task 2 of the brief.
Transferable Skills Audit
Read through these statements and tick YES or NO in the relevant columns. Please answer for each statement. You can then see skills that you may want to develop and you can update this audit later in the year. There is space at the bottom for you to add any other skills you have that are not listed. If you are stuck for ideas, see the ‘wordle’!
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Thursday, 15 March 2018
2nd year tick sheet
These are the tasks the MUST be completed in full before you can start your graded EXP. the deadline for the EXP is June 1st.
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UNIT
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PERFORMANCE
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PRODUCTION
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9
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Solo Performance Technique workshops CH
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Live production equipment reviews CH
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Harrison Gig performance CH
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Harrison/theatre live sound CH/GL
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Evaluation of gig CH
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Evaluation of sound CH
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Styles Project KM
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Studio Demo FH
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Career Plan CH
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Career Plan CH
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Mega Mic Mashup GL
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Midi to maxi FH
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Portfolio CH/FH
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Portfolio CH/FH
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10
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UCAS/Apprenticeship/job application CH
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UCAS/Apprenticeship/job application CH
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Personal/Artist statement CH
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Personal/Artist statement CH
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Progression activities CH
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Progression activities CH
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Communication in Industry CH
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Communication in Industry CH
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11
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Ethnography KM
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Ethnography KM
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Dissertation KM
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Dissertation KM
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Funding Application CH
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Funding Application CH
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Support & promotion KM
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