Sawsan Ahmed
Working as a group
For the Professional Development unit group I worked in the team installation and curation. I chose this team because I would like to get experience on how Curation and installation works. I wanted to get a sense of what this job involves. Everyone contributed well. I felt the group listened and communicated well. I felt I had worked well within the team because I had contributed well because. Tasks were identified in the group meetings and jobs that needed to be done were communicated with each another in the group. Our tutor helped us to identify the tasks we had to do, and also motivate us to get us thinking. This would help me in the future and get a clearer idea on what this job involves. Each of us had …show more content…
I also invigilated at the Lancaster vaults. I greeted the public as they went to see the exhibition in these vaults. In the first year I helped invidulate at the Undercoft Vault so I had some knowledge on what needs to be done. My job included keeping a tally chart on who came in through the doors and people who were leaving. For the future this may help if I get a job in a gallery. In terms of time and reliability I thought my punctuality was good, and I was always helping. I was reliable and willing to help. I was enthusiastic about the preparation of the exhibition. I helped with the cleaning such as mopping the floors and sweep the dust in the corners of the room and the small tasks that need to be done. The skills I have developed were working in a team to get everything sorted. I learned how to hang and put work up on a wall. At first I wanted to hang my work up with pins but instead used the material, Velcro. I wasn't expecting to use Velcro because I had never thought about it. Expected this would happen because some individuals have more then one work. Now I do know what will be coming on preparing the degree show. This unit has given me experience on the skills I would need in the future. This would also look great on my CV because I developed important skills. This was not expected that I would learn so many skills and gain knowledge. Next time if I approach this situation I would be more confident in working as a