Evaluation for induction assignment

Evaluation

When researching about piracy, I noticed that this topic is considered significantly as there are many people who are being affected by this situation, such as the artists who put in a lot of effort to produce and send off their music to the public. Overall, I think that the researching task was easy as there were many views based upon downloading music files without paying any money. This has helped me understand the thoughts and feelings people have towards this issue and how it can be resolved. Many people believe that it is acceptable to download music for free, as it would allow them to have free access to music from around the world. However, people disagree with this statement and consider that downloading free music is disrespectful towards the artists and so it should be banned.

The information that I have researched was straightforward and gave me an insight of how people react with music being downloaded for free. I have gathered my information from various articles, which allowed me to identify the different types of artists who either agree or disagree to piracy in the music industry.

When producing my magazine article on InDesign, I have developed many skills throughout the entire production. It has helped me acknowledge how to place images, edit the layout and add the title in any shape or form. InDesign has given me a clear understanding of how magazines and articles are produced. Moreover, I’ve gained knowledge of the conventions used within the magazine which refers to who the target audience is. For example, I have chosen to do a Glamour magazine; from my research, I have learnt that this particular magazine is targeted at women (or young female adults). For this reason, I have made my article appear feminine to attract that specific audience. Furthermore, I included formal language which would make it easier for women to read and have a clear understanding of the arguments for and against free downloading music.

In addition, I have created a questionnaire consisting 8 questions to help me collect feedback –from my classmates- on my finished magazine article. Some of the questions I have included are: Who do you think the target audience is for this magazine? Do you think the images are appropriate? How much would you be willing to spend on this magazine? And is there anything there is to improve this article? From the responses and opinions I have received, I have found out suggestions on ways to improve my article such as, to include page numbers to make it look more realistic. One of my other improvements was to include more pictures of the artist so the audience can recognise the artist and be drawn to the magazine.

The Web Publisher that I use to upload my work is on Blogger. This publisher gives me the opportunity to show how I worked and all my planning’s throughout this task. I have already published my magazine cover online and was easy to understand, this would enable my teacher to see my progress and give me feedback from it.

My targets that I have set for myself are: to upload all my development on Blogger, demonstrating all the work that I have produced, collect reliable information from websites which are suitable for the task, Proof read my work twice so no mistakes are found, and get the work done on time before deadlines, to insure that I do not fall behind on work. These targets would enable me to stay organised and stay on task.