After a few weeks of readings and getting up to date on the project, I began writing some of the initial sections of the literature review component of the museum plan. Though it seems like a simple task, the first section took me most of the day to complete only the first draft (being a bit of a perfectionist comes in to play a bit here, I think!) In saying this, I have plenty of time allocated to work on it, so I would rather try and make the first drafts more well rounded and complete than patchy and merely ideas sprawled on a page.
One thing I am finding a little challenging is mastering the Harvard in-text referencing system - I am a long time user of footnotes and endnotes, so this is quite new to me! This is the preferred system of referencing for my supervisor, so I will need to do a bit of a crash course so everything is uniform in the museum plan. I'll get the hang of it eventually, I'm sure.
I plan to continue working on this first section of the lit review again tomorrow - a change of scenery, perhaps? I'm still getting used to working from home, as there is no set 'office' environment. I quite like this, though - I don't have to deal with office politics and gossip, for example and can get straight to the business end of things, so to speak. Being able to wear comfy uggs doesn't hurt either!
Hi Emily,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your lit review is coming along nicely. I am doing something similar with writing the education kits for upcoming exhibitions... and also getting used to in-text referencing!
Working from home sounds nice. I wish I could have secured an internship where I could work from home instead of working schools holidays and saturdays around my full time high school teaching. But I shouldn't complain... there are only minimal staff on saturdays so I do have a lot of quiet time (but I would love to wear uggs to 'work').
I look forward to reading more about your progress.
:) Marisa
Sounds like you are really enjoying it so far Em! I am also a long time user of footnotes and endnotes - in-text referencing sound like a hard switch.
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Sounds terrific Em! I don't get in text referencing either. Like...really don't get it! I'm stuck in my Chicago style ways!
ReplyDeleteDoing a literature review seems like it will be a really good help with your thesis literature review, as you're getting an assessment of your writing already. Are you doing your thesis this semester?
It's often tough working from home, and I know you're at home with your family so that can add a whole other set of stresses to the mix. Who wants to wash the dishes when you're knee deep in paper work? From past experience I find it's best to set yourself up with a desk facing a wall, and maybe put a to do list on the wall. Lots of people say that its good to face out the window but I find it quite distracting myself. Give yourself deadlines and plenty of breaks.