What is the Process Journal?
The term process journal is a generic term, used to refer to the method in which you choose to record your progress throughout the project. You may use any media; written, visual, audio or a combination of these, to document your project journey. This is personal, and you should use whatever method best suits your learning style.
*Warning: should you choose to use a digital platform - always ensure that you make back-ups of your work, and preferably even save your work to an online storage site such as Google Docs, Microsoft One Drive, Dropbox, or iCloud.
The process journal is similar to the visual arts or design process journal, so you may draw on that subject-specific knowledge (prior learning) for guidance.
*Warning: should you choose to use a digital platform - always ensure that you make back-ups of your work, and preferably even save your work to an online storage site such as Google Docs, Microsoft One Drive, Dropbox, or iCloud.
The process journal is similar to the visual arts or design process journal, so you may draw on that subject-specific knowledge (prior learning) for guidance.
The Process Journal is:
- used throughout the project to document your progress
- an evolving record of intents, processes, failures and accomplishments
- a place to record your initial thoughts and developments, brainstorm possible lines of inquiry, and further explore any questions which have been raised
- a place for you to record interactions with sources, e.g. teachers, supervisors, peers, family or external contributors
- a place to record your selected, annotated and/or edited research and to maintain a bibliography
- a place for storing useful information such as quotes, pictures, ideas, photographs, etc.
- a place to problem solve, and evaluate any work you have completed
- a place to reflect on your learning and formative feedback
- a reflection of you, so the format selected should support that
The Process Journal is not:
- used on a daily basis - unless you feel that it will assist you with your organization
- written up after the process is complete - you will be penalized for Criterion B (Planning) should you do this
- additional work. It is part of and supports the project
- a diary with set-by-step details of everything done
- a static document with only one format - you may any media, sketches, etc. which will support you
Here is a sample format:
You do not have to use this exact format, but it will give you an idea of what to include.
Selecting which Process Journal entries to include:
Before submitting the final project, you should carefully select evidence from your process journal to demonstrate development in all criteria.
These extracts are submitted as appendices of the report or presentation at the conclusion of the project. You should take responsibility for making the appropriate extracts available to the supervisor.
The extracts should demonstrate how you have addressed each of the objectives, or annotate extracts to highlight this information. An individual extract may include any of the formats that you used to document the process. Extracts should simply be supporting evidence of your process and will not be individually assessed.
An extract may include:
These extracts are submitted as appendices of the report or presentation at the conclusion of the project. You should take responsibility for making the appropriate extracts available to the supervisor.
The extracts should demonstrate how you have addressed each of the objectives, or annotate extracts to highlight this information. An individual extract may include any of the formats that you used to document the process. Extracts should simply be supporting evidence of your process and will not be individually assessed.
An extract may include:
- visual thinking diagrams
- bullet point lists, questionnaires, surveys
- charts, short paragraphs, notes, timelines
- annotated illustrations or research
- artifacts from inspirational visits to museums, performances, galleries
- pictures, photographs, sketches
- screenshots of a blog or website
- self and peer assessment feedback.
NOTE!
PERSONAL PROJECTS:
You should select a maximum of 10 individual extracts to represent the key developments of the project.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS:
Individuals - You should select a maximum of 10 individual extracts to represent the key developments of the project.
Groups - You should select a maximum of 15 extracts to represent the key developments of the project. REMEMBER: please include the name of the author for each extract so the supervisors can monitor individual contributions.
You should select a maximum of 10 individual extracts to represent the key developments of the project.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS:
Individuals - You should select a maximum of 10 individual extracts to represent the key developments of the project.
Groups - You should select a maximum of 15 extracts to represent the key developments of the project. REMEMBER: please include the name of the author for each extract so the supervisors can monitor individual contributions.