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Many International Field Program participants return from their summer with the desire to continue working with their organization. This PDPM / PIA section would be for IFPers who wish to further develop their summer project as a Practicum (starting in PDPM in Fall and continuing in Spring as Practicum).
Most Practicum projects are done as a team, however in this case, we might form a team of individuals who are all working on their own IFP projects. A decision on this will be made when we see how many IFPers wish to pursue this.
The Practicum requires a client; you therefore must make sure your IFP organization approves of your continued work. You should also draft a project description that includes –
- Client organization
- Project objectives
- Project rationale
- Principle outcomes expected by client
- Primary student work activities through the next semesters
- Deliverable(s) expected
For Media and Culture students, or anyone interested in producing media content for their organization, in addition to PDPM, GPIA instructor Nerina Penzhorn is teaching her course Producing Short Form Documentaries this Fall, and has also offered in Spring to supervise any Practicum film projects that come out of the IFP. Three such Practicum teams have come out of the Rio IFP, supervised by Peter Lucas: Media Advocacy and Outreach Campaign for Mundo Real and Global Video Letters in Spring 2011 and Video Letters in Spring 2010.
If you feel you might like to participate in this section, email Mark Johnson.
