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Professional artefact for arts managers and aspiring arts managers.

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Information from my professional inquiry

Tasks performed by six interviewed individuals who work in arts organisations:

• Public sector organisation: Dance clubs, registers monitoring students attendance, chorographical assignments and performance routines resulting in an end of year performance.

• Volunteer sector organisation: annual written reports, newsletters, grants, action plans, meetings and various projects that benefit the organisation and youth.

• Private sector organisation: designing flyers, posters, newsletters and website. Admin work and events management resulting in events, lessons and workshops. 

Tasks I perform as a professional performing arts teacher

•  Lesson planning, register taking, monitoring students, writing end of term reports, teaching dance class and organising choreography for dance shows.

Some of the tasks that I perform in my professional practice are similar to the tasks performed in the three organisations. My professional inquiry has made me aware that I may need to learn new skills enabling me to apply for grants.

Creating a professional artefact has allowed me to develop my skills using Microsoft Excel when creating bar charts and grafts to represent statistics.

Creating slides for my oral presentation has allowed me to develop my Microsoft PowerPoint skills. I also believe that my oral presentation will give me the experience of presenting my work to a group of people. This is a skill that I can use when conducting meetings.

Where I am in the process of my inquiry (Entry 3)

 Professional Artefact

My artefact has emerged from the information that has been produced as a result of my inquiry. I have started to work on it and am really excited about the end product. When speaking to my student adviser P.Nottingham about my artefact, she mentioned that this task really allowed me to be creative.

I am creating a booklet to advise arts organisations how they can use delegation to promote productivity. Knowledge from prior module on ethical code of conduct will be applied. The skills that will be fostered in this booklet are the ability to compile information to benefit workers and the experience of skills gained from creating a booklet. This booklet benefits arts managers wishing to delegate and their subordinates. The self-benefit for me is that I will have tangible evidence that I can later use to market myself as an arts manager.

The format will be an A5 booklet using photos, charts, statistics and data gathered during inquiry. I have been researching various booklets, looking at how they present text, data and images and whom is the information geared at. My booklet is for arts organisations therefore the layout I use can be colourful and artistic as a pose to overly formal.

I am still in the construction stage, so the information provided is subject to change.

Title: Delegation for success.

Brief: How to use delegation to promote productivity in an arts organisation.

Chapters

• The need for delegation
• What good delegation can achieve
• Examples of bad delegation
• Examples of good delegation

 Knowledge from inquiry that will be imputed:

• A manager should be patient when delegating.
• A manager should attempt to communicate well and be open to answering questions.
• A manager should be able to provide the tools for their subordinates to delegate or know where to direct them.
• A manager should not condemn their subordinate for making a mistake.
• A manager should be responsible for delegated task.
• A manager should set a clear time frame and provide objectives.
• A manger should not see the failure of a task as a negative, but rather an opportunity for learning.
• A manager should monitor their subordinate but let the subordinate know it’s in a supportive nature rather than a lack of trust.
• A manager should adopt a participative style of delegation, as it appears to be the best way for subordinates to feel better a measure of control and undertake tasks in arts organisation.
• A manager should assess their subordinates strengths and weakness before delegating a task.
• A manager should empower their subordinate.

Where I am in the process of my inquiry (Entry 2)

14/11/11

Gathering data for my inquiry was a useful learning process. I discovered that by explaining my topic to N.McGowan, N.Less, P.Nottingham and M.Iles in a group discussion at campus sessions allowed me to analyse the choices being made about conducting my inquiry.  Students were able to ask me questions regarding my inquiry and offer their opinions based on their experiences. This process was valuable as it offered me different perspectives from my own.

Individuals on BAPP directed me to information that related to my inquiry which proved to be of great assistance. When researching data, there seemed to be vast amounts about how to delegate in an organisation, but very little about delegation specifically in the arts sector. This was the primary reason why I chose my inquiry topic. I was aware that it would benefit me and others within the arts.

The strategy I used for acquiring secondary data was surfing Google search bar. I searched online archives of arts organisations, web sites and arts related newspapers and journals.  I also had access to Middlesex university library and online library facilities.  Another tool I used to gain data for my inquiry was an interview process.

The availability of individuals involved in the interview process resulted in my inquiry slowing down momentum. It was a challenge coordinating a time for some of the participants to be interviewed due to the hectic nature of their job. Prior to the interview I was aware of this and put the contingency measure of informing two additional individuals that they may be required for my investigation.

In my inquiry I wanted to compare, contrast and validate results from a team of two individuals (manager and their subordinate) from a private, public and volunteer arts sector. When creating a contingency plan there was a scenario that I was unprepared for. One was that possibility that if a manager was unavailable, I may have had to find another manager AND their subordinate from a different organisation within in their specific sector to interview. Fortunately I did not have to resort to a contingency plan.

When conducting one-on-one interviews, candidates were privy to viewing the questions that I was going to ask prior to interview. This proved to be useful as it gave them a longer period to formulate their opinions.  If conducting interviews again I would prefer to do them all in person as I had to re start two interviews conducted via web cam due to bad audio and Internet connection cutting out. I also believe that in person an interviewer can build a relationship with their interviewee, making the interviewee feel more comfortable enabling a free flow of information.

On reflection if given more time, another inquiry tool I would use for this inquiry is observation. As a performer I am aware that I learn and retain a lot of information from visuals. I would also like a longer period of time to acquire a larger sample of participants so I could make more valid generalisations. This inquiry has made me want to analyse other managerial skills that are need for an arts manager.

Campus session 19/10/11

Professional Artefact and my thoughts.

Evidence of inquiry that may include various forms of media and text. The evidence may show the process/experience, the conclusion or both.

The first piece of advice that resonated for me was, the (PA)-Professional Artefact should work in conjunction with the inquiry. The PA should be clear, directly relating to inquiry. Students were made aware that when creating their PA; tendencies to wonder into a new subject area outside of inquiry should be avoided.

The PA provides students with an opportunity to express their work in a creative and personalised way. It allows students to have more control over the format of work they produce. Students were advised that the PA should not be dull and specifically target their professional audience.

I am still musing on a few ideas of how to present my PA. I thought it was beneficial listening to other students at the campus session expressing their ideas on how they intended to present their PA. My task will be, how to best display the various delegation strategies from three arts managers and how they effect labour productivity on their subordinates.

I plan to create a map or timeline demonstrating the process and the results of what I have found out in my inquiry. I have also thought about displaying this data as slides using power point. I think this would be visually stimulating for the professional audience I am targeting.

Where I am in process of my inquiry (Entry 1)

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 2/10/11

Blog entries showing where I am in the process will allow me to reflect on my inquiry and aid me to manage my time more effectively around my work schedule. I have reviewed feedback from my student advisor about my inquiry plan and have taken the feedback into consideration when moving forth in this module.

Title (working)

An inquiry into the role of delegation for an arts manager working in the arts. Is delegation necessary to improve labour productivity in an arts organisation? 

Order of activities

1. Research and analyse existing literature from articles and books.
2.  In-dept interviews of managers and their subordinates, from three London based arts organisations (6 individuals).
3. Analyse collected data.
4. Present findings.

I have made initial communication with three managers who I would like to interview for my inquiry. Also, I so explained to them briefly what my inquiry is about. They appear to be keen, but a date has not been confirmed for all the interviews. In addition, I am searching for another manager to interview as a contingency.

At present I am working on how to phrase questions so that they are specific for the interview process. This will hopefully allow the interviewee to provide quick direct answers in the time constraint. I am working on questions for the sample survey.

I have reviewed the ethical procedures for researchers from the last module. Consent forms have been printed for participants who are involved in my work based research project. I have spoken to my academic advisor about my inquiry and received feedback.

I am searching Lib guides and online mdx library for any literature and information pertaining to my inquiry. This information will define delegation and the purpose for it. I am researching the various job descriptions from online adverts that recruit arts managers. From the advertised job descriptions, I will analyse which of the tasks require delegation. This will allow me to identify the skills required to delegate effectively, enabling me to complete tasks in similar roles.