The Process

You are expected to document your process.

This demonstrates your working behaviour and academic integrity.

You are required to provide pieces of evidence, that you will report on, for every strand that you complete. So make sure you are gathering that evidence along your journey.

You are not restricted to any single model for gathering evidence of your process; however, you are responsible for producing pieces of evidence that correspond to each strand of the three objectives

(see below for examples)


Your options:

Process journal

• Use a process journal to document the development of your personal project (but you are not required to do so). This way you can draw on techniques used in the classroom such as when you documented the arts process journal, the design folder or similar workbooks in other subject groups. You may choose to employ some of those strategies to gather evidence. If you choose this method, you are strongly advised to make digital copies of your journal or to transmit copies of your journals to an online storage site ( ie Google Drive).

Range of tools

• Use a range of tools, therefore generating evidence across a variety of platforms as you develop your project

Design your own format

• Develop your own format and design. The media for documenting your process can vary depending on student preferences. It can be written, visual, audio or a combination of these, and it may include both paper and electronic formats.

Evidence of the process is:

  • gathered throughout the project to document its development

  • an evolving record of intents, processes, accomplishments

  • a collection of initial thoughts and developments, brainstorming, possible lines of inquiry and further questions raised

  • a record of interactions with sources, for example, teachers, supervisors, external contributors

  • a record of selected, annotated and/or edited research and to maintain a bibliography

  • a collection of useful information, for example, quotations, pictures, ideas, photographs

  • a means of exploring ideas and solutions

  • a place for evaluating work completed reflection on learning

  • devised by you in a format that suits your needs

  • a record of reflections and formative feedback received


Evidence of the process is NOT:

  • collected on a daily basis (unless this is useful for you)

  • written up after the process has been completed

  • additional work on top of the project; it is part of and supports the project

  • a diary with detailed writing about what was done (unless this is useful for you)

  • a single, static document with only one format (unless this is useful for you).


You are expected to show your supervisor evidence of your process at your meetings.

Note: The recording of critical and creative thinking and reflection is more important than neatness and presentation.