Version 5: Final Profile

Version 5 brings together the work you developed throughout Versions 1–4. In this stage, revise your existing research, writing, images, proposal, and poster before adding them to Webador.

Do not start each section again from the beginning. Use your previous versions and instructor feedback as your starting point. Correct unclear writing, unsupported claims, incomplete citations, broken links, missing captions or credits, low-quality images, unclear alt text, and missing media alternatives.

Prepare the sections below in order. Keep the revised content together so it is ready to add to the webpage in the next stage.

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Step 1: Revise the artist or collective profile

Prepare the opening section of the public profile.

Include:

• the artist or collective name as the main page title;
• 1 high-quality vertical profile image; and
• a revised 100–150-word artist or collective profile.

The written profile should address:

• relevant location and cultural, social, political, or historical context; and
• media, materials, technologies, methods, and themes connected to your research.

For the profile image, prepare:

• a brief caption;
• photographer or creator credit;
• source information or link, when applicable; and
• alt text that communicates the image’s relevant visual information.

Do not turn this section into a complete biography or career summary. Include the information readers need to understand the research that follows.

Before moving on: You should have a revised 100–150-word profile and one high-quality profile image with its caption, credit, source information, and alt text.

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Step 2: Prepare the selected artworks or projects

Prepare one subsection for each of your selected artworks or projects.

For each work, include:

• title and year;
• medium, materials, technologies, duration, dimensions, or format, when applicable;
• a 50–100-word description of what the audience sees, hears, encounters, or does;
• 1–3 images or other forms of documentation; and
• a stable link to the artwork or project, when available.

The description should help a reader understand the work before reading your critical analysis. Describe specific visual, spatial, material, technological, sonic, interactive, or performative information that is relevant to your research.

For every image or item of documentation, prepare:

• a caption;
• an image or media credit;
• source information or link, when applicable; and
• alt text or another suitable text alternative.

For time-based, interactive, or performance work, embed or link to reliable documentation when possible.

Before moving on: Both artworks or projects should have complete identification, a 50–100-word description, reliable documentation, and the required captions, credits, links, and text alternatives.

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Step 3: Revise the research focus

Review the research direction you developed across the previous versions and revise it using the feedback and analysis you have completed.

Prepare:

• your main research question;
• 1–2 supporting research questions;
• a revised thesis statement that responds to the main research question; and
• 2 central concepts guiding the analysis.

Keep this section concise. A reader should be able to understand what you are investigating and what your analysis argues before reading the complete critical analysis.

Your thesis should reflect what you learned through the research and artwork analysis. It does not need to remain identical to the working thesis from an earlier version.

Before moving on: Your questions, thesis, concepts, and selected artworks should clearly connect to the same research direction.

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Step 4: Revise the critical analysis

Return to the critical analysis developed in Version 3 and revise it using the feedback and research you have completed since then.

Include the full names of both student authors with the analysis.

The final analysis should include:

• an introduction establishing the research question, thesis, concepts, and artworks;
• the first critical connection developed through Artwork or Project 1;
• the second critical connection developed through Artwork or Project 2; and
• a conclusion that brings the argument together and identifies an important tension, limitation, or unresolved question.

Groups with three students should have Artwork or Project 3 as well.

Use specific evidence from the artworks. Identify the materials, methods, technologies, images, interactions, spatial decisions, audience experiences, or other artistic choices that support your interpretation.

Bring the course readings and other research sources into conversation with the artworks and with each other. Do not organize the analysis as separate summaries of each source.

Use APA in-text citations for ideas, information, paraphrases, and quotations drawn from sources.

As you revise, check that you distinguish between:

• what the artist states;
• what another author or source argues; and
• what you interpret through your analysis.

Before moving on: You should have a revised 500–700-word analysis with a clear thesis, 2 developed critical connections, specific artwork evidence, and complete APA in-text citations.

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Step 5: Revise the annotated bibliography

Return to the annotated bibliography developed in the previous versions and revise all 8 core source entries.

Your final bibliography must include:

Source type	Number required
Course readings	2
Additional academic sources	2
Primary artist sources	2
Critical or contextual sources	2
Total	8

For each source, include:

• a complete APA reference;
• a descriptive, working link or DOI, when available; and
• the revised annotation.

Review each annotation to make sure it accurately explains the source and its contribution to the final research profile.

Organize the bibliography alphabetically by the first author’s last name and use consistent APA formatting throughout.

Check every link before adding the bibliography to the webpage.

Before moving on: Your bibliography should contain all 8 core sources, complete APA references, revised annotations, and working links or DOIs when available.

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Step 6: Revise the research-creation proposal

Return to the preliminary research-creation proposal developed in Version 3 and revise it using the research, feedback, and poster-session experience.

Prepare:

• the title of the proposed work;
• 1 representative image; and
• a revised 100–150-word concept statement.

The concept statement should explain:

• how the proposal responds to, extends, questions, or translates part of the artist’s practice;
• the proposed medium, method, technology, audience, or context; and
• relevant ethical, representational, or accessibility considerations.

The proposal should communicate your own artistic direction. Make clear how it grows from the research without copying the appearance or approach of the artist’s work.

For the representative image, prepare:

• a caption;
• creator or source credit;
• source information or link, when applicable; and
• alt text describing the relevant visual information.

Before moving on: You should have a title, revised 100–150-word concept statement, and representative image with complete caption, credit, source information, and alt text.

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Step 7: Prepare the final research poster

Use the 18 × 24-inch research poster presented during the poster session as your starting point.

Review the poster and make any corrections identified through feedback or your own review after the session.

Check:

• the research focus and thesis;
• artwork titles and information;
• written content;
• citations and references;
• captions and image credits;
• spelling and grammar;
• image quality;
• visual hierarchy and reading order; and
• readability and contrast.

Export the corrected poster as a high-quality .JPG or .PNG image for the webpage.

Also prepare:

• a brief caption; and
• alt text describing the poster’s main content, organization, important images, and visual approach.

The poster must remain readable when opened or enlarged on the webpage.

Because the poster is presented as an image, do not rely on the poster image as the only place where important research information appears. The essential research content must also appear as text elsewhere on the webpage.

Before moving on: You should have the corrected final poster exported as a high-quality image, plus its caption and meaningful alt text.

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Step 8: Review all content before building the webpage

Before moving to Webador, review the complete content together.

Confirm that:

• The artist or collective profile is complete and revised.
• Both artworks or projects have complete descriptions and documentation.
• The research questions, thesis, and 2 central concepts are clear and consistent.
• The critical analysis is 500–700 words (175–250 words more for groups of three students) and includes APA in-text citations if used.
• The annotated bibliography contains all 8 core sources.
• The research-creation proposal includes the revised concept statement and representative image.
• The final research poster has been corrected, and exported.
• All Images have good quality, none are pixelated or blurry.
• Both partners reviewed the complete content.

End of Stage 1: All written and visual content should be revised, checked, and ready to add to the public profile. Do not begin building the webpage with unfinished or unreviewed material.

In Stage 1, you revised and prepared the writing, research, images, bibliography, proposal, and poster for the final profile. In this stage, add that content to your assigned Webador page and review the complete public profile before publishing.

Work only on the page assigned to your pair. Because the course website is shared, do not change global website settings or another pair’s page.

Complete the steps below in order.

Step 1: Access your assigned Webador page

Use the Webador login information provided on Avenue to Learn.

1. Sign in to the course Webador website.
2. Open the artist or collective profile page assigned to your pair.
3. Confirm that the page title matches your selected artist or collective.
4. Add content only to your assigned profile page.

Do not:

• create a new artist profile page;
• rename, move, duplicate, hide, or delete the assigned page;
• edit another pair’s page;
• change the website navigation, theme, fonts, global colours, header, footer, or site settings;
• delete existing sections unless the instructions require replacing placeholder content; or
• share the Webador login information outside the course.

If you open the wrong page or notice that content is missing, stop and contact the instructor before making changes.

Before moving on: Confirm that both partners know which page is assigned to the pair and that you are editing the correct artist or collective profile.

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Step 2: Add the 7 profile sections

Use the revised content prepared in Stage 1 to build the public profile.

Add the following 7 sections in this order:

1. Artist or collective
2. Selected artworks or projects
3. Research focus
4. Critical analysis
5. Annotated bibliography
6. Research-creation proposal
7. Research poster

Use the existing page structure and heading styles to organize the content.

As you add each section:

• copy the revised final writing, not an earlier draft;
• use headings to identify each section clearly;
• keep paragraphs reasonably short for online reading;
• add the required images and media;
• add captions and creator or photographer credits;
• add meaningful alt text to images;
• add descriptive links where required; and
• check that the content appears in the intended reading order.

Do not use an image of text when the same information can be added as webpage text.

Before moving on: Confirm that all 7 required sections are present and appear in the correct order.

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Step 3: Check the written content

Both partners should read the complete webpage, not only the sections they worked on.

Confirm that:

• The artist or collective profile is complete.
• Both artwork or project entries include the required information and documentation.
• The main research question, supporting questions, thesis, and 2 central concepts are consistent.
• The critical analysis is the revised 500–700-word version.
• The annotated bibliography contains all 8 core sources.
• The research-creation proposal includes the revised concept statement and representative image.
• The final research poster is included and can be opened or enlarged.
• Spelling, names, artwork titles, dates, and other identifying information have been checked.

Before moving on: Both partners should be able to read through the complete profile from beginning to end without finding missing sections or unfinished content.

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Step 4: Check citations, links, credits, and privacy

Review the information that will become public.

Confirm that:

• APA citations and references are complete.
• Links and DOIs open the intended sources.
• Artwork and media captions are complete.
• Photographer, creator, and media credits are included when required.
• Student numbers have been removed from the public webpage.
• Other private information that should not appear publicly has been removed.
• We did not change another pair’s page.
• We did not change the website navigation or global settings.

Before moving on: Open important links rather than assuming they work, and review the page for information that should not appear on a public website.

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Step 6: Complete the final review together

Before publishing, both partners review once again the complete public profile together.

Do not publish the page until both partners have completed this review.

End of Stage 2: Your assigned Webador page should contain the complete final profile and be reviewed for content, citations, media, accessibility, privacy, and layout before publication.