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27.9.2022 - 11.10.2022 (Week 5 - Week 7)
Loh Qiao Yin / 0348923
Design Research Methodology/ Bachelor of Design in Creative Media /
Taylor's University
Assignment 2
[Research- Research Critical Review]
LECTURES
Week 5
Critical Review
What?
Fig 1.1 Lecture slide on what is a critical review, 27 September
2022
Process of writing one
1) Skim read the text- note the main question and the answers
2) Think of evaluation criteria- discuss with peers
3) Read the text again and note the crucial points in detail- subject, evidence, question, arguments, conclusion
4) Read related texts- compare and contrast them
5) Outline critical review- match description points with evaluation criteria
6) Start writing review
Week 6
Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research
1) Quantitative Research
- numbers/scales/charts/ages/demographics
-pros: collect large quantity of statistical and factual claims
-cons: lack of detail in regards to people's opinions and feelings
2) Qualitative Research
- personal opinions/ small portions of high quality detail on topics
- pros: offers more useful info when understanding target audiences
- cons: info might be biased and subjective
Primary and Secondary Research
1) Primary Research
- research you have done yourself
- interviews/surveys/self-generated
- pros: reliable and well-documented evidence of own findings
- cons: very time-consuming/ amount of findings acquired might be limiting
2) Secondary Research
- utilise someone else's research
- cons: very time-consuming/ amount of findings acquired might be limiting
2) Secondary Research
- utilise someone else's research
- journals/books/web
- pros: easily accessible/ quick
- cons: source might not be reliable
Week 7
Primary Data Collection
1) Arts-based research
2) Research using technology
3) Mixed methods research
4) Transformative research frameworks
Primary Research methods
- Interviews (telephone or face-to-face)
- Questionnaires (online or mail)
- Surveys (online or mail)
- Focus groups
- Visits to competitors' locations
- pros: easily accessible/ quick
- cons: source might not be reliable
Week 7
Primary Data Collection
1) Arts-based research
2) Research using technology
3) Mixed methods research
4) Transformative research frameworks
Primary Research methods
- Interviews (telephone or face-to-face)
- Questionnaires (online or mail)
- Surveys (online or mail)
- Focus groups
- Visits to competitors' locations
Fig 1.2 Online vs offline qualitative and quantitative methods,
11 October 2022
INSTRUCTIONS
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TASK
Week 6
Working on 5 critical reviews based on 5 chosen journal articles that can aid with my research topic.
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Week 6
Working on 5 critical reviews based on 5 chosen journal articles that can aid with my research topic.
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Fig 2.1 Compilation of 5 critical reviews, 12 October 2022
Week 7
Final Submission: Research - Critical Review
Final Submission: Research - Critical Review
Writing the compiled critical review
based on the 5 chosen journal articles.
Fig 2.2 Compiled critical review, 16 October 2022
FEEDBACK
Week 7
General feedback
Week 7
General feedback
-Utilise the class notes posted especially the table structure
Specific feedback
-Find relevance between the critical reviews chosen to start
compiling them into one
Week 6
- N/A (No class)
Week 5
General feedback
-Revise your referenced research paper for your research proposal again
Specific feedback
-Research problem, research objectives and research questions
have to be revised
have to be revised
REFLECTION
I managed to discover and understand my writing flaws better in this task. I realised I have an enormous writing block when it comes to writing a critical review. The difficult part is to summarise a huge chunk of info while making sure to relay crucial parts too. The task definitely helps to improve my organisation skills and vocabulary skills as I have to explain the points in each paper in an objective manner.
After completing the critical review of the 5 articles, compiling them is a straightforward process as I now have an overview of all 5 research papers. Due to the well-planned headings and notes, the similarities and differences between the articles are clear. To prevent just combining them block by block in a rigid way, I used linking phrases and words to illustrate the connection and contrast between each article.
This task has taught me the importance of planning and jotting down notes for each article as it facilitates the complex writing process in the later stage. Being diligent in the early stage helps to lessen the burden of dealing with long paragraphs of words in the articles.
This task has taught me the importance of planning and jotting down notes for each article as it facilitates the complex writing process in the later stage. Being diligent in the early stage helps to lessen the burden of dealing with long paragraphs of words in the articles.
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