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4.4.2023 - 16.5.2023 (Week 1 - Week 7)
Loh Qiao Yin / 0348923
Design Research Dissertation/ Bachelor of Design in Creative Media /
Taylor's University
Assignment 1
[Research Implementation – Draft Dissertation]
LECTURES
Week 1
Writing a research dissertation
- structure outline
Fig 1.1 Lecture slide on dissertation structure, 9 April 2023
Write a Literature Review
Fig 1.2 Steps in conducting a literature review, 9 April 2023
1) Subheadings – break it up, make it easy to navigate.
2) Colour coding – perhaps a colour key to easily recall information?
3) Cross referencing – keep everything connected.
4) Only essential quotations.
5) Use footnotes and comments
6) Bibliography as well as works cited.
Concluding the review
- What are the major trends and who are the main contributors?
- What gaps do you feel can be exploited or require more analysis
- Can you contribute?
- Is the review worth continuing and updating or are you happy that any further research would require a wholly new approach?
Writing Skill Refresher
Fig 1.3 Summary vs analysis from writingcenter.uagc.edu, 9 April
2023
Week 3
Preparing the methodology section
Research Design
- Data Collection
- Validity and Reliability
- Data Analysis
- Role of the Researcher
Other Sections
- Research limitations
- Ethics
Week 4
Results and Discussions
Results section:
- set out key findings, including statistical analysis that are relevant, whether or not supportive
- Should be in past tense
-Consider the presentation of the results: tables /graphs /figures /text
- Make sure each table and figure has a number and a title
- Summarise results in text, draw on the figures to illustrate your points
- Texts and figures should be complementary, not repeat the same information
Discussion section:
- Interpret and explain the results
- Answer the research question
- Justify the approach
- Critically evaluate your study
- Needs to follow your result and relate back to your literature review
Preparing the methodology section
Fig 1.4 Roadmap of this section, 18 April 2023
- Data Collection
- Validity and Reliability
- Data Analysis
- Role of the Researcher
Other Sections
- Research limitations
- Ethics
Week 4
Results and Discussions
Results section:
- set out key findings, including statistical analysis that are relevant, whether or not supportive
- Should be in past tense
-Consider the presentation of the results: tables /graphs /figures /text
- Make sure each table and figure has a number and a title
- Summarise results in text, draw on the figures to illustrate your points
- Texts and figures should be complementary, not repeat the same information
Discussion section:
- Interpret and explain the results
- Answer the research question
- Justify the approach
- Critically evaluate your study
- Needs to follow your result and relate back to your literature review
INSTRUCTIONS
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TASK
Literature Matrix
We are required to fill in the skeleton of our dissertation with the relevant information from the research paper done in Design Research Methodology. A draft of the literature review matrix was created to facilitate the process of writing the literature review section.
Literature Matrix
We are required to fill in the skeleton of our dissertation with the relevant information from the research paper done in Design Research Methodology. A draft of the literature review matrix was created to facilitate the process of writing the literature review section.
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Fig 2.1 Literature matrix, 15 April 2023
After 7 weeks of writing the dissertation, each section is completed and the formatting of page numbers, table of contents and image captions are done in Microsoft Word.
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Fig 2.2 Draft dissertation progress, 28 May 2023
FEEDBACK
Week 7
General feedback
- There is creative freedom for the layout design for publication, utilise the knowledge gained in Typography class
Specific feedback
- Reflect on the connection of arrows in the conceptual framework, the goal should be to improve the reader’s understanding regarding your study
Week 6
General feedback
- Personal progress and task to be complete should be seperated
Specific feedback
- Remember to bridge one section with another
Week 4
- N/A
Week 3
General feedback
- Use the APA reference link on MIB pg10
Specific feedback
- Re-read the literature review section for grammatical and paragraph structure amendments
Week 2
General feedback
- Utilise the time allocated for the class and start the writing process for literature review as soon as possible
Specific feedback
- Revisit the way the theme is phrased in for article 5
Week 1
Week 7
General feedback
- There is creative freedom for the layout design for publication, utilise the knowledge gained in Typography class
Specific feedback
- Reflect on the connection of arrows in the conceptual framework, the goal should be to improve the reader’s understanding regarding your study
- Mention the appendix in the suitable section
Week 6
General feedback
- Personal progress and task to be complete should be seperated
Specific feedback
- Remember to bridge one section with another
- Ensure there is citation in Observational Studies
Week 5
General feedback
- Reflect on the written paragraphs to check if the points were thoroughly explained and to add on any missing areas
Specific feedback
- For the conceptual framework, do some studies on existing ones from other researchers but do not delve into dependent/independent variable yet
Week 5
General feedback
- Reflect on the written paragraphs to check if the points were thoroughly explained and to add on any missing areas
Specific feedback
- For the conceptual framework, do some studies on existing ones from other researchers but do not delve into dependent/independent variable yet
- For undergraduate level, you only have to produce the simplest framework to ensure the readers understand what the research is before reading literature review for section 1
Week 4
- N/A
Week 3
General feedback
- Use the APA reference link on MIB pg10
Specific feedback
- Re-read the literature review section for grammatical and paragraph structure amendments
- Change the in-text citation to narrative/integrated format
- Rephrase graphic visual to game art or related terms
- Elaborate literature review to prevent having an anti-climax effect on the content
Week 2
General feedback
- Utilise the time allocated for the class and start the writing process for literature review as soon as possible
Specific feedback
- Revisit the way the theme is phrased in for article 5
- Include the keyword ‘heritage’ in the sub-topic for literature review
- Rearrange the hierarchy of sub-topics
Week 1
General feedback
- Check google classroom updates for weekly task
- Finding more research paper to support the research is optional
Specific feedback
- N/A
REFLECTION
There are plentiful guidelines to help us kickstart our dissertation draft which is a good thing. I mainly worked on inputing the information I had from my previous research paper into the skeleton of the dissertation. It would have been beneficial learning about literature review matrix excel sheet when I was working on my critical review as I think that pairing the Excel sheets concept with Mendeley would have boosted my efficiency in working on my critical review. I have learned that using Excel sheets can boost my understanding when dealing with large chunks of information.
There are plentiful guidelines to help us kickstart our dissertation draft which is a good thing. I mainly worked on inputing the information I had from my previous research paper into the skeleton of the dissertation. It would have been beneficial learning about literature review matrix excel sheet when I was working on my critical review as I think that pairing the Excel sheets concept with Mendeley would have boosted my efficiency in working on my critical review. I have learned that using Excel sheets can boost my understanding when dealing with large chunks of information.
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