Design Research Methodology - Proposal

Ashila Putri Sandi (0332938)

Design Research Methodology
August-December 2018

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Continuous Assessment – Proposal (10%) Proposal Brief
The proposal outlines your research topic and area, setting a stage for further development in the research process in this module.
Requirements
Students are to select a topic, within the realms of multimedia, art and design, and visual culture, in which they are interested to study, by focusing in a specific area in that topic. The selection should be based not only on interest but also on adequate and substantial research from reading of relevant academic sources.
They are to:

1. Identify a research problem within a topic of research
   
2. Write a problem statement pertaining to the research problem
   
3. Identify relevant research objective(s)
   
4. Formulate a research question pertaining to the research objective
   

During weekly tutorials, students must present their progress through PowerPoint. An individual tutorial feedback form will be filled by the lecturer and students to record the students’ learning progress.
Duration
Briefing: Week 1; Deadline: Week 4.
Submission Format
Digital submission in e-portfolio blog, CONVERTED TO PDF.
Assignment Goals:

1. Students to locate an area of research within a topic.
   
2. Students to apply research skills.
   
3. Students to synthesise design and research.
   

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Breakdown	Mark (%)	LO1	LO2	LO3
Relevance of research problem, research objective and research question to the study	5	
Clarity of problem statement	5		

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The Design School @ Taylor’s

Continuous Assessment – Research (30%) Research Brief
At this stage students need to utilise secondary data to support their study. Secondary data can be obtained by using relevant literature and reviewing them critically, contextual and in relation the research problem.
Requirements
Students are to:

1. Select relevant secondary sources such as publications and online journal articles
   
2. Write a summary and critical review about each source
   

During weekly tutorials, students must present their progress through PowerPoint. An individual tutorial feedback form will be filled by the lecturer and students to record the students’ learning progress.
Duration
Briefing: Week 4, Deadline: Week 7
Submission Format
Digital submission in e-portfolio blog, CONVERTED TO PDF.
Assignment Goals:

1. Students to identify relevant sources of secondary research.
   
2. Students to examine the relation of the research materials to the research problem.
   
   
   

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   Proposal

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Experience

I encountered some difficulties while doing this project. First, it was hard for me to choose a topic of interest for my research topic. It took me around 2 weeks to actually came up with the topic that I wanted to do a research for. At the first presentation, I was doing Graphic Design and Fashion Industry. Then, I changed my topic of interest in the following week. I was having trouble as well doing the second topic. I was so confused about arranging my sentences and making the problem statement. If my problem statement wasn't clear enough then I couldn't be able to make my research objective and research question. Thus, I really need Ms. Jinchi's feedback and guidance to help develop my research. 

Observation

I have done a research paper back in High School. Unfortunately, my research was in Bahasa Indonesia. Thus, although the format was not that different I observed that there were some aspects that I needed to learn more about. The first thing was the referencing format because in this research we were given a task to use APA format which I was not familiar with. Moreover, I observed there a lot of research that needed to be conducted while doing this project.

Finding

Being a graphic student is not only about designing, drawing, illustrating, and so on but also about being critical, creative, and able to solve a problem. We need to be able to communicate and deliver  a message with our design, also think creatively to solve a case/problem.