Design Research Methodology / Final Compilation

6.4.2023 - 14.7.2023 (Week 1 - Week 15)
Sheryl Pang Pui San / 0349746
Design Research Methodology / Bachelor of Design (HONS) in Creative Media
Final Compilation 

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INSTRUCTIONS

Figure 1.0 Module Information

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Assignment 1 - Proposal

Figure 1.1 Assignment 1 - Proposal

Assignment 2 - Critical Review

Figure 1.2 Assignment 2 - Critical Review

Assignment 3 - Research Implement - Primary Data

Figure 1.3 Assignment 3 - Research Implement - Primary Data

Assignment 4 - Research Reflection Report & Recorded Presentation

Figure 1.4 Presentation Slide

Link to recorded presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T8Zoaab885dhcvC_VcKTl2lCjTcUQ3c4/view?t=2s

Figure 1.5 Assignment 4 - Research Reflection Report & Recorded Presentation

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FEEDBACK 

Week 2

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Focus on the researching visual communication instead of doing about marketing strategy, try to focus on the importance of the book design.

2nd Objective is out of topic and should amend the world success to other words maybe relating to the engagement with readability or the content. 

Do not have general questions, add in specific type of book or indicate genre. 

Title should echos the research problem. 

Have 1 or 2 research article when writing the proposal

Week 3
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The title can leave on to later at research dissertation 

Change the topic, change books to print publication 

Do not use first person writing Problem Statement 

Introduce what is cover design and what falls under cover design such as typography. 

Indicate what will be studied in the research in the paragraph 

Problem Statement doesn't have flow, avoid copy pasting the information 

The first paragraph seems like blog writing, it's not straight forward and not academic writing, change it to what is cover design in the front. Cite reliable resources, do not cite website without author. Cite research article. 

Week 4

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Delete print publications, so it is more straightforward. 

Rational is clear, explaining cover design and also have recent citations. 

Problem Statement having further explanation. 

Must put citation, fix grammar mistake 

R/O, R/Q: use same words in the second one, add in the genre in the 1st one. 

Better to add in visual info, can be 1 novel and 1 magazine.

Week 6

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Critical Review - could allow to have one reference that is 6 years ago. -

Your critical review should not repeat the article and is your critical review, write own opinion.

Do not write "doesn't", write in the full form, organise your flow of paragraph 

Write in the correct format: group into 2-3 sections instead of 5 different critical review.

Week 7

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Continue finishing the other critical review.

Week 9

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Add justification with citation, doing interview with strangers might not get answers with depth, it is recommended to do focus group interview with visual analysis

Week 10

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Change the visual analysis and focus group interview to 2 novels and 2 magazine each. Simplify some questions and rearrange them into 2 sections.

Week 11

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Add one more participants for focus group interview and proceed.

Week 12

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Delete some slides and make it simple and clean. 

Add visual cover design to visual analysis and data for focus group interview. 

Need to transcribe the word to the document for focus group interview.

Week 14

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Change to point form, keep it simple. 

Add citation at the part of visual analysis design elements choice adjust alignment and line spacing.

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REFLECTION

Overall Reflection are indicated under pg 42 of Assignment 4 in Figure 1.5.