Sem 3 _ Design Research and Methodology

10 April 2018
Week 3
Vivien Christian Cahyadi [0331241]
Design Research and Methodology

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Lecture Notes

This subject is about your research effort and processes. 

RESEARCH AREA 

Technical
ex. what are the appropriate camera angle being used to ensure better story flow in a horror based story?
What are the best software to make customised and realistic explosions?
What external plug-in render methods can be used to increase the effectiveness of an animation?
\How to composite and manipulate 2D elements in 3D space?

Conceptual
What are the typical elements of humor in animation and live-action?

Inspiration can come in many places.

The topic you select needs to be one that can be addressed in an appropriately academic manner within the time constraints of the report or dissertation.

Will the topic sustain your interest over the months to come?

Harvard style references to be used.



A TITLE & A QUESTION

Research Title
It should be formulated tso that the reader would get the idea of what he/she will be reading about

Research Question
Research questions presents the area of investigation.

What makes a good research question?

• Relevant 
• Manageable (Time frame and limitation)
• Substantial and with original dimensions
• Consistent with the requirements of the assessment
• Clear and Simple 
• Interesting

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Lecture Notes (week 8)

REFERENCING

Why do you need to reference?

• direct quotation
• paraphrase
• statistics
• tables, figures, diagrams and appendices
• use controversial facts, opinions or a date which might be challenged (need to support your statement)

Three main reasons 

• to give credit to authors
• to provide reader with evidence of the breadth and depth of your reading
• to enable readers if your work to locate the cited references easily

When to use this references? When you use any source of information for

• your inspiration
• particular facts
• specific data
• direct quotation
• paraphrasing of author's words

Plagiarism is the act of using or copying someone else's idea or work and trying to present it as your own

Style of referencing

• Harvard
• Oxford
• APA
• MLA

Forms of referencing

• Citing
• Reference (reference list)
• Bibliography -- the list of content source used in developing a publication (may not be relevant but list them down)
• In text referencing
• Quotation

Paraphrasing

paraphrasing means restate accurately and succinctly in your own words something you have read. Rephrase it in your own sentence.

Paraphrasing strategy RAP
R = read the text
A = Ask yourself question to locate the main idea and the key details
P = Put main idea and key details in your own words