Design Research Methodology - Assignment 1: Project Proposal

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31.08.2023 - 28.09.2023 / Week 01 - Week 04
Ilhan Rayan bin Khairul Anwar / 0361205
Design Research Methodology / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Assignment 1 - Project Proposal

INSTRUCTIONS


PRACTICAL

For our Assignment 1, we had to do the following:

Students are to select a topic of interest that is related to their BDCM specialisations (UI/UX, Entertainment Design, Graphic Design, Digital Animation, Simulation Design, and Immersive Design). Next, they will focus on a specific research area (research problem) within that topic. Remember, the selection should be based not only on interest but also on adequate and substantial research from reading relevant research articles.

Subsequently, relate your research topic to main themes of either Design Culture & Design Principles or Design for Future Making or Social Design. These themes drive the research direction of The Design School for meaningful research.

Below is the list for your Proposal:
1. Theme
2. Topic
3. Research problem
4. Problem statement
5. Research objective(s)
6. Research question(s)

I knew I didn't want to do mine on anything Genshin related as felt like it was going to be a fairly popular choice for this project so I decided to do something a little more culturally relevant and create my proposal based on Indigenous cultures. Because my specialisation is in Entertainment Design, I decided to focus on their portrayals in fictional media since narrative works would somewhat fall under this category.

Figure 1.1: Research Proposal Document

Once I had my proposal document filled out, I started converting the content into a slideshow. I also up changed two of my research questions as my original questions weren't very good and required a better focus and connection to my topic.

Figure 1.2: Research Proposal Slides

Once my Project 2: Critical Data was also completed, I added in the APA referencing to the slides and updated them. 

Figure 1.3: Updated Research Proposal Slides

FEEDBACK

Week 3
When I presented my slides to my lecturer Dr. Charles he gave me the following feedback:
  • I need a better research problem
  • I’m making a lot of claims without evidence / solution
  • Include APA citations into my problem statement.
  • Include “Northern America” in my Research.
  • Change Research Question 2
    • What makes America qualified as a benchmark
    • Immersion?
  • Connect RQ3 to RQ2
  • Clarify my questions and amend my research problem
  • Choose one area to focus on (games, movies, or television)
  • “Representation”
    • Symbolism
    • Semiotics

 

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