Design Research Methodology - Compilation & Reflection
06.04.2023 - 09.06.2023 / Week 1 - Week 14
Lim Rui Ying / 0358986
Design
Research Methodology / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Compilation
& Reflection
INSTRUCTIONS
ASSIGNMENT 1: Research Proposal
Fig. 1.1 Final Research Proposal [PDF], Week 4 (30/4/2023)
ASSIGNMENT 2: Critical Review
Fig. 1.2 Final Critical Review [PDF], Week 7 (22/5/2023)
ASSIGNMENT 3: Research Implementation - Primary Data
Fig. 1.3 Final Research Implementation - Primary Data [PDF], Week 11
(18/6/2023)
ASSIGNMENT 4: Research Reflection Report and Recorded Presentation
Fig. 1.4 Final Research Reflection Report [PDF], Week 15 (14/7/2023)
Link to presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rFDCvaL9mA-bRDI1Pw3OwViA4z0wHFnv56pJXiJXjOU/edit#slide=id.g25693eeddc4_0_44
Link to video presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14gXOiKzZrj-6_VHeLaR_AFFdGYvtx_wh/view?usp=sharing
Weekly Progress & Reflection
Fig. 1.5 Weekly Progress & Reflection [PDF], Week 15 (14/7/2023)
FEEDBACK
WEEK 2Draft Proposal 1
Must include citations and the terms to be used should be consistent. Consider
the question "What are microinteractions?" as the first research question if I
am to research two or more specific genres of websites such as educational
websites and e-commerce websites.
WEEK 3
Draft Proposal 2
The proposal is good to go, just some amendments and refinement are needed:
use a third person's view in the proposal (the researcher), paraphrase the
sentences, decrease the text size of the figure description, and check the
grammar. Move forward to decide on the websites to be analysed and find some
research articles for the next assignment critical review.
WEEK 4
Draft Proposal 3
The proposal is finalised.
List of research articles
The articles I have selected are appropriate except for the second one
which is six years ago. I would have to search for articles that are
published within the last five years. If there are no other options, I
can still use the second article. However, the fifth article should
definitely be from the past five years to have a ratio of four recent
articles to one older article.
WEEK 5
Public holiday
No feedback was provided.
WEEK 6
Draft Critical Review 1
My critical review is comprehensive regarding the use of concise words
and straightforward critiques and evaluations. I could use the same
writing method in the other four critical reviews. In the first critical
review, I only have to include the impact of inadequate information in
interview analysis after mentioning its insufficiency.
WEEK 7
Draft Critical Review 2
I may remove the constraint of the limited participants in the in-depth
interview since the nature of this type of interview typically revolves
around a smaller group of individuals (4 to 6 people) so it is not
considered as a limitation in the study. Overall, the critique and
evaluation of the second critical review is thorough enough and I can
conclude the critical review. Apply the same writing method to the
remaining critical reviews.
WEEK 8
Independent Learning Week
No feedback was provided.
WEEK 9
Draft Research Design 1
My planning for primary data collection was on the right path. For the
visual analysis method, I would have to complete the planning and research
design with justifications and citations. Dr Yip suggested the visual
analysis method is more related to my RO2 and I might have to conduct a
survey which reflects my RO1.
WEEK 10
Draft Research Design 2
Must include the citation for each justification. Some parts of the question
design in the questionnaire need to be adjusted:
- Age range: include a justification for the selection of the age groups
- What are the purposes of microinteractions? (Q3) & What are aspects of
the poor microinteractions of abandoning a task? (Q5): the options for the
two questions need to be more specified and supported by some reliable
sources
While for the second method (visual analysis), I have to indicate the types
of microinteractions on the chosen website that share similar features and
functions.
WEEK 11
The overall analysis of the initial microinteraction (search function) on
the Shopee website is fine. However, it would be better to provide a more
elaborate description and explanation of the visual analysis research
design. This should include the details of the structure of
microinteractions and a thorough understanding of how the search feature
functions. It is important to note that the purpose of a table is only for
convenient viewing and summarisation, and more comprehensive information
should be included alongside it.
WEEK 12
I was unclear of the requirements of the presentation slides in Assignment 4
so I have to revise and reorganise the content in the slides. However, the
slide design is fine and clean.
WEEK 13
Public holiday
No feedback was provided.
WEEK 14
The overall slide design is fine and the spacing in each slide is well
utilised.
REFLECTION
Overall reflection can be found in the Final Report (Fig. 1.4 Assignment 4 p113).
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