Thursday, 3 May 2012

Dissertation - Research

chris.graham@leeds-art.ac.uk

Opportunity!!

Focus & relevance

Idea generation -spider diagram

Primary research
secondary

Visual practice, experiment, interest and enquiry (research & critical diaries)

Questionnaires - thorough design/pilot first draft time limit for return

Interviews - make an appointment/ send details prior

Case study

Site visits

Literature search

  • Books -academic  scholarly academic theortical / 306
  • Journals 
  • websites/ blogs/ online forums
  • Videos/DVDs
  • CDs/tape cassettes/vinyl recordings
  • TV/Radio
  • Newspapers/maps/reports
  •  Printed ephemera - flyers, posters, short life span
Effective use of catalogues - narrowing and broadening search terms


Journals - Absract - introductory paragraph

www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lis

SCONUL (can use University of Leeds) www. leeds.ac.uk/library

Th British Library in Boston Sp www.bl.uk
(Can request books/mag articles)

COPAC http://copac.ac.uk  - Central database for UK libraries to see where a book is held

 When searching put commas around the name "Jo Spence"

Journal Search

Infotrac http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/leedscad

JSTOR - http//www/jstor.org (only available within the college)

Internet
Athens www.athens.ac.uk  Ebooks

WGSN - a database of fashion information and trends wgsn.com







Thursday, 26 April 2012

Dissertation

Yasmin Coggins - G06

Link to Dissertation proposal form

Enthusiasm for the subject!!
Practice relevant

G23 Academic support Frances Gosling for everyone

Academic writing course x3 Next week sign up G23

On Moodle - Cross college - Level 6 Dissertation

Jill Fernie-Clark


Gather huge amount of research on that topic.  Argue for a particular point of view.  Analytical
In depth narrow topic research.


Start choosing your area of interest......Can be something practical.


6000-8000 words


Deadline Thursday 14th February 2013 4pm


Marks
Breadth of sources - films, exhibitions, books, web, newspapers, journals.
How you have selected evidence 
Academic quality - 


Lectures about doing dissertations -optional attendance on Level 6


Get John Storey out of library
Google scholar


Write /email people to gather research/opinions


British Library Catalogue


Proposal form submission Thursday 7 June 2012 4pm


Working title - can change include key concepts as Tutors choose on this basis


Issues / questions to be addresses - what questions need answering.


Method/approach - Analysis -Do need a perspective/theory such as Marixist, theoretical socialogical, semiotics, psychological, 


Primary sources of information - exhibitions., interviews, 


Books etc


Relevance to main area of study


refer to 2011/12 feedback after submission


Perceived problems /difficulties


Will receive feedback from tutors by August.


Dissertations in the library - research these.