Tuesday, 18 May 2010

OUTLINE OF SUMMER TERM RESEARCH DEFINITION TASKS

Define Question

- Research/Evaluate interests
- Define Main/Core Interest
- Define Focus/Real Question

Plan Research Strategy

- Confirm Research Methodology
- Verify Contact needs
- Verify Support Needs
- Verify Skill Needs
- Verify Location/s Needs
- Verify Budget Needs
- Verify Time Needs

Confirm Research Strategy


- Calculate From the Above What Can Be Done And When it Needs to be Done

Create Artifact and Give Dimension to Question/s


- Explore Metaphor
- Explore Analogy
- Clarify Core/Sub Questions

Action Research Using Artifacts


- Establish a Dialogue with Gatekeepers
- Invite Negative Criticism
- Notice and Make Use of Opportunity/ies
- Maintain Balance Between Commitment to your Thesis/Theory/Question and an Open Mind

Develop Better Question


- Analyse Feedback From Actions Identified Above
- Learn From What You Have Done Wrong
- Reinforce and Extend What you are Doing Right

Develop Better Artifact

- Respond to Criticism
- Clarify Sub-Questions
- Acknowledge Support/Skill/Resource/Budget Needs

Develop Research Strategy


- Confirm New/Better Sources of Feedback
- Return to Negative Sources of Feedback with Better Rationale/Question & Artifact
- Develop Your Research Techniques

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