Friday, December 2, 2016

how to research for dummies

the only way i won't hate cop lectures is if i make blogging fun and exciting

ideas of chronologies has weakness - try to look towards the future, and we can't always know what will happen, like back to the future sort of

the way we research is not just one thing (???)

"process is more important than outcome"

creative practice doesn't just straighten and clarify the world, it reflects the world as we venture beyond problem solving into process, experiment and discovery

"everyone is a genius at least once a year" - success comes from having brighter ideas closer together

failure enables development in practice

talk to people if stuck!!!! stimulated approach

WERNER GAEDE - VOM WORT ZUM BILD

going out and gathering inspiration from various sources, books, films, etc

Systematic Approach

taking something pre-existing and restructuring it, dismantling, reproducing, etc

Intuitive Approach

development of thought process, based on internal perceptions and knowledge, subconscious

practive is developing intuitive approach

faster ideas: more successful in industry
here to develop capacity

moving on from previous experience
research for practice, not just essays

research is about experimentation, as well as sources
continually moving forward

"How" "Why" "What if.." - git gud at asking questions

TYPES OF RESEARCH

Primary Research

  • developed and collected, for specific end use/to solve specific problems
  • involves collection of data that does not yet exist
Secondary Research
  • published or recorded data that has already been collected
  • analytical - making connections
Quantitate Research
  • generates numerical data, objective
  • gathering and analysing of measurable data
  • statistical analysis (such as surveys)
Qualitative Research
  • studying people or systems through interaction and observation
  • involved in quality
  • can describe events, people, etc. without numerical data
  • not statistical, provable, gives ideas about the perceptions/views

information should be sufficient, competent, relevant and useful
wikipedia is bad (ok then)

phase 1 - assimilation
accumulation of ordering of general information and specific information
phase 2 - general study 
investigation of the nature of the problem
phase 3 - development and refinement
phase 4 - communication to people involved

analysis
what is the problem/brief about
what do i need to know more about
what exists already
what are the specifications

research
how many ideas occur in response
what happens if...?
lateral thinking

evaluation
what fulfils the brief 
what looks best
what does client prefer
what is function

process - start anywhere

research is what you do when you don't know what you're doing

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