2. Anchoring your research
Identify anchor points or support mechanisms that are in
place to help you do your research. What assistance is
offered on the course/ by the university? How will you
manage the research project?
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3. Timescale for the Project
Identify how you are going to manage your research
through a timetable of tasks. This should be informed by
your understanding of the stages of your particular
research methods as well as the structure of your outputs.
This could be presented as a timetable, a gantt chart, a
list
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4. Step One: Overview
Work backwards to form an overview of the research and the tasks you will
need to meet along the way:
Deadlines
Binding / Production set-up
Editing
Revising
Writing/Making (chapters, sections / presentation, practice)
Analysing
Conducting primary research
Reading
Planning
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6. Step Two: Elaborate
Clarify the outputs
Clarify the overall process
Simplify
Before – Start – Middle – End
Build up the detail of the process
Tasks, relationship between tasks/stages
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8. Step Three: Scheduling
Add other key deadlines for other units
Add any pinch points
Add breaks
Add tutorials
Think about your weekly schedule, what days/times will
be best for doing these tasks?
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