research and exploration

1. RESEARCHING AND
EXPLORATION

2. IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY YOUR
RESEARCH INTENTIONS AND DRAW
CONCLUSIONS FROM YOUR INITIAL
THEORY ASSESSMENT.

3. WHAT YOU NEED TO RESEARCH
2 contemporary and 2 historical media production methods
representing convergence.
You must explore:
techniques
technology
processes

4. START WITH SECONDARY
RESEARCH
Clarify your areas of research choose (2 contemporary and 2 historical methods)
Clarify why they are a good example of convergence.
Begin with background research into methods and document your learning.
Consider gaps in your learning to find new information. (e.g if you are producing an interactive video- how
are they made)
Clarify the following by generating a hypothesis.
-Method you will be exploring and why
-How you will experiment to assess what works/what doesn’t
-Your intended outcomes.

5. WRITE A STRONG HYPOTHESIS
Ask a Question.
Do Background Research.
Construct a Hypothesis.
Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment.
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion.
Communicate Your Results.
Revisit and redraft your proposal with your results in mind (keep old drafts)

6. DOCUMENTING RESEARCH
Present a research trail
Evidence what you found and what you learnt from it.

7. DOCUMENTING RESEARCH-
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Conduct quantitative and qualitative primary research
Keep your questions and factual data.
Survey monkey is a good tool that allows you to assess feedback from
your audience.

8. DOCUMENTING RESEARCH-
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Gather feedback from your audience about the methods you are
using and their traction.
Consider techniques, technologies and processes
Consider personal preferences and audience background information
to inform your learning.

9. EXPERIMENTATION- PRODUCTION
LOGS
Ensure you take photos of your experiments and make comment
about what you have learnt.
Assess strengths/weaknesses of methods, technology and processes.
Draw conclusions

10. USE A VARIETY OF SOURCES
Ensure you show that you are using both primary and secondary
research
You are using the library as well as online research