Planning the Project
to help us plan are project we got told to write down all the questions we wanted to investigate, which for me that would be, To what extent does technological development in production and distribution impact on animation? Will technology distract from the storytelling on an animation? and How has technology developed over history?
We also got asked what is the purpose of the study? and is are question(s) researchable? and in my case I feel like the purpose of my study is to understand and explore into how technology is advancing and what we'll be able to do with it in the future, but also to show how technology is enhancing in a way that when we watch a film people are now finding it hard to determine whats reality and whats CG. I feel like my question is widely researchable so I believe I'll need to narrow my search down a lot to get plausible information about my subject.
Choosing an appropriate title
An appropriate title must provide a thesis or an answerable assertion, we are able to use subtitles as well as are main title. I have yet to come up with an appropriate question but I feel like I need more research to be able to do so. Also the title must be no longer than 15-20 words.
Project Outline
Richard recommended that we create a timetable to help us through the CoP module so that we can put holidays, work, life into consideration. We need to think about timing and set some aside for reading, researching, and allocating time for each section of are dissertation. Richard also suggested to factor tutorials into are timetable so that we can set targets or milestones for each tutorial.
Literature Search
I need to be aware that reading takes more time than you think and how much can I actually read in 100 hours? I need to fine key pieces of text and then find time to read them, however, I've already started this and I've gathered some books and found bits of texts that I can quote in my dissertation. I've also started to critique some of the text and compared them to others.
Referencing
referencing is a big part in the dissertation because it provides evidence to your research and backs up your argument. Richard told us to start our bibliography now and build it up as we go along, this should include names, surnames, dates, places, and publisher i.e. Miles.R, (2016) 'Dissertation', LCA publishing.
Structure The Dissertation Into Chapters
A dissertation should be separated into chapters, each chapter could ideally evidence a different theoretical / methodological approach. Chapters should be different in focus and how does the chapters relate to the practical? For my dissertation I know I'm having a chapter about the history of technological development in production, and then another on the research into different practitioners using different technical methods to create similar outcomes in their projects. But I haven't full figured out how I'm going to structure my dissertation.
- Introduction - clear outline of your chosen topic, should state the overarching research, and demonstrate your methodology behind your project
- Main Body 1 - includes the context, theme and a clear awareness of the key theoretical and contextual sources within your chosen topic. Also evidence that you've triangulated different sources to come to a independent conclusion.
- Main Body 2 - a case study of practice which investigates and analysis two or more practitioners work.
- Main Body 3 - this is a chapter where you will reflect on your own practice and compare it with your dissertation.
- Conclusion - an extended paragraph summerising the findings in each chapter and evaluating the successes and shortcomings of your research project.
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