Design Research Dissertation/Draft Dissertation
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Design Research Dissertation
Draft Dissertation
LECTURES
Week 1:
Dr. Hayati gave us a briefing on what is expected of us on the dissertation.Week 1: Lecture Notes
Week 1: Supplementary Notes
Week 2:
This week, we are to write a literature review. Prior to this, we should create a literature matrix spreadsheet to synthesise the themes which will help expand our Section 5: Discussion later on.
Week 2: Lecture Notes
Week 2: Supplementary Notes
Week 3:
This week, we are to write the Methodology section 3 as part of the Draft Dissertation document. This can be referred to from our primary data in Design Research Methodology.
Week 3: Lecture Notes
Week 3: Supplementary Notes
Weeks 4 and 5:
Similarly, we are to write the Results Analysis and Discussion sections 4 & 5. This can also be referred to from our findings in Design Research Methodology with further expansion.
Week 4/5: Lecture Notes
Week 4/5: Supplementary Notes
Week 6:
No lectures due to Eid holidays.
Week 7:
Supposedly, Dr Hayati uploaded these notes in week 6 but there was a technical issue from her side. The assignment is coming towards the final sections now. In these slides, we learn to write on Conclusion, Introduction, and Abstract.
Week 7: Supplementary Notes
Week 7: Lecture Notes
INSTRUCTIONS
DRAFT DISSERTATION
Weeks 1 - 2 :- Structure out the sections in Google Docs.
- Create Literature Review Spreadsheet
Fig 1.0 - Literature Review Matrix
Fig 1.1 - Literature Review Draft
Weeks 3 - 6:
Works in progress of the draft dissertation
Fig 1.3 Methodology Draft
Fig 1.4 Results Analysis Draft
Fig 1.5 Revised Literature Review
Fig 1.6 Discussion Draft
Fig 1.7 Full Draft Dissertation - Attempt 01
Week 7:
Final Submission of Draft Dissertation
Fig 1.8 Final Draft Dissertation - PDF, Week 7 (15/5/2022)
FEEDBACK
Week 1
General Feedback:
- Ensure that we are present to key in our attendance codes even after completing our individual tutorials.
- Try not to be missing in action as this module requires continuous progression on a weekly basis.
- Lecturers have different Microsoft Teams mode, so ensure that any communications use Dr. Hayati’s gmail that is stated in the MIB.
- The initial research we did previously is a feeder to our dissertation. We have to revisit the materials and can update them if necessary.
Week 2
Specific Feedback:
Specific Feedback:
Fully understand the articles that I am reviewing in order to identify the themes. Without understanding, I won’t be able to identify the themes in the literature review. This will also affect me in my discussion in the dissertation later on.
Week 3
Specific Feedback:
- Ensure that I upload progression on my Google Drive and drag my word document into Google Docs.
- Refer to Matrix to compare and contrast and reflect on my sub-headers. The paragraphs are too short in my literature review, allow myself to be more robust and critically argue or synthesise my points.
- Refer to Page 2 of the ‘Literature Review’ notes and use the table as a reference to be more critical and analytical when doing my review.
- Always keep the progress and reflection sheet updated to help keep us on track.
- For Section 3, my observational studies is considered a pilot study.
There is no perfect draft, the process will go through the continuous back and forth.
Week 4
General Feedback:
- It’s important we share and upload our progression in Google Drive on a weekly basis.
- A dissertation is about critical reasoning/argument that makes us more analytical.
- The materials provided in Google Classroom are only the basis because there isn't a 'right' formula that applies to everyone. There are different research objectives, intention, participants and findings.
Specific Feedback:
- I jumped quickly into my research design - explain further the overview intro of the methodology before going in-depth into research design.
- Pilot Study is not a finding, it is an initial stage of the data procedure. - It’s a sub-section after the survey.
- Section 3 is all about describing why I conducted/designed the instrument in such a way?
- For Section 4, the open-ended questions in my survey should be treated as a qualitative method.
- A good dissertation has a description in each sentence/paragraph that has the element of synthesising, criticising, reasoning and argumentative.
Week 5
Week 6
No classes due to Eid holidays.
Week 7
Specific Feedback:
- Always correlate my points from the earlier section to let the reader feel me.
- In the discussion section, I should bring together findings from the literature review and primary data. It will also discuss what I have discovered in the basis to meet my research objectives with my research question.
- When correlating, go straight into the specific section and page it is from. This is especially important when direct quotations are involved.
- Bring any tables/figures you have included in Section 4 to Section 5 of the discussion. As the reader needs to see the RO/RQ clearer.
No classes due to Eid holidays.
Week 7
General Feedback:
- Important to know our keywords when constructing the conceptual framework.
- The arrows in the diagram indicate the flow of the research and reflect the research design framework.
- It gives a better affirmation of what the research is about before the reader proceeds to Section 2.
- The researcher has to decide which manner is more effective (Bottom-up or Left-Right)
- Ultimate goal is to ensure that other people can understand our research.
- Use the Roman page for sections prior to Section 1.0
Specific Feedback:
- Indicate to which Research Objective does the sub-section in Section 5 matches to ease the readers.
- Conclude from earlier sections as well.
- Referring to the notes in writing an abstract, it’s sufficient to have 1 to 2 lines in each component.
- Add 5 keywords max, just below the abstract.
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