Design Research Dissertation / Project 1: Research Implementation / Draft Dissertation

Seojeong Kim / 0350085

Design Research Dissertation / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Project 1 / Dissertation / E-Portfolio

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Instruction

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Project 1:

For Project 1, I was tasked with drafting a dissertation of over 7000 words, utilizing what I had done in Design Research Methodology last semester.

Literature Matrix

Draft Dissertation

First Draft Dissertation:

2 Draft Dissertation:

3 Draft Dissertation:

Final Draft Dissertation:

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Reflection

Week 1: Since it was the first week of class, I got some information about what I was going to learn in the future. From next week, I have to start with my literature review matrix for more understanding for Draft Dissertation.

Week 2: I thought about how to write it while reading the updated examples in class and Google Classroom. I started writing while looking at the critical reviews I wrote in Design Research Methodology as examples.

Week 3: I finished the Literature Review Matrix and started writing the Draft Dissertation. At first, I had many difficulties when writing Matrix, but I completed it by looking at the updated example in Google Classroom.

Week 4: I had to come up with a review idea (UI/UX Design for what travelers  Mobile Application) first for my draft. Thinking about the topics related to the 5 articles I researched, this was difficult at first, but the use of a review matrix helped my idea a lot. Initially, I wrote 8 ideas.

Week 5: She said my Matrix review was fine, but there was still something missing. I had to write additional similarities and differences in the matrix review, and additionally better ideas than the first 8 ideas I brought up.

Week 6: I wrote the Literature Review Matrix based on the feedback I received. In response to the feedback she gave me, I added and corrected various information. So I completed the Literature Review Matrix.

Week 7: In Draft Dissertation, create a table of content from the beginning to the end, sequentially. And write the Introduction referring to the changed Literature Review Matrix once again.

Week 8: Start writing a Literature Review. Write UI/UX Mobile Application while referring to Literature Review Matrix and Critical Review.

Week 9: Continue writing Draft Dissertation. Based on the recording I heard in class, I continue writing Draft Dissertation while watching and learning from various examples.