Design Research Dissertation: Final Compilation & Reflection
26.04.2024 - 26.07.2024 (Week 1 - Week 14)
Sorcha Griselda / 0353056
Design Research Dissertation / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Final Compilation & Reflection
INSTRUCTIONS
TASK 1: RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION – DISSERTATION DRAFT (Weeks 1-7)
Fig 1 Dissertation Draft Submission | PDF
TASK 2: DISSERTATION WITH VISUAL DESIGN (Weeks 7-11)
Fig 2 Final Visual Book | PDF
TASK 3: FINAL DISSERTATION WITH TURNITIN SUBMISSION (Weeks 7-11)
Fig 3 Final Dissertation Turnitin Report | PDF
Fig 3.1 Final Dissertation (Improved) Turnitin Report | PDF
Fig 4 Final Article Publication | PDF
FEEDBACK
Week 1 | Module Introduction & Briefing of All Tasks
Week 2 | Matrix Table
- 5.1 Role of GD in socio-political context
- 5.2 Specific posters
- 5.3 Elements and their effects
- 5.3.1 Colour
- Poster 1
- Poster 2
- Poster 3
- 5.3.2 Typography
- 5.3.3 Visual Styles (photography/illustration)
Week 3 | Discussion
- Divide the contents of the words equally.
- Tweak the RQs: What elements of graphic design in protest art posters that impact/contribute social movements? How has protest art posters in Malaysia impacted the audience/directly influenced the public’s opinion?
- 5.3 Unraveling the contribution
- Check the citations.
- Put the poster pic on 5.2.
Week 4 | Literature Review & Discussion
- 2.0 write a short intro about the literature review.
- Identify the topics first and then compare the papers.
- 1st topic can be comparison between Yuchen & Bird (just write short intro about the paper).
- 5.0 recap the research question, include it on the discussion (tell the reader why art is important).
- Write down the Figure.
- Further explain on the rating.
- Don’t have to put in points form but need to indent.
- Why is it disconnected? relate back to 5.1.
- Have to explain why this comparison quote is significant and related to the topic you are discussing.
- Include citations support, link it back to the relevant literature that discusses the importance of graphic design.
Week 5 | Discussion
- Add new literature “cohesiveness for visual and textual elements in effective communication”.
- Need to sum the answers of the correspondents.
- Explain why the visual elements are particularly received well.
- Make sure to use citations on the summary.
- Need to know a bit of context about the poster (when was it designed?).
- Recap the meaning of the posters (1-2 sentences).
- Each section must have a proper link back to the RQs rather than just placing the evidence.
Week 6 | Abstract & Literature Review
- Change the feedback form.
- LR: explain Yu and Chen (2020) and Bird (2019) methodology (clearly explain) “through a visual analysis, the authors…”
- The comparison of methodology can be moved up after explaining the methodology, then followed by the discussion of both papers.
- What is the method by Jordan (2023)?
- Which research method provides the insights?
- Put the abstract in separate page and write a one line conclusion.
Week 7 | Dissertation Draft Final Review
- No need research rationale & research conceptual diagram.
- Add citation and paraphrase some of the sentence that are highlighted.
Week 8 | Independent Learning Week
Week 9 | Mood board
- Minimalist look is a great idea.
- Collage page layout is interesting, as it can include the propaganda pictures.
- Concept 1 is stronger visual layout but at the same time concept 2 has a clean look (so just try to balance both concepts).
- Concept 1 color scheme is good.
- 3rd typeface has more better kerning.
- Come up with the page layout for next week session.
Week 10 | Visual Book
- Under picture credits, create a special section for book design.
- Color scheme is good.
- Change the shapes (try to portray the movements your topic; something that shows more aggressiveness in terms of shapes).
- Try to show like denotes from one direction.
- Show more options for the cover design.
Week 11 | Visual Book Final Review
- The box 3D does not suite with the book cover, so just incorporate the triangular shapes and repeat the lines of the cover.
Week 12 | Article
- Rephrase the highlighted sentences of the methodology.
- Rather than writing down the picture title, it’s better to write the picture description.
Week 13 | Article
- Discussion: second and third paragraph discuss your findings (include your data).
- After your first sentence, include your primary research, show what the data tells you.
Week 14 | Article Final Review
- Looking good, you are set for submission!
REFLECTION
It's the end of the semester! It feels like just yesterday I had my first DRD lesson, and now we're almost done with this module. Although this module was challenging, it has significantly improved my writing and critical thinking skills. When I first started this degree, I never thought I would learn how to do research and write my own dissertation. Thanks to Dr. Jinchi's guidance, I learned to write clearly and gained a lot of insight into my research and writing style.
For Task 1, we were assigned to write on the dissertation draft, which consisted of acknowledgement, abstract, introduction, literature review, research methods, results, discussion, and conclusion. I was mostly struggling at the findings and discussion section, but Dr. Jinchi suggested us to create a matrix in order to organize the answers from our respondents. This method helped me immensely, and without it, I think I would have been lost and overwhelmed. Planning everything out also helped me find better information and made my work more coherent.
Once I finished editing my dissertation, we had continued with task 2 which is to design an E-Book. I felt pressured because I had no idea how to make it look interesting without distracting from the content. I applied what I learned from Publishing Design to this task. However, I struggled with designing the ebook cover. My initial ideas were rejected by the lecturer, which left me feeling demotivated and stressed, especially with the heavy workload and deadlines for other modules. Despite this, I managed to complete it. For task 3, it was fairly manageable as it involved editing based on the lecturer's feedback and submitting it to Turnitin, where I received an 7% similarity score, which was acceptable. However the bad news is that I got flagged with 41% AI percentage (which left me pretty traumatized and distressed). Thankfully, Dr. Jinchi gave me a second chance to improve my writing as well as to reduce the AI percentage. Finally, task 4 was pretty manageable since we just had to polish existing content to fit the required word count for the Kreate article.
Overall, I really enjoyed this module. Whenever I felt stuck with my other courses, I turned to this one because it was factual and challenged my thinking. It also helped me improve my language skills, which I can't be upset about that. Most importantly, I want to thank Dr. Jinchi for guiding me through this semester. She was incredibly patient, especially during early morning sessions when I was the most confused. Without her help, my dissertation would not have been as good as it is. Thankyouu!
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