Friday, 3 February 2012

Research Framing Practise Lecture 1 Notes

Synopsis

  • summary of research and ideas
  • outline of chapters that will form into dissertation
  • essay format
  • can include questions and indications of future developments remained unanswered but contains substantial research
  • Not just stating intentions

  • Shrek typically set in context referencing other films for audience to recognise
  • frame it interms of what is pastiche or parody
  • placing work into a frame of complex ideas
  • dont need to explain why in a frame analyse
  • methods and strategies for advanced critical writing promotes use of research to support studio practise
  • doesn't have to relate to studio practise, step outside boundaries if chosen to - within are but more broader in terms of subject
  • forms basis of dissertation in 3rd year
  • theoretical ideas, complex structured argument, academic conventions, effective communication of ideas
  • own choice of subject
  • TWO parts 1. Research Profoma 2. Synopsis of study
  • appropiated framed proposition with rationale and aims (intro)
  • key ideas. author and critical perspectives
  • Main and Subsidary lines of argument
  • Turnitin under Assessment in MyUCA

Word Count

Research Profoma
  • each subject
  • 50 - 100 words
  • 12 or more of documents

Synopsis
  • In the region of 2000 words

  • Dissertation - start writing over summer to ease work flow
  • able to include subject in profoma without reading round subject or included in essay to develop later

Profoma

  • record the subject and title
  • copy and paste 12 times to record research used
Synopsis structure

  • Intro - 150 - 200
  • Chapter 1 - 600
  • Chapter 2 - 600
  • Chapter 3 - 600
  • Conclusion - 200

  • breadth and depth of research materials
  • Sub date - 23rd April - profoma, synopsis and Turnitin
Library

  • Research - a process of trial and error supported by critical thinking
  • Document supply service
  • www.ucreative.ac.uk/eresources
  • My UCA: My library - if password is forgotten, expert help, study guides, etc
  • ebrary
  • Art full text
  • Academic one file
  • Newspaper Database
  • International index
  • FIAF - index to film periodicals
  • Wilson web - no longer active now EBSCOW host
  • Proquest Homepage contains a range of databases of journals
  • Stash - online archive of video animation
  • E Journals
  • Document supply request gets sources unavaliable online
  • articles require a small charge
  • visit sconul access scheme checks other university libraries
  • research workshops on timetable
  • Vads - still images
  • Scription sets

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