Primary and Secondary research

Primary and Secondary Research

RESEARCH EXPLAINED;

·       THIS SECTION IS WHERE YOU PUT IN ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO HELP YOU SOLVE THE “DESIGN SITUATION”.

·       FOLLOWING YOUR RESEARCH PLAN, MAKE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE TOPICS YOU NEED TO RESEARCH. ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF YOU FIND IT DURING YOUR RESEARCH.

·       RESEARCHING ANY TOPIC WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES:

o    EXPLAIN WHAT THE RESEARCH TOPIC IS ABOUT.

o    DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS USED FOR.

o    DESCRIBE HOW IT WORKS, OR HOW IT IS USED.

o    DESCRIBE ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS GOOD ABOUT IT.

o    DESCRIBE ANYTHING THAT IS BAD ABOUT IT.

o    DESCRIBE WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT IT

o    DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO NOT LIKE ABOUT IT.

o    EXPRESS ANY OTHER OPINIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT IT, IN PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW AND WHY IT IS USED.

o    MOST IMPORTANTLY REFER BACK TO THE DESIGN SITUATION AND DESCRIBE HOW OR WHY THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP YOU SOLVE THIS PROBLEM

THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE PAGE IS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU, BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS SUBJECT IS CALLED “DESIGN”, TRY AND MAKE YOUR PAGE LOOK NICE.

“A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS” – WHEREVER POSSIBLE INCORPORATE VISUALS INTO YOUR RESEARCH. THESE CAN BE IMAGES; SCREENSHOTS FROM VIDEOS, SCAN’S TAKEN FROM BOOKS, JOURNAL’S ETC.

DO NOT FORGET TO CITE ANY WORK THAT YOU USE THAT IS NOT YOUR OWN WORDS