RESEARCHING YOUR PROJECTS

RESEARCHING YOUR PROJECTS

IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL
RESEARCHING YOUR PROJECTS
IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL

NOW
RESEARCHING YOUR PROJECTS
IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL

NOW

FOR YOUR DECISIVE FINAL PROJECT THIS YEAR

RESEARCHING YOUR PROJECTS
IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL

NOW

FOR YOUR DECISIVE FINAL PROJECT THIS YEAR

AND AT DEGREE LEVEL.

WHAT IS ‘REAL’ RESEARCH?
PRIMARY RESEARCH
WHAT IS ‘REAL’ RESEARCH?
PRIMARY RESEARCH
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;

QUESTIONAIRRES
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;

QUESTIONAIRRES
SURVEYS
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;

QUESTIONAIRRES
SURVEYS
INTERVIEWS
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;

QUESTIONAIRRES
SURVEYS
INTERVIEWS
EXPERIMENTS
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;

QUESTIONAIRRES
SURVEYS
INTERVIEWS
EXPERIMENTS
COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES
PRIMARY RESEARCH
NEW INFORMATION;

QUESTIONAIRRES
SURVEYS
INTERVIEWS
EXPERIMENTS
COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES
RESEARCH YOU CARRY OUT YOURSELF
SECONDARY RESEARCH
SECONDARY RESEARCH
SECONDARY RESEARCH
SECONDARY RESEARCH
BOOKS
SECONDARY RESEARCH
BOOKS
ARTICLES
SECONDARY RESEARCH
BOOKS
ARTICLES
VIDEO
SECONDARY RESEARCH
BOOKS
ARTICLES
VIDEO
WEBSITES
SECONDARY RESEARCH
BOOKS
ARTICLES
VIDEO
WEBSITES
COLLATING OR COLLECTING THE OPINIONS OR CONCLUSIONS OF OTHERS
SECONDARY RESEARCH
BOOKS
ARTICLES
VIDEO
WEBSITES
COLLATING OR COLLECTING THE OPINIONS OR CONCLUSIONS OF OTHERS
‘DESK’ RESEARCH
SECONDARY RESEARCH
WHEN YOU UNDERTAKE SECONDARY RESEARCH AND USE IT’S FINDINGS IN
YOUR WORK, WHAT MUST YOU DO?
SECONDARY RESEARCH
WHEN YOU UNDERTAKE SECONDARY RESEARCH AND USE IT’S FINDINGS IN
YOUR WORK, WHAT MUST YOU DO?

YOU MUST SAY WHERE THE INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM

SECONDARY RESEARCH
WHEN YOU UNDERTAKE SECONDARY RESEARCH AND USE IT’S FINDINGS IN
YOUR WORK, WHAT MUST YOU DO?

YOU MUST SAY WHERE THE INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM

YOU MUST ‘REFERENCE’ THE SOURCE MATERIAL

SECONDARY RESEARCH
WHEN YOU UNDERTAKE SECONDARY RESEARCH AND USE IT’S FINDINGS IN
YOUR WORK, WHAT MUST YOU DO?

YOU MUST SAY WHERE THE INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM

YOU MUST ‘REFERENCE’ THE SOURCE MATERIAL

THIS IS CALLED
SECONDARY RESEARCH
WHEN YOU UNDERTAKE SECONDARY RESEARCH AND USE IT’S FINDINGS IN
YOUR WORK, WHAT MUST YOU DO?

YOU MUST SAY WHERE THE INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM

YOU MUST ‘REFERENCE’ THE SOURCE MATERIAL

THIS IS CALLED REFERENCING

REFERENCING
REFERENCING
THE COMMONLY RECOGNISED SYSTEM OF REFERENCING USED ACROSS THE
ACADEMIC WORLD IS KNOWN AS
REFERENCING
THE COMMONLY RECOGNISED SYSTEM OF REFERENCING USED ACROSS THE
ACADEMIC WORLD IS KNOWN AS

HARVARD REFERENCING
REFERENCING
THE COMMONLY RECOGNISED SYSTEM OF REFERENCING USED ACROSS THE
ACADEMIC WORLD IS KNOWN AS

HARVARD REFERENCING

AN INTERNATIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGED SYSTEM OF USING REFERENCES

A Guide to Harvard Referencing

A HELPFUL TOOL
Bibliography Toolbox
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES.
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. REACH A CONCLUSION BASED ON RESEARCH
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. REACH A CONCLUSION BASED ON RESEARCH

SECONDARY
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. REACH A CONCLUSION BASED ON RESEARCH

SECONDARY - READ, WATCH, LISTEN.

YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. REACH A CONCLUSION BASED ON RESEARCH

SECONDARY - READ, WATCH, LISTEN. USE THE OPINIONS AND RESEARCH

GATHERED BY OTHERS TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT OR TECHNIQUE.
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. REACH A CONCLUSION BASED ON RESEARCH

SECONDARY - READ, WATCH, LISTEN. USE THE OPINIONS AND RESEARCH

GATHERED BY OTHERS TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT OR TECHNIQUE. REFERENCE
WHERE YOU HAVE SOURCED THIS RESEARCH USING THE HARVARD SYSTEM
YOU NEED TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH TO RESEARCH

DIVIDE IT INTO 2 PARTS

PRIMARY - RECORDING EXPERIMENTS, EXPLORE AND COMPARE RECORDING AND

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES. REACH A CONCLUSION BASED ON RESEARCH

SECONDARY - READ, WATCH, LISTEN. USE THE OPINIONS AND RESEARCH

GATHERED BY OTHERS TO ILLUSTRATE A POINT OR TECHNIQUE. REFERENCE
WHERE YOU HAVE SOURCED THIS RESEARCH USING THE HARVARD SYSTEM
TASK
TASK
UNDERTAKE 2 PIECES OF PRIMARY RESEARCH IN RELATION TO YOUR
SPECIALISM AND PRODUCTION PIECES.
TASK
UNDERTAKE 2 PIECES OF PRIMARY RESEARCH IN RELATION TO YOUR
SPECIALISM AND PRODUCTION PIECES.

EXAMPLES;
TASK
UNDERTAKE 2 PIECES OF PRIMARY RESEARCH IN RELATION TO YOUR
SPECIALISM AND PRODUCTION PIECES.

EXAMPLES;
“I AM TRYING TO CREATE A SOUND FOR MY PRODUCTION PIECE. I WILL TRY IT 2
WAYS, ONE BY RECORDING SOME AUDIO AND MANIPULATING, AND ONE BY
LAYERING AUDIO AND MIDI CHANNELS.” WHICH WORKS BEST.
TASK
UNDERTAKE 2 PIECES OF PRIMARY RESEARCH IN RELATION TO YOUR
SPECIALISM AND PRODUCTION PIECES.

EXAMPLES;
“I AM TRYING TO CREATE A SOUND FOR MY PRODUCTION PIECE. I WILL TRY IT 2
WAYS, ONE BY RECORDING SOME AUDIO AND MANIPULATING, AND ONE BY
LAYERING AUDIO AND MIDI CHANNELS.” WHICH WORKS BEST.

“I AM TRYING TO ACHIEVE A PARTICULAR KICK DRUM SOUND. I WILL CONDUCT

AN EXPERIMENT USING TWO DIFFERENT MICS” COMPARE AND CONTRAST.
WHICH WORKS BEST?
TASK
WRITE A SHORT PROFILE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER WORKING IN THE
FIELD OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL SPECIALISM.
TASK
WRITE A SHORT PROFILE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER WORKING IN THE
FIELD OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL SPECIALISM.

THIS SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR OWN OPINIONS, A FOCUS ON 2 PIECES OF WORK

BY THE SUBJECT OF YOUR PIECE. USE OF SECONDARY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT
YOUR OPINIONS. USE HARVARD REFERENCING TO MAKE CLEAR WHERE YOU
HAVE SOURCED INFORMATION.
TASK
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH - 2 RECORDING EXPERIMENTS WITH A RELEVANT
SCENARIO AND CONCLUSION. (500 WORDS) - POSTED (OR LINKED TO) UNDER
’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB ON YOUR PROFILE SITE.

2. SECONDARY RESEARCH - A PROFILE PIECE ON A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER

IN YOUR CHOSEN FIELD. FOCUS ON 2 PIECES OF WORK, EXPLAINING THE
CONTEXT OF THE PRODUCTION WORK. USE SECONDARY RESEARCH IN YOUR
PROFILE PIECE (500 WORDS)
TASK
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH - 2 RECORDING EXPERIMENTS WITH A RELEVANT
SCENARIO AND CONCLUSION. (500 WORDS) - POSTED (OR LINKED TO) UNDER
’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB ON YOUR PROFILE SITE.

2. SECONDARY RESEARCH - A PROFILE PIECE ON A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER

IN YOUR CHOSEN FIELD. FOCUS ON 2 PIECES OF WORK, EXPLAINING THE
CONTEXT OF THE PRODUCTION WORK. USE SECONDARY RESEARCH IN YOUR
PROFILE PIECE (500 WORDS). INCLUDE UNDER ’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB.
TASK
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH - 2 RECORDING EXPERIMENTS WITH A RELEVANT
SCENARIO AND CONCLUSION. (500 WORDS) - POSTED (OR LINKED TO) UNDER
’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB ON YOUR PROFILE SITE.

2. SECONDARY RESEARCH - A PROFILE PIECE ON A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER

IN YOUR CHOSEN FIELD. FOCUS ON 2 PIECES OF WORK, EXPLAINING THE
CONTEXT OF THE PRODUCTION WORK. USE SECONDARY RESEARCH IN YOUR
PROFILE PIECE (500 WORDS). INCLUDE UNDER ’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB.

DEADLINE; THURS 1ST NOV 3PM.

TASK
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH - 2 RECORDING EXPERIMENTS WITH A RELEVANT
SCENARIO AND CONCLUSION. (500 WORDS) - POSTED (OR LINKED TO) UNDER
’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB ON YOUR PROFILE SITE.

2. SECONDARY RESEARCH - A PROFILE PIECE ON A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER

IN YOUR CHOSEN FIELD. FOCUS ON 2 PIECES OF WORK, EXPLAINING THE
CONTEXT OF THE PRODUCTION WORK. USE SECONDARY RESEARCH IN YOUR
PROFILE PIECE (500 WORDS). INCLUDE UNDER ’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB.

DEADLINE; THURS 1ST NOV 3PM.

TUTORIALS; NEXT WEEK (FROM OCTOBER 15TH)

TASK
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH - 2 RECORDING EXPERIMENTS WITH A RELEVANT
SCENARIO AND CONCLUSION. (500 WORDS) - POSTED (OR LINKED TO) UNDER
’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB ON YOUR PROFILE SITE.

2. SECONDARY RESEARCH - A PROFILE PIECE ON A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER

IN YOUR CHOSEN FIELD. FOCUS ON 2 PIECES OF WORK, EXPLAINING THE
CONTEXT OF THE PRODUCTION WORK. USE SECONDARY RESEARCH IN YOUR
PROFILE PIECE (500 WORDS). INCLUDE UNDER ’MY SPECIALISM’ TAB.

DEADLINE; THURS 1ST NOV 3PM.

TUTORIALS; NEXT WEEK (FROM OCTOBER 15TH) . I WILL WANT TO SEE WIX SITES,
BIOGRAPHY AND CV FIRST DRAFTS AND PRODUCTION WORK.