Dissertation Briefing

Check moodle and college email regularly - updates and additional information.
Research, ideas and enthusiasm.

Academic support is based in G23.
Also consider the academic writing course which runs 3 times a year.
The dissertation is always an argument it's more of a point of view. Consider in depth research - don't pick a really broad subject easier if it is narrowed down really.

Start collecting information - organise the research but have lots of it.
Critical approach.

What needs to be seen in the dissertation
Breadth of research
Academic quality
evaluate / analyse
critical methodologies
conceptual grasp
academic conventions
communication skills
select evidence
resolves complexity
construct a argument

Collection of information
gather research before you start writing

Sources
web
books
magazines
journals
newspaper
films
photographs

spend around 15/30 mins a day gathering research. could consider writing letters emails to companies, organisations and studios that might be relevant

British library catalogue

Access proposal form from moodle. can only fill it in one go..
Mention what you wrote about for level 4 and 5 essays in the proposal just to give an idea of what you've written about before

Dissertation topic.
Working title. includes key concepts and ideas/areas

Issues questions to be addressed. Questions you're hoping to answer.

Method/ approach - analysis. Some sort of theory.

Cultural studies, books, anthologies
Primary sources
secondary sources

Exhibitions, photos, interviews.
Relevance to main area of study.

Dissertations available in library.

7th JUNE - PROPOSAL DEADLINE. BOOM.

Propose a theme.
Plan dissertation around main modules.

Second week of Feb is the deadline.
Something that is interesting, engaging and personal. Motivating. Positioning myself as a designer.

Go to themed sessions. Pick 3 sessions out of 8.

1 - Design and social change
2 - Design & Accessibility
3 - Design & Sustainability
4 - Design & Consumerism
5 - Designing the future
6 - Design & Interaction
7 - Design - Form & Function
8 - Design & Globalisation