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The module enables you to conduct an extensive individual research project that tests design issues through primary and secondary research. Defining and managing your own research portfolio you will build a body of research through applied methods for design theory and practice. The portfolio is structured according to four formative submissions (Proposal, Method, Critical Review of Context and, Findings) and one final summative assessment of the completed portfolio. Issues of applicability, credibility, ethics and a wider research influence develop an understanding of research in practice and guide the student’s management of the research project. The format of the portfolio may make use of a number of media, from film, website, exhibition to booklet or the more standard bound text. The suitability of format and research content will be agreed between student and tutor early in the module.

LO1. Make effective use of primary research methods for creative and critical practice.
LO2. Plan and manage a sustained research project in the context of building a portfolio of work.
LO3: Devise critical analytical methods in analysing and interpreting the research subject.
LO4: Demonstrate independent intellectual rigor in making and substantiating original arguments and claims in design
LO5. Reflect on the research and its key findings through the chosen media; website, film, exhibition or bound text.