Design Research Dissertation - Assignment 1 (Research Implementation - Draft Dissertation)

26/09/2025 - 07/11/2025 | Week 01 - Week 07

Wong Jia Yi Carmen | 0357198 | Section 02 

Design Research Dissertation | Bachelor of Design (Hons) In Creative Media

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Instructions 

2. Feedback

3. Reflections

INSTRUCTIONS

fig 1.0 Design Research Dissertation's Assignment Brief (26/09/2025)


Timeframe: Week 01 - Week 07 
Requirements: At this stage, students will begin to put together relevant primary and secondary data to form analysis, discussion and conclusion revolving around their research problem. This is where the draf of the dissertation is the outcome. 

Students are to utilise primary and secondary data to write an in-depth evaluation, no less than 7000 words, that critically analyses and discusses their research problem and arrives at a conclusion.

The contents of the dissertation are as follows as provided dissertation structure:

  • Acknowledgements
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents page
  • List of Tables & Figures (Illustration/Images/Diagram/Charts)
  • Introduction to the Dissertation
              -Research Background, Research Theme/ Topic and Research Problem
              -Problem Statement
              - Research Objectives
              - Research Questions 
              - Research Conceptual Framework Diagram
  • Literature Review
  • Research Methodology
  • Research Results / Research Findings
  • Analysis and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Project Recommendation / Future Research
  • Reference List
  • Picture credit list
  • Appendices (sample interview question and questionnaire questions)


I opened a Google Drive Folder and put all the important documents and information in there.

fig 1.1 Files in Google Drive (03/10/2025)


Link to Google Drive.

I started to work on the Literature Matrix as well as the subtopic draft for Chapter 2.

 

fig 1.2 Literature Matrix (03/10/2025)


I also built the structure for the Draft Dissertation 

fig 1.3 Structure for Draft Dissertation in Google Draft (04/10/2025)












FEEDBACK

Week 1: No Feedback Given.

Week 2: Work on your Literature Matrix and your subtopic for Chapter 2.

Week 3:









REFLECTION












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