23/4/2024 - 21/5/2024 / Week 1 - Week 7
Tee Jia Ern / 0348512
Design Research Methodology / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Task 2: Research - Critical Review
LECTURES
Critical Review
Critical Review
- Review and analysis of a work of literature.
- Researchers need to comprehend the content and know how to analyse and assess it.
- Assesses the advantages and disadvantages.
- Describes, analyses, and interprets the article to determine its value.
1. Before You Read the Article
- What do you think the title suggests.
- Understand the sub-headings and how the content is organised.
- Recognise the titles and the arrangement of the content.
- Examine the list of references to ascertain which studies supported the author's claims.
- Does it represent a significant piece of work.
- Verify if the author's work has been referenced by other authors.
2. Reading the Article
- Determine who the target audience is.
- Determine if it is a survey and summarise, provide an argument based on previous research, or dispute the claims made by another author.
- Is the article opinion or fact? While views are based on interpretations of facts, facts may be independently confirmed. Does the material appear thoroughly studied?
- Which main points or conclusions does the author make?
- Are they expressed in a clear and concise manner? Are they backed up by analysis and proof?
3. Prepare an Outline
- Select a sentence that encapsulates the main idea.
- Think about the author's aims and if you believe they were successfully realised.
- Arrange the rest of your points about argument, style, or structure.
- Create a sensible order in which to express these concepts.
4. Write the First Draft
First paragraph:
- An overview of your readings
- What motivated the author to write the piece
- Remarks on how this article connects to other works on the same topic.
- Details regarding the author's standing or level of expertise in the subject.
Body:
- Give reasons for your article or work of literature.
- Adhere to the orderly progression of concepts that you specified in your plan.
- Citations from the article that support your key points should be included.
Conclusion:
- Write a brief summary of your review.
- Restate your article.
5. Revise the First Draft
- Before rewriting, it's best to put your original draft aside for a day or two.
- More impartial viewpoint on your concepts
Check when revising:
- Punctuation and grammar mistakes
- Organisation, rational progression, and strong literary support
- Mistakes in references or quotations.
Final Submission
Proposal + Critical Review
REFLECTION
Experience: I gained knowledge on how to write a critical review. I learned the systematic approach of analysing research papers. The parts include a summary, strengths and weaknesses and conclusion.
Observations: Critical analysis allows a thorough inspection of the selected research paper. It is really interesting to understand the works of researchers. I chose 3 research paper to analyse. I accidentally mistaken the literature review and journal as research paper. I learned that research papers are different and can be differentiated through having the contents of research paper such as abstract.
Findings: I learned about the difference between journal/article and research paper. For critical analysis it is essential that the medium is research papers. Research papers are an objective analysis designed to answer research questions. Journal are simple and informative and are secondary data. Research paper are primary data.
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