RAF7037AD Design Management Specialist Investigation

Task/Question

This assignment requires you to implement the first part of the plan defined in the module ‘Final Project Plan’ . You must manage your own process of independent research and evaluation in order to gather insight for your Final Project outcome. You are required to produce an academic report in response to a self-defined research question or aim, informed by both the theoretical and professional context of your research area.

Your report is likely to include (word counts are for guidance and will differ depending on your project):

1. introduction, project scope, and aims (500 words);

2.   a discussion of your proposed methodology/approach to research methods (500-600);

3.   a discussion of the conceptual and professional context drawing on a review of the literature (2000);

4.   conclusion, including an outline of implications for your Final Project outcome (300-400).

Whilst secondary research will be sufficient in many cases you may conduct primary research so long as the

appropriate plans have been approved by your specialist tutor. You must have an approved ethics application for the corresponding module, RAF7015AD. Your findings will be used in RAF7015AD as part of the development of your outcome. You needn’t discuss your primary research findings in the RAF7037 report.

You should also keep a reflective log and include this in the appendix. This log acts as evidence of your project development and critical thinking skills.

This assignment is due on Week 10, 5 September 2024 at 14:00 in TEAMS/Assignment

If there is anything that you do not understand about this assignment brief once you have read it fully, or you have any concerns about it, please contact the Module Leader immediately. Their name and contact details are at the top of this brief.

Additional Information

This module although consistent with Specialist Investigation modules across the PG provision (apart from MArch) will be led and mentored by specialist tutors. This is to ensure that the agreed outputs to this module are aligned with specialist focus and each student's discipline interests.

Module Learning Outcomes

Assessed in this assignment?

LO1

Manage a significant investigation into a creative theme or

opportunity and set out and implement an investigatory framework.

Y

LO2

Effectively manage, record and keep a reflective account of a mix of desk-based and/or practical investigation/experimentation.

Y

LO3

Critically, creatively and through discourse, translate findings into creative conclusions or a design brief.

Y

LO4

Use written, visual and graphical techniques to concisely and academically communicate/discuss research activities and outcomes to academic standards.

Y