RESEARCH PROPOSAL: MEDIA AND JOURNALISM by HBM https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8 en-us 2018-03-17 16:09:34 UTC 2025-11-11 20:09:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Section 3: Methodology hbassilmorozow https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/243091725 How are you going to explore your topic?

qualitative or quantitative?
focus groups?
interviews? (face-to-face? email? online?)
questionnaires?
case studies?
textual analysis?

How are you going to identify appropriate data sources in: 

  • Media texts (films, TV shows, websites, social media, etc)
  • Human subject research 
  • Case studies
etc





]]> 2018-03-17 16:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/243091725 SECTION 1: Introduction hbassilmorozow https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/243091778 What do you want to know about your subject? What are you hoping to discover?  Provide background rationale: define the topic to be investigated and explain its significance.

Aims and objectives are steps in the direction of answering your research question.

AIM consists of a number of objectives: 
  • objective
  • objective 
  • objective
  • objective
An aim is a broad statement of what you expect to achieve in the course of the project. Objectives are presented in the form of specific actions:

  • to explore
  • to measure
  • to discover
  • to determine
  • to compare
  • to identify
  • to evaluate
  • to analyse
etc

The difference between research questions and aims can be found here:

http://psychlotron.org.uk/newResources/research/AS_AQB_research_questionsAims.pdf

Is this project feasible? Will I be able to complete it on my own? Will I have enough time and resources? Is the topic narrow/specific enough for this level?

]]> 2018-03-17 16:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/243091778 SECTION 2: Literature Review hbassilmorozow https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/243091869 Literature review is an overview of all available literature on the subject. It helps you identify appropriate theoretical approaches to the subject. This is a genre which does not presuppose expression of original ideas, and almost entirely contains A. summary and B. evaluation of published academic texts on your chosen topic.

Writing a literature review involved complex editorial decisions. It is always difficult to choose the right number of sources to mention in a particular literature review. One also has to decide how long to dwell on each source: it can be a detailed description, or a brief summary. Sometimes multiple sources are mentioned in the same paragraph.

A. Identification of appropriate theoretical approaches.

B. An overview of existing literature on the subject.

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Is my project going to hurt/damage anyone?

Did I obtain the participant(s) consent?
Do I need consent for the material found online?
Will the questions upset the participant(s)?
Will my own safety be compromised in the course of the project? 
How old are the participants? 
Do the participants belong to a vulnerable group? 
Am I careful enough in sensitive situations and with the sensitive data?
Is the topic sensitive/controversial?
Are the participants offered confidentiality? 
Will they be anonymised?
Is the data obtained safely stored?

LIMITATIONS: 
  • Time
  • Scope
  • Potential issues that may impact/have impacted the research outcome (e.g., focus group participants not turning up).
  • Research design
  • Ethical limitations
  • Sample (e.g., number of films/scenes/episodes or number of focus group participants). 
  • Platforms through which the project is advertised/conducted (e.g., social media, Microsoft Teams).
  • Budget
  • etc


]]> 2018-03-18 12:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/243176282 https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/497049175 2020-04-07 15:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/497049175 Proposal Structure hbassilmorozow https://padlet.com/hbassilmorozow/r4nvbyea92y8/wish/2026206799 Title
Section 1: Introduction (including research question, title, aims and objectives) 
(approx.20% of the word count)
Section 2: Literature Review (approx.35% of the word count)
Section 3: Methodology (approx. 35% of the word count)
Section 4: Ethical considerations (approx. 10% of the word count)
Limitations
References
Appendices (if applicable)
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