Literature review

Literature review should include:

• compare and contrast different authors' views on an issue

• group authors who draw similar conclusions

• criticise aspects of methodology

• note areas in which authors are in disagreement

• highlight exemplary studies

• highlight gaps in research

• show how your study relates to previous studies

• show how your study relates to the literature in general

• conclude by summarizing what the literature says

The purposes of the review are:

• to define and limit the problem you are working on

• to place your study in an historical perspective

• to avoid unnecessary duplication

• to evaluate promising research methods

• to relate your findings to previous knowledge and suggest further research

How to structor a Proposal

what you need:

working tital

name

precis (brief outline of subject)

be in first person

give context

background

why,what,where,who and when

based on idea and type of writer

evaluate

budget

hypothesis/ questions/ inquiry

quotes

photographic approach

think about intended audience

support  and who from

equipment

location

liabilities

NO KEY WORDS

Brief

This assignment is to a pre-research for the final major project / degree show. we arr to:

Demonstrate the capacity to research as an integral part of project and conceptualization planning

Apply in-depth research, both academic and practical, in documentation and presentation outputs

Critically assess the relevance of research to support a photographic project from conceptualization to realization

Reflect on the principles of research in photographic practice and studio operations

Professionally undertake and manage project planning, research, time and resources.

On completion of this module students will have had the opportunity to:

 Develop a professional level of self-managent skills

Understand the principles, processes and applications related to photographic practice

Apply knowledge transfer to other relevant forms of creative production and problem-solving

Undertake a professional level of research documentation and presentation

Make a self-assessment of learning progress