Research Methods

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Understand the guide to research schedules; 2. Understand various research designs, such as qualitative and quantitative options; 3. Undertake field investigations and research; 4. Construct questioners for qualitative empirical or open-ended research options; 5. Engage annotations on relevant research undertaking and texts; 6. Apply various research citations like the MLA, APA, Notation styles; 7. engage research guides to studio and studio supplementary disciplines; 8. Report research logically and systematically; and 9. Compile bibliography; work cited, references, footnotes and endnotes.

The course is grounded on the tenets of qualitative research design, although quantitative approaches may be accommodated. Theory and methodologies required for the interpretation and presentation of reports are incorporated. The course provides guidelines to field research techniques, documentation, and reporting of studio engagements through systematic research and experiential or field data appropriation. It focuses on the nature and values of primary and secondary research materials, their place in the analytical processes in-studio and studio supplementary disciplines, the relationship between a theme for research and thesis to be explored, methods of approach to bibliographic research presentation of research reports. The location of sources (searching the index and databases in electronic and non-electronic sources), compiling end/footnotes, references, works cited, and general bibliography is considered pertinent.