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The document outlines a methodology for directed research. It includes steps such as creating a list of topics, asking questions through informal conversations, embracing trial and error, consulting unlikely authorities, looking at context, playing games to generate unexpected results, finding trends in data, sharing findings, and proposing thesis topics. Thesis topics proposed are on the effects of physical environments on social interaction, facilitating aid for disaster victims through social media, and using design to raise awareness and empower change for underrepresented groups.
Methodology05
- 1. Methodology Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein Summer 2013
- 2. Find a Topic External Research Unexpected Research Conclusions & Direction Internal Research Write a list Ethnography Informal conversations Play a game Consult unlikely authoritiesTrial and error Find trends Share the results Start production Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Create a list Free write all you know about the problem. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ask questions Be curious Start conversations surrounding your topic. Talk to people who are experts in their field. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Embrace the messy process of trial and error Fail spectacularly. Dont be afraid to start over. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Consult unlikely authorities Apply lessons learned from unrelated fields to your topic. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 7. Look at the context of the problem Examine the societal and circumstantial influence on the problem. Why does this issue exist in the first place? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 8. Create an experiment Play a game By letting others to express themselves through playing a game, it creates an opportunity for unexpected results. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 9. Throw something Throwing an object taps into your primal instincts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 10. Find consistencies and trends Sort the findings and see what fits together. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 11. Reflect on the findings Stop gathering information and start drawing conclusions. If there are holes in findings, go back to step 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 12. Share the goods Make your findings public and invite comments and feedback. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 13. 3 Thesis Proposals Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 14. Social interaction and the physical environment. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
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- 16. Social interaction and the surrounding environment I am studying the effects of physical space and its effect on the mood of a gathering of people. I want to know how social situations and social interaction are influenced by the surrounding environment. This will help my reader create environments that will nurture the social situations they desire. And it will influence the way events are designed in the future. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein 1.
- 17. Relief in the face of a natural disaster Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
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- 19. Relief in the face of a natural disaster I am studying the ways in which victims of natural disasters can be helped by people who want to make a difference. I want to know how social media and interactivity can facilitate the flow of aid and supplies to the victims. This will help my reader feel like they are making a difference in someones life, rather than simply giving money to a faceless charity. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein 2.
- 20. Social Commentary and Social Change. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 23. The design of empowerment. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
- 24. Social commentary and social change. The design of empowerment. I want to study the way that design can draw attention to a social issue and also transform the problem at the same time. Because design can be used to create awareness and call people into action, it can also be an agent of change by transforming peoples lives directly. This will help my reader hear the voices of an under represented demographic or social issue. And at the same time be empowered to help change the problem. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein 3.
- 25. 1. Social interaction and the physical environment. 3. Social Commentary and Social Change. The design of empowerment. 2. Relief in the face of a natural disaster. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein