Research Report

 

Instructions

Compose a formal 2000-word essay response to a research prompt, and submit via Blackboard. Students will choose from a list of research questions – or they may choose to formulate their own, in liaison with the studio leader. It is expected that students will draw on the reading they’ve done early in the semester, as well as their own external scholarly research. Students may refer to their group work, and the ideas they’ve been developing, as long as it pertains to their argument. The response may expand on some of the concepts raised in the Case Study, but a significant expansion in thinking must be demonstrated. Students will present this research to the class in Week 5.

 

Research Prompts

  1. ‘Story is no longer a linear phenomenon.’
  2. The viral campaign for 2008’s The Dark Knight was incredibly innovative for its time. Is it, though, an example of transmedia storytelling?
  3. Music can move us, inspire us, transform us. Is it the purest mode of storytelling? Provide an in-depth analysis of either one piece of music or one album in answering this question.
  4. Image, sound, and text are the three primary ‘channels’ through which story is relayed. Provide a scholarly justification for a fourth option.
  5. ‘The idea of agency is only relevant to games.’

  

Composing Your Own Research Question

If you wish to pursue your own line of scholarly enquiry, you must email Dan your question/prompt for approval by 7:00pm Thursday 19 March. Approval (maybe with suggestions for refinement) will be granted/denied within 24 hours. If denied, or if the question is not sent by Thursday, you must choose one of the five set prompts.

 

Submission Instructions

Submit as a Word document to the Blackboard Assessment Dropbox by 11:59pm Sunday 29 March. All documents must be in 12 pt Times New Roman and 1.5- or double-spaced. Ensure pages are numbered, and that your name and student ID number are included.

All submissions must include a bibliography/reference list and adhere to referencing conventions as appropriate to their chosen style (i.e. there is no ‘set’ referencing style, but ensure that whichever you choose is done right!). Library referencing guides are available here.

 

Project Criteria: Media 5

(Part B outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 4)

  • Develops and sustains an argument across a longer form of writing
  • Demonstrates understanding of the concepts raised in the studio, and works to correlate this research with their own practice and projects
  • Produces written work of an advanced standard, commensurate with expectations of academic literacy, formatting, and referencing (where necessary)

 

Project Criteria: Media 3

(Part B outcomes assessed: 1, 2)

  • Develops and sustains an argument across a longer form of writing
  • Demonstrates understanding of the concepts raised in the studio, and begin to demonstrate a comprehension of how this may apply to their own practice and projects
  • Produces written work of at least an intermediate standard, commensurate with expectations of academic literacy, formatting, and referencing (where necessary)