Creative Research The Theory and Practice of Research for the Creative Industries 2nd Edition by Hilary Collins 1474247105 9781474247108

PART ONE DESIGNING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

1 What makes a good research topic?

2 Generating and refining research ideas

3 Turning ideas into research projects

4 Identifying and using theory

5 Understanding research philosophies

6 Research approaches

7 Ethnography and design ethnography

8 Empathy

9 Multiple methods

10 The practice: A research-approached case study

11 Gerry Johnson on creating a framework

PART TWO MANAGING THE RESEARCH DESIGN

12 Developing a research design and strategy

13 Creating the research framework

14 Making research credible: the influence of ethics

15 Your research proposal

16 Making research credible

17 The influence of ethics

18 The practice: A well-structured research project

19 Pradeep Sharma on the creative influence

PART THREE MANAGING THE RESEARCH PROCESS

20 Using the literature

21 The literature review

22 The process of analysis

23 Using secondary data

24 Using primary data

25 Questionnaires

26 Observations

27 Interviews

28 Visual research

29 Photography

30 Narrative

31 Case study

32 Emerging tools

33 The practice: An example of elicitation techniques

34 The practitioners: Bettina Kolb on participatory photo-interview

PART FOUR MANAGING THE RESEARCH

35 Ideology in design

36 How can semiotics and symbols be used in design research?

37 The pilot study

38 Analysing qualitative data

39 Analysing quantitative data

40 Sampling

41 From critical reading to critical writing

42 Guidelines for drawing conclusions and making recommendations

43 The practice: A visual research approach – photographic ethnography

44 The practitioners: Sapsed et al. on the economic value of research

APPENDICES

Working with your supervisor

Time management

Written communication

Guidelines for non-discriminatory language

Systems of referencing

Bibliography

Index

Copyright