AXM-E0002 - Doing Research in Art and Media, Lecture, 8.1.2024-8.4.2024

Topic outline

• Group 02 - VCD
  In this page you will find the information for the VCD group.

  • Teacher in charge is Masood Masoodian:  masood.masoodian@aalto.fi

  
  

  • Select activity VCD Discussion Forum

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    VCD Discussion Forum
  • Select activity Schedule 08 Jan: VCD Major - Course outline (Väre,...

    Schedule

    
    

    • 08 Jan: VCD Major - Course outline (Väre, M202)
    • 15 Jan: Joint session
    • 22 Jan: Joint session
    • 29 Jan: Joint session
    • 05 Feb: Joint session
    • 12 Feb: VCD Major - Thesis review presentations (https://aalto.zoom.us/j/62606004075)
    • 26 Feb: VCD Major - Qualitative research (Väre, Q101)
    • 04 Mar: VCD Major - Quantitative research (Väre, Q101)
      
    • 11 Mar: VCD Major - Applied research (Väre, Q101)
      
    • 18 Mar: VCD Major - Visual research (Väre, Q101)
      
    • 25 Mar: VCD Major - Research Ethics, and Research plan discussion (Väre, Q101)
      
    • 08 Apr: VCD Major - Thesis topic discussion (Väre, Q101)
      

  • Select activity Lecture notes and handouts

    Lecture notes and handouts

    
    
  • Select activity 08 January: Course outline

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    08 January: Course outline File PDF
  • Select activity 26 February: Qualitative research

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    26 February: Qualitative research File PDF
  • Select activity 26 February: Assignment outline

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    26 February: Assignment outline File PDF
  • Select activity 04 March: Quantitative research

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    04 March: Quantitative research File PDF
  • Select activity 11 March: Applied research

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    11 March: Applied research File PDF
  • Select activity 18 March: Visual research

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    18 March: Visual research File PDF
  • Select activity 25 March: Research ethics

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    25 March: Research ethics File PDF
  • Select activity Assignment

    Assignment

    
    
  • Select activity Research Plan Submission

    Not available unless: You belong to Visual Communication Design (SISU)

    

    Research Plan Submission Assignment

    You are expected to develop a research plan, which includes the following parts:

    • A research topic (which may or may not be your final MA thesis topic)
    • A brief literature review based on 2-3 published research articles
      
    • A research statement
      
    • One or two main research questions (which may be divided into a number of sub-questions)
      
    • A research approach (which proposes suitable research methodology and methods)

    Please use the template document file provided in Microsoft Word format for your research plan submission. Your research plan should be 2 pages. The final submission should be in PDF format.

    Submissions will open at 09:00 on 26 February, and close at 09:00 on 08 April 2024.

  • Select activity Thesis review groups Group 1 Zhiying Deng Helmi Le...

    Thesis review groups

    
    

    Group 1

    • Zhiying Deng
    • Helmi Leppänen
    • Anna Mäkinen
    • Jacob Söderström

    Thesis by Lisa Staudinger (2018): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201806294018

    
    

    Group 2

    • Maria Klata
    • Veera Kortelainen
    • Alyssa Meier
    • Oona Raadelma

    Thesis by Ida-Maria Wikström (2019): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-201902031577

    
    

    Group 3

    • Aino Laukka
    • Iréne Lindberg
    • Touko Miikkulainen
    • Jenny Reponen

    Thesis by Brittaney Drake (2020): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-2020062138469

    
    

    Group 4

    • Zina Marpegan
    • Olga Poropudas
    • Ewa Sowińska
    • Iiris Uusitalo

    Thesis by Tiia Reijonen (2021): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202108028040

    
    

    Group 5

    • Merle Karp
    • Diana Lisitsa
    • Pinja Oja
    • Nanako Ueda

    Thesis by Teodor Georgiev (2022): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202206163831

    
    

    Group 6

    • Nikita Gavrilenko
    • Aarni Kapanen
    • Linnea Sjöholm
    • Júlia Vila Comas

    Thesis by Miila Westin (2020): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-2020121356237

    
    

    Group 7

    • Ella Eskola
    • Malin Gustafsson
    • Olli Korpela
    • Ida Kukkapuro

    Thesis by Adina Renner (2020): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202006213847

    
    

    Group 8

    • Kristin Gschwender
    • Veera Kesänen
    • Inka Salminen

    Thesis by Janne Gammelin (2022): https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:aalto-202204212866
  • Select activity Group thesis review and presentation Once you have...

    Group thesis review and presentation

    Once you have read the thesis assigned to your group individually on your own, then share and discuss your reviews together, and prepare a group presentation for 12 February. Your group presentation should be around 15 minutes, and present the thesis (1) background and context, (2) research statement, (3) research questions, (4) research methodology, (5) brief literature review, (6) research and artistic part, and (7) findings, conclusions and learnings.

  • Select activity Useful material

    Useful material

  • Select activity Master´s Thesis Guide

    

    Master´s Thesis Guide URL
  • Select activity Design: Cultural probes, Bill Gaver, Tony Dunne, and Elena Pacenti (copy)

    

    Design: Cultural probes, Bill Gaver, Tony Dunne, and Elena Pacenti (copy) URL
  • Select activity Designing cultural probes for children, Peta Wyeth and Carla Diercke

    

    Designing cultural probes for children, Peta Wyeth and Carla Diercke URL
  • Select activity Practice-Based Research in the Creative Arts, by Linda Candy and Ernest Edmonds

    

    Practice-Based Research in the Creative Arts, by Linda Candy and Ernest Edmonds URL
  • Select activity Action Research and the Practice of Design, by Cal Swann

    

    Action Research and the Practice of Design, by Cal Swann URL
  • Select activity An introduction to visual culture, by Nicholas Mirzoeff

    

    An introduction to visual culture, by Nicholas Mirzoeff URL
  • Select activity Six Domains of Research Ethics, by Kenneth D. Pimple

    

    Six Domains of Research Ethics, by Kenneth D. Pimple URL