DESIGN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PROPOSAL

30 August 2019 -  20 September 2019 ( week 01 -  04)
Ahmed Baahy Suhail (0333925)

Design Research Methodology
Proposal

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LECTURES

Lecture 01 (week 1) 
30 Aug 2019




Lecture 02 (week 2)
6 Sept 2019




Lecture 03 (week 3) - Library
13 Sept 2019

Lecture 04 (week 4) 
20 Sept 2019

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INSTRUCTIONS

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PROPOSAL

Week 1: Progress update

During week 1, I proposed the idea of researching on surrealism in animation which was approved but I made the mistake of confusing surrealism with fiction, hence I came up with three new topics which can be seen in my draft 1. Dr Hayati said to focus on the topic that is most personal, which was related to maldivian culture.

Week 2: Progress update

First draft of Proposal:




My topic relied too much on the tourism aspect and Dr Hayati said it was Phd level and that I should focus more on the culture as well as how I can represent that best to the tourists. She said to explore what I want to show to tourists, how I can do it and dig into the principles of animation to figure out how I can translate my heritage into animation. When I asked if I can still talk about tourism she agreed but said not to make that the main focus as I did in my draft 2. My job is not to break the stigma,, it is to explore how creating animation can impact how culture can add to the tourism experience and educate tourists on the hidden culture of Maldives, and understand that it is so much more than just a land of paradise.

Week 3: Progress update


Second draft of Proposal:



After evaluating my slides, Dr Hayati said my issue is similar to my classmates. Culture is too huge to cover so Dr Hayati just asked me what should be empathized in Maldivian culture. The objective is not to study my culture, it is to learn what animation is all about. She said the direction I was going in was not the right way and to instead focus on the foundation of animation principles since I am a future animation student. Maldivian culture is the content but the subject to be identified is the variables to bring this content out, which is animation.When asked about knowledge of my own culture, I told her that since I have been away from my country for most of my life, I am not so familiar with my own culture so she suggested to not go in that direction as it will be much harder. Instead, Dr Hayati said to focus on character design in animation so I can create a character for a particular folklore.


Week 4: Progress update

Final Proposal Slides: