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RESEARCH & INNOVATION23 september 2013

Aske Plaat

zaterdag 21 september 13

WHO AM I?

Aske Plaat

Associate Professor of Data-driven Entertainment @ADE

Background in

Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making & Data Science

[email protected]


LECTURE NOTES

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RESEARCH METHODOLGIES

Monday 23 September 10:00-16:00 N3.116

Research Skills & Innovation

Wednesday 25 September 10:00-16:00 N3.116

Innovation & Research Skills

Friday 27 September 10:00-16:00 N3.116

Innovation & Research Skills


WHO ARE YOU?

Background

If you have written a thesis/concept/report before, how was that?

Learning goals


OVERVIEW

Research Skills

Examples of innovation

Assignments (Licia Calvi)


OVERVIEW

Research Skills

why learn research skills?

what is research?

elements:

method

text

DOING


OVERVIEW

Examples of Innovation

Data-driven Entertainment (Aske Plaat, if time permits)

Data, Infographics, Journalism (Hille van der Kaa)

The Science of online Persuasion (Maurits Kaptein)


SCHEDULE

Time Monday Wednesday Friday

10-12Intro

Innovation Research

Hille van der Kaa: Data & Journalism

Maurits Kaptein: Online Persuasion

12-14 Thesis TOCPerform Research

Why is science hard?Questions

Structured writingQuestions

14-16Group Exercise

Brainstorm: Future of Television

Group Exercise: Literature critique

Group Exercise: Research Proposals


“IMPOSSIBLE” EXERCISE

Choose a topic

Write a half-page research proposal (5 minutes)

Problem Statement

3 Research Questions

Research Method

Save it, and read it again Friday afternoon

Not inspired? use: “Are Second Screens here to stay?” or: “Should media be governed by the state?”


GROUP EXERCISES

Monday: Brainstorm

Wednesday: Review/Critique

Friday: Research Proposal


GROUP EXERCISE BRAINSTORM

Topic: How will the future of media be? Will there be Television as we know it?

Task:

Prepare a brainstorm session to be held with the class

Brainstorm should take 30 minutes

Rules of brainstorming: no critiqism, let all ideas blossom

Think of different roles for group members

Find background material to inspire the participants

Do you need props (white boards, flip overs, pens, tape)?

Prepare a 5 minute presentation, class will choose the best, and your prize is that your brainstorm will be performed in class

Start at 14:30


GROUP EXERCISE LITERATURE

Topic: Find and Critique Literature

Task:

Pick a topic (think of the topic for Friday)

Go to the Library or Google Scholar to find relevant literature

Choose 2 papers, and provide a critique

Hints:

Was the abstract clear, was the topic clear, was the paper clear?

What was the problem statement?

What was the research method?

What was the conclusion? Did they answer the problem statement?

Did you like the topic?

Do you consider the paper “good research”? Why? How can it be improved?

Prepare a 10 minute presentation. Each group will present on Wednesday.


GROUP EXERCISE PROPOSAL

Topic: Write a research proposal

Task:

Pick a topic (need a brainstorm session for inspiration?)

Perform the steps:

topic, legitimization

problem statement, research questions

literature

hypotheses, research method

*expected* results

Write a 1-2 page research proposal, to be handed out on Friday around noon

Create a 10 minute presentation to be presented on class on Friday after noon


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