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THOUGHTSFORTHEPROPOSALSTAGE
Beforeconductingyourartsbasedresearchproject,youmustfirstbeabletoconcretely
articulateyourresearchquestions,andmethodologicalframework.Youmustalsodetermine
anddemonstratethatyourcreativeresearchapproachisappropriatefortheprojectathand,
andwhetheryouhavetheproductionexperiencetomanagewhatyouarehopingto
accomplish.Todoso,answerthefollowingquestionswithasmuchdetailaspossible.
QUESTIONSABOUTYOURRESEARCHTOPIC&METHODS
1.
Whatisyourgeneralresearchinterestortopic?
2.
Whatquestion(s)areyourinterestedinexploringinyourresearch?
3.
Whattraditionalmethodsareyouplanningtoemployinyourresearch?
a.
Aretheysolelyquantitative?Ifso,describe.
b.
Aretheysolelyqualitative?Ifso,describe.
c.
Aretheymixed?Ifso,describe.
QUESTIONSABOUTCREATIVEMETHODS
1.
Whatcreativemethodologicalstrategiesareyouthinkingofusingexploreyourresearch
question?
2.
Arethesestrategiespurelyvisual?
Ifsoexplainthemediayoulluse(e.g.photography,
painting,etc.)
3.
Arethesestrategiespurelysonic?
Ifso,explainthemediayoulluse(i.e.podcasting,etc.)
4.
Arethesestrategiesaudiovisual?
Ifso,explainthemediayoulluse(i.e.video,interactive
media,etc.)
5.
Arethesestrategiesbasedonliveperformanceinsomeway?
Ifso,explainthemediayoull
use(i.e.theatre,socialexperiments,etc.)
6.
Arethesestrategiesbasedoncreativewritingpractices(e.g.fiction,creativenonfiction,new
journalism,memoir,poetry,etc.)?
7.
Areyourstrategiesamixturefsomeoralloftheabove?
Ifso,pleaseexplain.
QUESTIONSABOUTEXPERIENCE
1.
Doyouhavepriorexperiencewitheachmediaformyoudiscussedabove?
a.
Ifso,howmuch?Haveyoutakenclasses?Producedworkforaninternshiporon
yourown?
b.
Anyexampleswemightbeabletoseeofyourwork?
c.
Ifnot,howdoyoufeelthatthiswillimpactyourabilitytodeliveryourprojecton
time?(Reasonsmayinclude:steeplearningcurve,manufacturingtime,participantvariables,
etc.)
2.
Doyouhaveanypriorexperiencesorengagementwithyourresearchsubject(s)or
participatoryactionmembers,ifyouareworkingwithagroup?
a. Ifso,howmuch?Anyplaceonlinewecangotolearnmore?
b. Ifnot,howdoyoufeelthatthiswillimpactyourabilitytodeliveryourprojecton
time?(Reasonsmayinclude:recruitment,etc.)
QUESTIONSABOUTAPPROPRIATENESS
1.
Woulditbepossibletoconductyourresearchusingonlyatraditionalmethodor
presentationalstyle(say,ethnographyandexpositorywriting)andstillachievethesamedesired
results?
a.
Ifno,pleasetellusmoreaboutwhythatisso.
b.
Ifyes,pleasetellwhyyouarentjustusingtraditionalmethodsandpresentationfor
thisproject.
2.Asidefromtheonecreativemethodsyouvelistedabove,nameoneothercreativemethodby
whichyourresearchcouldreasonablybeconducted.
3.Next,discussthelimitationsandstrengthstoyourchosenmethod,comparedtothemethod
youbroughtup,above.
4.
Asyouconductyourcreativeresearch,whowouldyoulikebeyourdesiredorideal
audiencemember,readerorviewer?
a.
Whatreasonsdoyouhaveforthispreference?
b.
Arethereanywaysyourchosenmediaformresonateparticularlywithyourideal
audience?