Research Methodology Thesis Topics Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein Research Methodology & Thesis Topic Proposals
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Research Methodology
& Thesis Topic Proposals
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Eliminate distractions
Create archives for documentation
Set schedule/plan
1 RESEARCH
SETTING
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Create list of resources
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
2 IDENTIFY
3 COLLECT
Collect research from trusted resources
(Libraries, experts,
academic articles etc.)
Solicit people in network
(Online survey, facebook, twitter,
you tube etc.)
Takes place simultaneously
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
4 SOLICIT
Summarize !ndings
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
5 SUMMARIZE
Take a break from active research to allow subconscious thought processing
(take a walk, allow distractions, watch T.V., etc.)
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
6 TAKE A BREAK
Identify overlapping patterns for hypotheses development
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
7 IDENTIFY PATTERNS
8 DEVELOP
HYPOTHESES
Draw conclusions
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
9 FEEDBACK
Consult experts and mentors
Document feedback
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Finalize conclusions in order to propose interventions/projects/experiments
Research Methodology Thesis Topics
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
10 FINALIZE
CONCLUSIONS
Research Methodology Thesis Topic Proposals
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Thesis Topic Proposals
Consumer Children
Baby Boomer Gaming
Mul<-‐Pla>orm Documentary
Research Methodology Topic: Consumer Children
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
“…children recall content from the ads to which they’ve been exposed and preference for a product has been shown to occur
with as li:le as a single commercial exposure…” —American Pyschological Associa?on (APA)
Consumer Children
I am studying: How ethical consumer adver<sing targeted at American children, ages 2-‐10, affects a child’s percep<on of brands and influences parental purchasing.
Question: Because I want to discover behavioral mo<va<ons of children that foster belief forma<on in brands.
Conceptual Significance: To help readers understand how ethical consumer adver<sing aimed at young children might lead to con<nued belief in ethical products and future ethical consumer choices beyond childhood.
Research Methodology
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Topic: Consumer Children
Research Methodology
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Topic: Baby Boomer Gaming
“The ac?ons you take today not only impact you; they influence genera?ons. Every ma:er ma:ers for eternity.”
― Dillon Burroughs
“Every genera?on needs regenera?on.” – Charles H. Spurgeon
Baby Boomer Gaming
I am studying What mo<vates par<cipa<on in gaming experiences for people within the Baby Boomer genera<on.
Question Because I want to develop new types of gaming experiences that will help remove communica<on barriers between Baby Boomers and Digital Na<ves and will appeal to this ethnographic group.
Conceptual Significance To help readers understand how gaming experiences can be used to strengthen trans-‐genera<onal communica<on within family structures and society.
Research Methodology Topic: Baby Boomer Gaming
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Research Methodology
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
“…the process of making a documentary is one of discovery, and like wri?ng a story, you follow
a lead and that leads you to something else and then by the
?me you finish, the story is nothing like you expected.”
—William Shatner
Topic: Mul<-‐Pla>orm Documentary
Mul;-‐Pla=orm Documentary
I am studying How mul<-‐pla>orm (transmedia) storytelling can affect audience experience of public awareness documentary narra<ve among Digital Na<ves.
Question Because I want to develop public awareness experiences that appeal to this ethnographic group.
Conceptual Significance To help readers understand the ways mul<-‐pla>orm (transmedia) storytelling might be seen as public awareness communica<on innova<on.
Research Methodology
Elizabeth Taurisani | Directed Research | Prof. Tom Klinkowstein
Topic: Mul<-‐Pla>orm Documentary