Being critical and evaluating the work of others
17 October, 2022
The week ahead
This week (week 3) you have 50 minutes with your Personal Tutor to discuss the Mini-Dissertation
Your Personal Tutor is ANOTHER source of guidance and support.
Give them the information they need to best help you on this journey.
Dear PTs, “Next week, you are given no information whatsoever, and are asked to turn up to your session with nothing other than perhaps a pen and paper, a big smile, and anticipation of lots of exciting research in the making.”
Week 8 - Check on status of Ethics application, and troubleshooting
Week 13 - Session to support Analysis Planning and Writing up/Submission preparation
Week 17 - Result interpretation, and any concerns arising in the final phase of the MD
Review these materials and consider your performance of the assessment, and any feedback
The objective of the Critical Proposal is that you start to deploy the tools you have practiced in the service of your Mini-Dissertations.
A ‘practical’ exercise, success if determined in light of practical value.
Helping to develop some aspect of your study design or methodology.
You will probably follow this process ‘a few times’ for your final year dissertation!
Review literature on a key part of your ‘puzzle’ (an IV, a ‘tool’, the DV etc)
Apply critical evaluation to carefully chosen paper(s)
Consider how it might realistically guide or inform your own research
Identify a procedure to partially replicate, replicate, or replicate and extend/improve
Detail how that takes shape and reflect on your confidence, skill base, perception of value
You could approach it strategically as a group.
Identify areas to take ownership of, then divide and conquer!
Or fly solo and agree to later apply the same process to a mutually beneficial part of your study
Use some of the tools presented in the lab activity to help track down a suitable paper
Give yourself time to read, review, re-read and select your juiciest points
Avoid any discussion of methodologies that cannot inform your study directly
This isn’t a sidetrack exercise. It’s a critical step in your project
Note your references, note your main points, be organised
Talking about Variables and the 3 ‘flavours’ of ANOVA in week 4
Week 5 is ‘power calculations’ and opportunity to discuss CP
But we will be moving on and the CP will be part of your independent study
Same opportunities for RASA submissions/summer deferrals & resubmissions
Dr. Faize Eryaman
I’m going to meet her directly after this.
New to Goldsmiths, but a fantastic researcher and teacher.
Please help her settle in!
I shall be more available across all the labs now, and looking to help out as much as I can!
I’m looking for opportunities: