Research and Epistimology part 2

This lecture guides us on how to make connections and coming up with a question based on facts that will drive the whole essay-writing process. Reflects what our ambitions as practitioners. Finding facts, knowledge, research on questions which would help us come up with the revised research question that funnels the gap between what we know and what you don't know. This way, the essay serves as a synthesis combining both in a way that makes sense to us.

Paradigm position

You as an individual and your outlook on the world. But you're in a degree course, so put into context of what you're specialising in. (i.e: Animation you should consider how the question relates to the 12 principles and/or industry-related facts and issues)

Ontology: What is there to study?

Ontology is what is or can be known, such as production process and 12 principles of animation, these are the some facts, properties and processes that form knowledge. Conceptualising and categorising animations in genres is also a process that uses existing knowledge to critically analyse and kick start the research process.

Epistimology: How can we know about it?

Making connections and forms philosophical analysis of scope and nature of knowledge in order to find a backings of our personal take on the question. Finding out something new could also lead us to a paradigm shift, in which we have to make decisions of whether we are going to change the discourse or to stick with what we have started with. 

Methodology: How do we study it?

Consider who and how can we get the information that we want, analyse the information that we have gotten from the source and turn these source material to evidence our take on the research question.