THE DIFFERENT RESEARCH METHODS

What are the different approaches to research?

Different types of research methods:

Structured interview:

Advantages:                                                                

-          Easy to quantify and analyse results.             

-          Reliable.                                                                     

-          Can be replicated.                                          

-          Fast to complete.                                            

-          Large amounts of detail generated.

Disadvantages:

-          Less valid due to distortion of restricted answers and closed questions

-          Can’t guarantee honesty of participants.

-          Cause and effect cannot be inferred.

Questionnaire:

Advantages:

-          Produces large amounts of standardised data

-          Data can be collected quickly
and conveniently.

-          Replicable and usually easy to analyse.

-          Wide-ranging sample possible.

-          New ideas for research can be suggested.

-          Good for research on socially-sensitive matters as

People tend to disclose more.

Disadvantages:

-          Produces large amounts of standardised data.

-          Data can be collected quickly.
and conveniently.

-          Replicable and usually easy to analyse.

-          Wide-ranging sample possible.

-          New ideas for research can be suggested.

-          Good for research on socially-sensitive matters as people tend to disclose more.



AS MEDIA G321 MAIN TASK

Worth 50% of final AS grade

Create the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.

All images and text used must be original, produced by candidate(s), minimum of FOUR images per candidate.

Assessment Objectives:

AO2 - 10%
- Apply knowledge and understanding to show how meanings are created when analysing media products and evaluating their own practical work.

AO3 - 30%
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and creative skills.

AO4 - 10%
- Demonstrate the ability to undertake and apply appropriate research.



Research on RollingStone magazine

As a group we researched and analysed the rolling stone magazine in order to find out codes and conventions of the magazine. (below is a printscreen of out research)

The rolling stone magazine is one of the most well known magazines that portray music. The magazine was found in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner. The covers often portray a successful artist or group posing and majority of the time, their face or body covers the actual title itself.