Exploring Research worksheet

You are required to complete the tasks on this sheet and place the content in your website section called
RESEARCH. You will be looking at three sections, these should be clear on the page. They are in RED on this
document.

Task 1/3: Tools

You are required to think about each of the following tools for research and talk about advantages, disadvantages and show
an example. A table has been included to help with this, or you can create headings on the Weebly page for each one.
Write detailed answers for each box and add an image for each example (this could be a photo, logo, etc).

Tool Advantage Disadvantage Example (with photo/url evidence)

It can give you the The book you’re

research in books and looking for might not
online. This is good as be available, the
it gives you access to computers and laptops
the internet. Also, a might crash or not
LRC chance to have some connect to the Wi-Fi. It
silence if the pods are could be a struggle to
available. Librarians get access to anything
can be helpful. when it is busy. Travel
could become a
problem.

They can be useful and They might not be

helpful for looking for available or there
the right information. might be to much
Portable and information and not
availability to take it enough time to collect
Books home. No knowledge it all. Out dated The Illusion Of Life (12 Principles)
barrier. Index and page information. Difficult
numbers to help you to read. Damageable
find the right page. and not good for the
More reliable than the environment.
internet. Expensive.

There are many You can’t find these

websites that can help websites if you Wi-Fi https://www.animatorisland.com
you to look for the isn’t working, or your https://storyboardart.org
correct information. laptop has crashed. https://theartofanimation.tumblr.com
Limitless information. The websites might https://characterdesignreferences.com/
Easy to access. not work, and it could
Web Portable. be difficult to find the
Access it whenever information you need.
you need it. Can be false and
Back up your useless.
information. Knowledge barrier for
Can be updated with people.
new information. Distractions.

The videos could be The videos might not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVcZXW80GKA

helpful to watch and work, and they could https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhbvSWmnykM
make notes on. They be taken down. They https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynBENQJBQbE
Youtube could be interesting to might not be helpful, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4
viewers that need and you could struggle
animation help. Info to find the
graphics. information.
Learning styles. Comments section.
 Comments section. Binned the dislike
You can go back and section.
watch more than once. Out dated videos.
Advertisements in the
way.
Low production.
Clickbait.
Subtitles might not be
accessible.

It is helpful to find Some of their interests https://www.instagram.com/

information through and opinions might not https://en-gb.facebook.com/
social media as you link and therefore https://www.reddit.com/
can find out people’s can’t be helpful to https://twitter.com/
interests and opinions. your research.
Communicate with Bots.
people around the Don’t click on the link
Social world not having to button if someone
media/forum leave your house. sends you something.
Debates with other Toxic people on the
people. internet.
Ask for help on Censorship.
subjects. Virus.
Find the help through Hacked.
the comments. Laziness.
Up to date. Distracting.

Documentaries. Expensive.
Download it and edit Limited number of
the video. things to watch.
Streaming A range of movies and Scamming websites.
services programmes. Illegal websites.
Adverts.
Dramatized.

Helpful to watch Hard to take the

animations and learn research from them as
from them. it is shown in video
Interesting for notes. format.
Behind the scenes. Deleted scenes.
DVD/BluRay Extras and games. Scratched.
Interactions. Out dated.
Watch it whenever you Damageable.
want to. Losable.
Portable. Expensive.
Content removed.

Task 2/3: Methods

This time think about each of the methods in the table below and consider what the benefits and drawbacks of them are.

Method Advantage Disadvantage

Conducting Find out detailed information in questionaries and The answers you collect might not link with your
survey quizzes. question.
Lots of results. People don’t answer your questions.
Comparing different peoples answers and questions.
Multiple feedback.
Communication inside and outside of the internet.
 Asking people their interests and opinions. People could take offense if you ask them in
Builds knowledge about the person. person.
Can find detailed information. Time management.
Interviewing Opinions from people who aren’t as mainstream. Awkward if someone doesn’t want to have a
people conversation.
Could be dangerous.

Having the availability to communicate with others Could be a struggle on time and when people are
and talking about interests and opinions. available, also a struggle if you don’t like to
Confidential. socialise then you will have to find other ways of
Safe space to say what you think. communicating.
Group Debates. Negative arguments.
discussions Multiple viewpoints. Interrupting.
Side-tracked conversations.
Negative atmosphere.
People making others do the work.

Helpful to find and create your own research and not Time consuming.
copy others. Travel.
Specific to what you want to find out. Expensive.
Super specific. Limited research in a certain time limit.
Primary Trust your own research.
research Different viewpoints.
Chose the nature of the responses.

Finding work that other people have done can be If copied word for word can look like cheating.
useful. Lack of reliability.
Access to data quicker than doing it yourself. Not as focused as primary research.
Secondary Reliability. Change some of the work online and its not solid
Research Accessible. evidence.
Can be done by experts.

More detail. Longer to get the answers.

More flexible. You have to put more information to get peoples
Qualitative More information. interested.
Data Useful for quotes. Not as exact.
(text)

Easy to draw comparison against large numbers. People tamper with the numbers.
Easier to pick apart what’s relevant. Harder to tell if people have put incorrect
Quantitative Direct comparison. numbers.
Data Science not art. More used for basic questions.
(numbers) Purity to numbers.

Task 3/3: Skills

Finally, think about what skills you should be working on when conducting research. You can consider the animation you’ll
be making when answering these questions if it helps.

Skill How I will do this

How can I contact them? What restrictions/categories might I think about? DEMOGRAPHICS
Finding the I will approach my audience in person or use social media to reach out to more people. I will find
right audience people that have the same interest in what I am creating.
to ask

Asking the What do I want to know? What type of questions do I ask

right When I know what their interests are I will find it easier to ask the correct questions.
questions
Interpreting How will I show what trends I’ve learnt from this?
the answers By adding some extra information and discuss with people and interact with them with everything I
 have learnt.
usefully