1. Critical Literature Review (1200 words = 20%)
2. Research Proposal (500 words = 15%)
Word count: 1,700 words (+/- 10%) excluding references
Instructions: Find and critically review and evaluate at least six (media studies) academic and two non-academic/grey literature sources related to your youth media topic.
Formulate an appropriate research question for your topic, outline the project's significance and your approach to content analysis. Your research proposal must follow Stokes' (2013) questions of 'what, why and how' to research design discussed in the unit.
PART 1: Critical Literature Review (1200 words / 20%): Find at least
six
academic and
two
non-academic sources related to your youth media research project topic and write a critical literature review evaluating these sources and their relevance to your project. Remember that a good literature review includes reliable, quality sources (academic and non-academic) and a critical assessment of them, not just a descriptive summary, to make clear, well-supported arguments about key concepts, ideas, themes or studies you have drawn from the literature, with relevance to your research.). In the Conclusion, you should synthesise your key insights from the literature review, including any relevant reflections on how you acted on the feedback
PART 2: Research Proposal (500 words / 15%): Include your project’s title, and write up your research ideas in the form of proposal, answering the following questions:
What? (approx. 30 words)
● What are you researching?
● What is your research question?
Why? (approx. 300)
● Why is your research important?
● Why did you want to study that particular part of the youth media?
● Which key concept are you using as your framework for your research project?
*Summarise briefly gaps and/or productive ways you have identified in the media studies literature. Define the chosen concept and explain its suitability for your purposes.
How? (approx. 150)
● What media texts are you gathering to analyse?
● How are you approaching the content analysis?
● What categories, themes, or patterns are relevant to your analysis OR what have you already seen in your group of media texts?
*Be as specific and detailed as possible. Include a screenshot and full reference for one of your chosen media texts (doesn’t counts towards word count).