Project 1A: Research Proposal
Assignment 1 consists of 2 (Two) parts
A. : Research Proposal
B. : Documentation of Observations and Findings
Part A of the assignment prepares the students to the basics of writing a research proposal. The students will be guided through the process by having series of discussion and self-reflections with regards to their respective research title. Students are to develop a proposal of maximum 2 A4 pages. Choose an aspect of food culture within a community with the possible themes below:
• Food ingredients: Architectural space and place for the act of gathering ingredient for food preparation (wet market, farmers market, supermarkets, mobile markets)
• Food preparation: Architectural space and place making that provided the act of preparing food; washing, cutting and cooking (kitchen, back lane, open space)
• Food consumption: Architectural space and place for the act of eating food (indoor dining, alfresco dining, formal and informal dining, religious dining/ food offering)
Project 1B: Video Documentation of Observations and Findings
In the other part of the assignment, students will be visiting a site that is rich in food culture in groups. Students are asked to record their observation and findings in images and videos. By the end of the assignment, they are asked to collect the data, select and filter through the appropriate ones to be presented in the format requested. They will be able to show their perspective on food and culture in relation to their research findings by the end of the assignment. This is a group assignment and the recordings, documentation and findings during the site visit shall be translated into a PowerPoint Presentation or Video.
Project 2: Interpretation & Analysis
For Assignment 2, the students will be translating the data collected and research into a visual representation of the chosen subject matter. Analysis of the data will be presented in forms of diagrams and short essays. To complete the whole research process, students are to present their findings in the end of the semester. The aim of this assignment is to translate your research into a visual representation. This assignment will be carried out upon return from the student’s study tour. Students are required to analyse and interpret the documentation they have gathered in the study tour. The final document shall be a compilation of the student’s research proposal, analyses and interpretation of their respective research topic. The requirement will be a printed colour A5 perfect bound booklet.