Research Methodology: Data Collection Process

Chapter 2 : Methodology

Introduction

Research needed to be recorded, valuable information was required to be located then collected. The process had to be set out and structured into what had been done, how it had been done, whether any problems could arise and how they could be solved. The research retrieved from the data collection process will provide the necessary information required for the data analysis stage.

Research Methodology

To gather information relevant to the research question, statistics will have been recorded as well as personal opinions. Statistics provide the factual information that is the core of the research. Personal opinions provide emotion-based information that is personal and unique to the particular

Graphic designer students of second and third year provided as good sources of qualitative data, provided they had relevant information on their own experiences that support and provide ideas for the comic book. Graphic design lecturers also provide valuable insight for data collecting , mostly quantitative data, providing facts on graphic design or teaching methods relevant to graphic design. They are regarded as respected and reliable sources, due to their professional position. Additional sources are people who contain knowledge of comic books or any form of educational knowledge relating to graphic

The special consent will be regarded with permission, if the person refuses to be interviewed. The method of retrieving information could have changed. Questioning will need to change to a new method, like back to questionnaires or experiments, all part of the data capturing process. All methods of data capturing are tested, with the mock up data capturing tools.

Data Analysis

Once all the data is collected, the data is categorized into sections to aid in joining the pieces together, when working on the final project. All the data received from the questionnaires and interviews, provide with a better idea for the type of content, provided it is relevant, to be put into the final solutions. Discovering the tone and genre of the comic book will be easier to create after the data collection process.

Limitations

Interviewing minors is off limits, due to restrictions and permission requirements, providing for an unnecessary complicated process. Adults will need to be interviewed, could consist of college students, teachers or lecturers. Certain sources of information prove impossible to retrieve due to lack of time and financial capacities, if for example if the source is in another country. Information may require simplification, in case it stems off topic or is