Different Research Methods.

There are different ways on how to research.

Primary: Original research, such as photos taken yourself, or research found yourself, usually after secondary research. This is a good method because it allows you to feel more involved.

Secondary: Collecting existing research, such as searching on Google. Examples of this can be things like images, existing interviews and information off Wikipedia. A good thing about this research method is that you can get a lot of information easily. The disadvantage of this research is that a lot of photos or information on the internet may be subject to copyright.

Qualitative: This type of research is more indepth, looking further into topics, such as how the decisions are made. It could be looking into why someone does something. The advantage of it is that you can get a deeper understanding or something, however you may not find a lot of information. An example of this could be questionaires.

Quantitative: This kind of research is generally used in mathmatical investigations, because it involves numbers and statistics. The disadvantage of this is that the information may not be accurate, and might not be very relevant to the subject as much as qualitative research may be.

I will be using a mixture of primary and secondary research, such as buying my own magazines, instead of always using internet research. Buying the real magazines allows you to see the whole thing, close up. You can also see the articles that won't be shown on the internet. Qualitative research may also help, as it allows me to look into things in more depth, so I have more understanding of something, such as Mode of Address and Deconstructing an Image.