PhaseE

=E. Design of (further) research and engagement=

Goal
"I have clear objectives with respect to product, both written and practice, and process, including personal development as a reflective practitioner. I have arranged my work in a sequence to realize these objectives."

Processes
Develop a Research and engagement design by > Strategic Personal Planning >> proceeding through 4 stages: Practical Vision-> Underlying Obstacles-> Strategic Directions-> Action Plans. > Preparing a timetable with a thought-out and realistic Sequence of Steps

//Design// in phase E refers primarily to planning so that you can undertake what you really need to do during the course of completing your project. This is easier said than done. (This sense of design does not encompass preparation of effective questionnaires, determining a statistically valid sample of people to complete them, and so on. As an entry point into that kind of Research Design, see qq.)

Strategic Personal Planning through the Practical Vision stage.
 * //In session 6//**

Complete Strategic Personal Planning or formulate specific action plans by freewriting after the Practical Vision stage.
 * //By session 7//**


 * //By session 8//**

Research and engagement design
A research and engagement design should reflect your answers to the following questions: • What do you most want to see happening in your project in the next two and a half months? ("Happening" refers both to process and content. It includes, but should not be limited by, who you might be able to influence and what you hope to influence them to do, a.k.a. audience and purpose.  Take note of your evolving Governing Question .) • What things might be blocking you from realizing this vision? • What can you do to deal with the obstacles and realize the vision—what new directions do you need to move in? • What achievable steps would move you in these directions? You will have already done this if you completed the whole personal strategic planning process. If you have only done the practical vision stage or used some other process of reflection, you will need to do some brainstorming. As part of this design restate your title and Governing Question. Check and revise these if needed. Do they match each other? Do they dictate what you actually have to do? The design may be in note form provided you make evident the reasons for the sequence of steps you include. 

Sequence of Steps
Map out your research onto the weeks ahead—be more specific about the immediate future. Check whether the steps you propose allow you to fulfill your purpose, answer your Governing Question, support your arguments. Check whether the sequence works--when you get to any step are you prepared for it?

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