COP2 lecture 1: research and epistemology

Research is important in that it means you can take charge of your own practice, and create something unique. It's a cyclical process, and learning through doing research as a process is more important and integral to your learning than the end result.

! FAIL BETTER / FAIL QUICKER !

Making mistakes is part of the learning process, and thus researching. You might learn something from a mistake afterall. All research gained eventually becomes intuitive research, the process of making from your own thoughts. But intuitive research is limited and only goes as far as you do and needs to be supplemented with stimulative and systematic research.

Make sure your research is appropriate and analyse and evaluate the research itself to. Give knowledge and meaning to numbers, make your research sufficient and relevant.

How research is done:

1. Assimilation: get the information
2. General Study: investigate the information
3. Development
4. Communication: resolution