Thesis disposition and creative statement

2-3 pages essay delivered by 11 November.

This document presents your intention of thesis and the statement you want to make.

It helps show your future contribution as a Bachelor student in Interaction Design to this field of knowledge.

This document helps you develop your research question & angle: it should reveal the tension or problem at stake, it should reveal what matters. The research brings attention to something that may have been overlooked or not explored enough or that needs further inquiry.

The document should contain the following: 

• Title / Author

• Abstract (1 short paragraph summarising your proposal)

• Answers to ALL those questions: 
  - What is the topic/issue/phenomenon/opportunity that you aim to investigate?
  - What are your assumptions about it?
  - Why is it important to look into it?
  - What aspects/angles have NOT been covered by prior projects that addressed this topic? In what way your proposal is creative, surprising and original?
  - What are the 1 or 2 questions that would be crucial to answer by the end of your thesis? (be as specific as possible)
  - What methods would you use to check your assumptions, answer the questions, prove your hypothesis, evaluate your findings? (no name-drop, explain how you would use a particular method for a particular purpose)
  - How will you involve participants and stakeholders? (humans, non-humans, agencies, systems, companies, etc...)
  - What makes you a suitable investigator? (skills, situation, personal context, etc)
  - What contributions do you hope to make? (to the field of interaction design, to your participants, to your peers, to the type of outcome you aim for, etc)
  - What difference would you make compared to prior projects who addressed this topic? (what can you propose that have never been addressed before about this topic)
  
  
• Bibliography