Leeds research...

For the new module i had to research Leeds, i have made a collection 100. This collection consists of 20 photos, 20 opinions, 20 facts, 20 statistics and 20 words.

  

  

Primary research:

Primary research is something that you collect and source yourself. It is first hand and is not an existing piece of information. For example if you went out and took your own photos or you interviewed someone, that is primary research, as you did it.

Secondary research:

Secondary research is something that already exists, you can find secondary sources in books, journals or the internet, it is something that you did not initially source yourself but its the work/research of someone else.

My Primary research:

Primary research that i have gathered about Leeds includes the opinions i collected about Leeds, as i asked people. The photos i took of Leeds are primary source material and the words that described Leeds with were primary source material.

With the photos that i took i tried to collect a variety of different genres of Leeds in a visual way, i have photos from the annual German market, The river Aire, modern architecture, the backstreets and historical monuments showing the glory and not so glorious sides of the city. I decided to do my photos in black and white as i felt it would focus more on the detail and essence of the city rather than the vibrant colours, i also think that black and white has more emotion to it.

The opinions i have collected show examples of good and bad things about Leeds so i have a wider idea of peoples views on the city.

My Secondary research:

Secondary source material that i collected includes facts and statistics about Leeds, i found these on the Leeds government website and the Leeds city council webpage.

The statistics and facts that i found about Leeds are quite broad and are about Leeds as a city, a community and a place in general, i didnt want to focus on one aspect of Leeds as i would be restricting further research adventures.

When you start to research something you begin to find out things you didnt know that maybe some people think is obvious and it can be quite exciting to find out more and more. You become curious and inspired.

My quantitative research:

Quantitative research is research that includes no numerical information, for example quantitative research i have gathered includes my photographs, the 20 words, and peoples opinions. 

My qualitative research:

Qualitative research is research that contains numerical information such as statistics and facts, qualitative research i have gathered includes, my facts and statistics about Leeds. This includes the history of Leeds timeline as it has the year which is a number.