In pairs, brainstorm a research project you can investigate with practice-related research:

1. State the problem/area of interest. This is a concise statement of the research question or issue that the project addresses.
2. State what you think is the context/state of the art. What is the main work that has been done that gives rise to the question and what is its significance?
3. Brainstorm a method: the approach you might initially take to solve the problem. This is a key section in which the justification for using the practice element to explore the problem is outlined.
4. Project the outcomes: results of the practice activity, including not only the resulting artifact but the knowledge outcomes as well.
5. A final paper on this project, once completed, would include a conclusion: a discussion of how the results of the particular research project fits into the wider context that was outlined in part 2.

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