HDS501: Researchers are Required to Comprehend Complex Information and Conceptualize it into a Form: Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis Assignment, SUSS, Singapore

Academic Poster 
The ability to understand, interpret, and re-represent information is a hallmark of research practice. Researchers are required to comprehend complex information and conceptualize it into a form that can be easily understood by the target audience. This TMA is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your competence in this area. To that end, you are invited to review the following extract and article, before addressing the task that follows.

“Playing violent video games, such as those depicting decapitation, could lead young people here to think and act more aggressively, said a study published on Monday. The study of 3,034 primary and secondary school students here showed that those who played more violent video games tend to be more likely over time to commit acts of physical aggression, such as hitting someone who had angered them.

The Singapore study was one of the few here on the effects of violent games that featured a relatively big group of respondents and was done over a relatively long period of time.

Apply your knowledge of research methods by evaluating the extant literature on violent video games and their possible impact on the behavior of youth.

Identify ONE study that you feel would be appropriate to educate youth on the influence of violent video games and prepare an academic poster that can effectively communicate this study’s unique findings.

This academic poster is intended to be used in print media forms and applied to common spaces within local school premises (e.g., canteen, library).

Additional guidance and material:

• Across the top of the poster, please include the study title, author(s), and their affiliation (e.g., school) in a text box.

• Across the rest of the poster, please organize text boxes to summarise sections of the study, including an abstract, a brief introduction, the method (e.g., surveys), results (e.g., graphs or tables, for visual interest), a brief discussion and FIVE key references.

• The academic poster should be clear and easily legible from distances of 1 to 2 meters.

• Points should be communicated in less than 60 seconds. Observe brevity and clarity.

• The academic poster should be self-explanatory and tailored to the audiences’ needs.

• It is important to consider both the theoretical quality and aesthetic appeal of the poster.