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As this is an individual study module subject specific texts cannot be recommended. However, in relation to writing the report the following are suitable sources:

Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers in Education, Health and Social Science (Open Up Study Skills), Bell, J. (2010), McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0335235824
Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project, Flick, U. (2011), Sage Publications, ISBN-10: 184920781X
Introduction to Research Methods: A Practical Guide for Anyone Undertaking a Research Project, Dawson, C. (2009), How to Books Ltd, ISBN 10: 1845283678
Case Study Research in Practice, Simons, H. (2009), Sage Publications Limited, ISBN-13: 978-0761964247
Handbook of Writing Research, MacArthur, C.A., Graham, S., & Fitzgerald, J. (2005), Publisher: The Guilford Press, ISBN: 1593851901

There will be a 1 hour session at the start of the module and then 2 further support sessions. To begin with the first week is a lecture with the remaining two sessions being progress review surgeries. Within these sessions students will need to identify and agree the study topic to the satisfaction of the module team. Develop a study plan including project milestones, deliverables (and development schedule if appropriate). Identify the resources needed. Following this the study needs to be carried out and this should be based on the techniques and knowledge gleaned from the module, together with support and advice from the module teaching team. Finally the report should be produced describing the achievements, techniques used and analytical aspects of the project.

Each student will undertake an individual programme of study related to a multimedia topic of interest to them and write a report. Identification of the topic should be carefully carried out in order to assure the value of it to the computing community. Before starting the report the student and module team must agree the topic and full scope of work to be completed. The report must include comprehensive referencing to research papers, journals and books etc. to make the work academically sound. The work may or may not have a practical component determined by the student. This depends on the chosen topic. There will be 3 points in the module where the student will be given direction in preparing work and given feedback on progress made so far. The research and report must demonstrate consideration of social, ethical and legal issues relevant to the research.

The content written in the report must be original in relation to the student's other module assessments.

Assignment - 100% assessing Learning Outcomes 1 - 4.
An assessed report, within a word limit of 3,000 words.
The student must write a report of a professional standard, which is based on their chosen topic. The report will show a clear understanding of that topic relevant to multimedia. The topic chosen must be different from work submitted for other modules.