The Library and it's resources will help you with part A of The Design Cycle. Find (Identify) and Analyze (Prioritize) primary and secondary research about your design situation; Develop a detailed Design Brief that summarizes the Research and refers to your findings using Appendices and your References (the Works Cited--the bibliography of your sources).
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The Design Cycle
A: Inquiring and Analyzing
Students are presented with a design situation, from which they identify a problem that needs to be solved. They analyze the need for a solution and conduct an inquiry into the nature of the problem.
In order to reach the aims of design, students should be able to:
1. explain and justify the need for a solution to a problem for a specified client/target audience
2. identify and prioritize the primary and secondary research needed to develop a solution to the problem
3. analyze a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem
4. develop a detailed design brief which summarizes the analysis of relevant research.
START your research with these Databases and find newspaper and magazine articles, reference articles, eBooks!
Sample MLA Papers with In-text Citations, Works Cited (bibliography), Notes, & Appendices
According to the MLA Made Easy,
If the paper has as Appendix, it begins on a new page after the body of the paper. The Works Cited page always comes last and begins on a page by itself. Page numbers continue throughout the paper to the end of the Works Cited page.
NOTE! Video below is wrong about placement in your report: an Appendix comes before the Works Cited!
:) Have Fun!