My Degree Essay Bibliography

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Chart 1:

• Miniwatts Marketing Group (2011) World Internet Statistics [WWW] Internet World Stats. Available from: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm [Accessed 22/8/12].

Figure 1 and Table 1:

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Lecture Note and Slides Reference

• What can a Multimedia Design Project be?

This note explains the key features of a multimedia design project
and the kinds of multimedia design works.

• Slide by Clare Brass, SEED Foundation

This slide explains what designs are for and the duty of designers.

• Lecturer's slides - Project Management: Fundamental

This slide explains why project management is important.

Website Reference

• Monsen, L and Jensen, B. (eds) (2006) TopTenREVIEWS. [WWW]. Available from: http://online-auction-sites.toptenreviews.com/ [Accesed 31/5/2012].

This website gives visitors information to make a smart purchase and

recommendation for the best product in each category. It has side-by-side

comparison charts, news, articles and videos.

• Evers, R (2012) Trendwatching. [WWW]. Available from: http://trendwatching.com/ [Accesed 1/6/2012].

This website is an independent and opinionated trend firm, scanning the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights, and related hands-on business ideas. It has network of hundreds of spotters in more than 120 countries worldwide.

• Riley, J (2012) SWOT Analysis . [WWW]. Available from: http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/SWOT_analysis.htm [Accesed 20/8/2012].

This website explains what is SWOR Analysis and its implementations.

• McNeil, P (2011) Design Melt Down: Design Element, Trends and Problems in Web Design. [WWW]. Available from: http://www.designmeltdown.com/archive.aspx [Accesed 20/8/2012].

An awesome website about website design which has a collection of hand picked, hand cataloged websites by Patrick McNeil.

• mybusinessprocess (2012) Risk Management Process. [WWW]. Available from: http://www.mybusinessprocess.net/risk-management-process/ [Accesed 20/8/2012].

This website explains the risk management process of a coordination or application.

• Wikipedia (2012) Auction. [WWW]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction [Accesed 28/11/2012].
• Wikipedia (2012) Online Auction. [WWW]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_auction [Accesed 28/11/2012].
• Wikipedia (2012) Bidding fee auction. [WWW]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidding_fee_auction [Accesed 28/11/2012].
• Wikipedia (2012) Unique bid auction. [WWW]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_bid_auction [Accesed 28/11/2012].

I chose to read what is auction on Wikipedia website because it provides me most information that i wanted to know. Since this blog is to document my creative process instead of an academic writing, so i think it is alright to use Wikipedia as my reading source.

Article Reference

• Johnson, J (2010) The Difference Between Good Design and Great Design. [WWW]. Available from:  http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-difference-between-good-design-and-great-design/ [Accesed 1/6/2012].

This article explains the difference between good design and great design
based on designer's, client's and user's perspective.

• Business in China (2012) Cooperate Responsibility for Profit in China. [WWW]. Available from: http://summitchina.ca/business-in-china/ [Accesed 13/8/2012].

This article explains what CSR is.

• Argaez, E. D. (2009) Make Your Website Successful. [WWW]. Available from: http://www.internetworldstats.com/articles/art094.htm [Accesed 22/8/2012].

This article gives instructions in making a successful website.

• Geld, S. F. (2003) How to Write Killer Marketing Copy. [WWW]. Available from: http://www.internetworldstats.com/articles/art025.htm [Accesed 22/8/2012].

This article explains how to write killer marketing copy.

Book Reference

• Wiedemann, J and Bretas, D.S. (eds) (2006) Web Design: E-Commerce. Cologne: Taschen.

This book reviewed 50 different examples of online shops that have achieved a veryhigh degree of incorporation of design with good interface and practical methods for online shopping.

• Blaster,L., Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (2006) How To Research. Fourth Ed. New York: Open University Press.

This book is a good reference for anyone who wants to do research.
It provides advises to deal with various issues about research. It also provide useful tips on how to do a research from a personal and practical viewpoint.

• Noel, H. (2009) BASICS MARKETING 01: Consumer behaviour. Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA. 

This book has well defined consumer behaviour glossary and good quotation about marketing. Using real-world examples, it explores the relationships between consumers and culture and looks at the impact of current trends, such as digital media and globalization, on consumer behavior.