DRAFTS:
Ongoing work, preliminary sketches, preparatory tasks

Prepare a preliminary research question.

What bothers you?
What surprises you?
What do you want to find out more about?

Come prepared with the following:

A preliminary draft of your research proposal, using the sections Suzanne outlined on January 9.

Come prepared with:

1. A clear, concise and polished description of your study, to include in your Informed Consent Form (the document that you will give to your research subjects that tells them what they're being asked to do for the research - see a sample Informed Consent Form here).

2. Samples/first drafts of any instruments you want to use in your fieldwork, as these all need to be OK’d for your ethics application.

Some examples are: a list of questions for a questionnaire or interview, or an observational protocol for non-participant observation (e.g. list of things you’re looking for at your research site; see a sample observation protocol here).

Come prepared with:

A 10-15 minute powerpoint presentation on the research methodology you chose.

Your powerpoint presentation should cover:
1. Overview/description of methodology
2. Key authors/texts/studies/concepts
3. Blind spots
4. Rationale for your choice
5. How it informs your study/ methods
6. Primary methodological question for you at this stage in your project

See your colleagues' powerpoints HERE!

1. Choose and begin reading a 'key text' for your book report: a book (NOT an article) that uses the same methodology you're using.

START YOUR FIELDWORK!

 2. Put the research methods you're reading about into practice. The readings for these weeks are supposed to inform your own research, by giving you validated models of data collection.

3. PILOT your research methods, even if it's just one other person (a friend, colleague, partner, family member) that acts as your 'test subject'. You need to ensure before you go into the field that your methods are clear, useful, humane, and don't take up too much of your or your subjects' time

Come prepared with:

1. A 3 minute video blog ('vlog') OR 3-slide powerpoint, reporting on your methodology's 'key text'.

Address the following:

What did you learn about this methodology that you could only understand in the context of an entire book (vs one article)?

How does this book deepen & extend your understanding of the methodology you're using in your project?

2. Questions, issues, concerns about your fieldwork.

Continue to work on your final presentation: a 15 minute overview of your research project and findings.

Prepare your final paper: 12-14 page report on your research project.