The course has now shifted away from ‘generating’ data towards ‘dealing with’ data. Hardy and Bryman (2004) describe this as a process of “telling a story” in that analysis consists of practical, conceptual and ethical activities that take research data, … Read the rest
Category: Exercises
There’s a man in my favourite seat – an exploration of ethnography
For the purposes of writing field notes based on observations as a starter exploration into ethnographic practices, I have brought myself, once again to a local branch of Starbucks, which sees a lot of traffic at this time of day. … Read the rest
Thinking like a researcher – Paradigm exercise
The challenge here was to invent a research topic and try to answer a series of questions based on a reading. I found this a great way to really challenge what I understand, and recognise where my knowledge gaps are. … Read the rest