Tag: virtual ethnography

Guided Ethnography

Guided Ethnography

The third method that I used in my dissertation was the guided ethnography. The purpose of the post is to describe in some detail the process I used and the rationale why I followed this process. This section began at the end of the interview stage. The ethnography was designed to be discussed with the …

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Things I Learned at IR9…(or how I Spent my Fall Vacation)

Things I Learned at IR9…(or how I Spent my Fall Vacation)

First of all, the Association of Internet Researchers held a fantastic conference this year at the IT University of Copenhagen. The building is indeed an architectural work of art and is a beautiful complement to the learning that occurs in this institution. I feel that sharing what I’ve learned during the conference is my small …

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Virtual Ethnography in Practice

Virtual Ethnography in Practice

Virtual ethnography will begin at the end of the interview stage. I will randomly choose five Facebook users from each campus from those who participated in the interview process. I will send those selected an email explaining virtual ethnography and how I’m interested in the Facebook presence. I would further explain that no personal information …

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Proposed Research Protocol

Proposed Research Protocol

The plan for this research project will follow a linear triangulation progression, as opposed to a composite triangulation progression. A linear triangulation progression allows the first method to be thoroughly analyzed before beginning the second method. A composite triangulation progression would attempt to complete all of the methods around the same time frame and would …

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The Role of the Researcher

The Role of the Researcher

The reason that I want to use a triangulation method is that I believe that the convergence of different methods can lead to a better understanding of the research and the “gaps of knowledge.” Triangulation studies are defined as a “comparison of two or more forms of evidence with respect to an object of research …

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What are Cyberstudies?

What are Cyberstudies?

This question must be addressed before this blog can discuss the issues mentioned in the first article. Cyberstudies are more than the casual observation of the Internet and other similar modes of telecommunication. It must be conducted with the passion of academic interest, the zeal of discovering connections and applied to the strict methodology of …

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