Week 2: Behavioral Observation

September 7

Monday agenda

  • Labor Day: No class

Wednesday agenda

  • In-class Activity: Scan Sampling
  • Lecture: Research Design and Ethics

Reading

  • Watching Closely: “A Different Approach to Fieldwork” (pg. 18-53) & “Packing List” (pg. 55-57)
  • Measuring Behavior: Chapter 1 - Introduction (pg. 1-9) & Chapter 2 -Think before you measure (pg. 10-24)
  • Measuring Behavior: Chapter 5 – Recording Methods (pg. 48-61)
  • R for Data Science: Chapter 2 – Workflow: Basics & Chapter 8 – Workflow: getting help
  • Before completing assignment:
    • Watching Closely: Exercise 1 – “Open Observations” Pre-Exercise Discussion
  • After completing assignment:
    • Watching Closely - Exercise 1 “Open Observation” Post-Exercise Discussion (pg. 63-80).

Graduate Reading

  • RMA: Ch. 14, Direct and Indirect Observation, pg. 306-336.
  • RMA: Ch. 13, Field Notes and Database Management, pg. 291-305.

Assignment

  • Applied Methods Report 1: Open Observation (From Watching Closely)