Week 2: Behavioral Observation

Monday agenda

• Lecture: Behavioral Observation
• Lecture: Research Design and Ethics

Wednesday agenda

• In-class Activity: Scan Sampling

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).

Assignment

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