Observation research
I have attached field notes and my draft detailed notes. I need you to write up a 3 page reflection based on my notes. I am available during the day to discuss if you have any questions. This is a research method class 4.) After you have observed for 60min, you need to document your experiences by typing up detailed field notes. You will type out everything that you wrote down during the observation, and include more information, thoughts, and details. You should spend at least 60min typing your post-observation detailed notes from the 60min observation. Your typed notes should be at least 3 pages long (single spaced) and should include the following headings: Observation Setting. Details about the setting Type of Interaction. Identify what type of social interaction you were considering Observation Subjects. Characterize as completely as you can the key actors you observed and their behaviour in the setting Detailed Activities. [unique_solution]Describe in detail the activities you observed while you were there. Include what the participants were doing, but also your actions, the timeline etc. 5.) Once you have finished typing out your detailed field notes, you should draft a critical reflection that includes an assessment of your experience. Reflections should be 3-pages (single spaced), and must reference 3 course readings. Be sure to append a bibliography of cited sources. Do not include sources in your bibliography that you have not referenced in the paper. Reflections should consider the following topics: Reflection. What did it feel like to observe the activities you did? Did you start with an open mind? Did you adopt an attitude of strangeness? Did you explain what it means to be ‘normal’? How do race, class, and gender affect or influence the interactions or subjects you were observing? What emotions/thoughts did you have, and do you think they affected your observation? Evidence vs. Inference. Speculate about what kinds of inferences you were making about the evidence. Now that you are reflecting on your observation, do you have other ideas/thoughts about your inferences? Would you change any of your inferences? Unexpected Problems. Describe any problems or dilemmas that you encountered and how you solved them. Were you able to execute the observational plan you had developed? Did anything unexpected happen that threatened the authenticity of your observations or the reliability of your records of them? Did anything happen that posed an ethical dilemma? If so, how did you resolve it? 6.) Your final assignment should include: a) Rough handwritten field notes taken during the observation; b) Post-observation typed detailed field notes, minimum 3 pages; c) Critical reflection, 3-pages single spaced with references to course materials, and a bibliography of cited sources.