Planning research projects

When we are narrowing down our research topic, it is useful to use these three "filters"

• Hang-out

  Touring

  Membership

• Field

  Site

  Scene

• Paradigms

  Theories

  Methods

• None of the options

The general intersections of the topic and territory in which research takes place is called:

• Field

• Communication subfield

• Site

• Scene

The process before conducting a research project to find out its feasibility is called:

• Research methods

• Narrow down the topic

• Casing the scene

• Hanging-out

This technique is what you use when you have full access to the community you're interested in studying.

• Hang-out

• Shadowing

• Touring

• Membership

The etic analysis refers to the native’s categorization of behavior that is the only “correct” one

• True

• False

These are other aspects to consider while assessing feasibility of a research project, EXCEPT:

• Time

• Level of interest

• Social rhythms

• Physical restrictions

In this type of sampling method, all subjects of research have the same possibilities of being selected as part of the sample:

• Probability sample

• Non-probability sample

• Quantitative methods

• Qualitative methods

This type of non-probability sampling method relies on finding a research subject that knows another, and so on.

• Systematic

• Snowball

• Quota

• Judgement

We need to explain to the communities our terms of involvement, balancing between not overpromising but neither using research subjects as tools for our investigation.

• True

• False

These are all examples of gatekeepers, EXCEPT:

• An HR manager of a company

• The leader of a union

• The president of a student group

• All of the options