complete methods exercise 4 non reactive method amp research proposal assignment 12 operationalization
Chapter 11 Non-Reactive Research Methods Overview
Week 13: April 6 – April 12
- Read Chapter 11 Non-Reactive Research Methods
- View lecture on Chapter 11
- Complete 2 assignments:
- Methods Exercise 5 (20 points)
Methods Exercise 4: Non-Reactive Method (20 points)
Coronavirus Observations in the Media and in our Local Social Spheres
1. From either news feeds (internet/television) or social media sites, read stories associated with the coronavirus for 30 minutes. Take notes. These notes are a part of your content analysis, a qualitative research method.
If you are around family members, roommates, friends, co-workers, or neighbors listen to any comments they might have related to coronavirus issues (No time limit given; this is up to you). Once again, take notes on their comments. These notes are a part of your field research, another qualitative research method. Do not worry about this portion if it is difficult for you to collect this type of data.
2. Briefly describe some of the headlines, stories, comments that stand out to you, highlighting the key points of the story or article.
Then answer these posed research questions: Are there any similar themes in the articles/stories you read or viewed? What are they? Are the news headlines related to your search fear-inducing? What parts of the articles do you think incite worry, panic, or fear? What were some of the positive aspects, if any? What sort of feelings do you detect when listening to those around you?
Second you will need to collect numerical data. This does not have to be extensive. For example, if you are reading headlines, count how many you find that negative or positive. If you are observing those around you, first count the number of individuals, then count the number of negative vs. positive sentiments you hear.
1. Content Analysis and Field Notes:
Your notes should include the name of the headlines and social media sites that you observed and/or the date and time of your observations; provide a description of what you read/viewed/heard; and finally, your interpretations of what you saw or heard. Conclude with a brief interpretation about the impact of coronavirus on our personal spheres given the media and among those around us.
The purpose of the exercise is to get you started in observing and note taking, and to give you the experience of being a (non-participant) complete observer.
2. Numerical Data Collection:
Provide your counts in table format. As an example, see below:
Frequencies of Positive and Negative Coronavirus Related Headlines
| Positive | Negative |
| 27 | 12 |
Once you have written up your field notes and have made your frequency table, save your work and upload the document into Canvas.
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2. Research Proposal Assignment 12 (10 points)
As in the last couple of weeks, click on this link for access to the instructions: Research Proposal Assignment 12-Operationalization.docx
Rather than working in Canvas, it may be easier to open this document in Word, fill in the table, and then save the work to your computer. When you are done, submit your work in Canvas.
