presentation & publication guidlines

09 August: for thursday's group presentation at the park. each group will have 5-7 minutes - presentation format:

* brief statement of project focus
* field research progress & road blocks
* next steps

22 August: conference rehearsal: (15minutes/group)

* intro
* research question
* methods
* findings
* conclusion

* you are free to choose the presentation software/media of your choice provided that it can be projected on to the wall using a computer

23 August: Conference Presentation (15minutes/group)

* intro
* research question
* methods
* findings
* conclusion

* you are free to choose the presentation software/media of your choice provided that it can be projected on to the wall using a computer


24 August: Final Projects due:

During our time in Amsterdam we will learn about the role of presentations and publications in scholarly communication. For example, on Wednesday, 08 August, Paul Wouters will discuss conference presentations and on Wednesday, 15 August, Nick Jankowski will discuss research publication. In additional to these traditional forms of academic discourse, your projects will include the use of visual and networked media.

After much deliberation and considering feedback from several of you, we have decided to simplify the requirements by combining the wiki and video-podcasting options previously discussed. In other words, each group will use combination of collaborative software and still/video images. We will make the video podcast optional. However, the online presentation must include at least one use of video.


Online Presentation requirements:

Text – use the wiki to collaboratively develop and communicate your project. Use the outline below as guidelines for your write up. Note: You can use your research proposal as a starting point—there should be much overlap in content.

Images – Incorporate photos of your field sites and/or subjects depending on consent and privacy considerations (this can be interpreted broadly)

Video - Incorporate at least one video clip related to your research topic and/or subjects depending on consent and privacy considerations (this can be interpreted broadly).

Geotagging – link, where appropriate with regard to privacy concerns, photos of your field sites to the group map in the flickr group set up by Sunil (sunil@sunilgarg.com). Where privacy is an issue, you can instead link topically related images to the group map.

Wiki – use the wiki format as the central ‘place’ for accessing/organizing all of your research materials; blogs, data, presentation, images, text, etc. this means to link to your online photo archives and such, rather than downloading to the wiki, in a manor that provides intelligent navigation possibilities.


Research write-up:

1. Abstract statement of situation and research question (200 words max)

2. Background (~1000 words) – an overview that synthesizes the project for all group members This should include:

a) Literature review - from your reading discuss what are the core issues, common concerns, and debates

b) Why is the topic relevant. How did it advance yours and others understanding of the issue? Remember to consider why it has been of personal interest to you.

c) Locate the online and offline manifestations of your. Describe the context of your field sites (online and offline).

3. Research Methods (~1000 words/plus bibliography)

a) Methods strategy employed (online and offline)
b) Affordances & limitations: how did each method enable you to answer your research question? What were their limitations?

c) Reflexivity- what biases and assumptions did you bring to the project and how did they manifest in your field research. How did you deal this?

4. Human Subjects, if applicable discuss (500 words)

a) Methods for recruiting (interview) subjects,
b) Measures taken to guarantee confidentiality and anonymity.

5. Analysis (~1000 words) - what did you find? This is a somewhat descriptive section where you recount and interpret your data.

4. Discussion (~500 words)- answer your research question, discuss the implications of your findings and suggest where YOU might take this research in the future.

5. Reference List (bibliography)

Klumpy bonus: syndicate your project using RSS or Atom, and/or video podcast