PART 1
(General for Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
PART 2
(For Graduate students only)
Secondary research methods
Here we shall explore a collaborative research method towards our first objective.
You are to work individually, depending on your specific interests in our main objective.
Here are the rules.
- You shall start using the document, sign in and strictly work on the space allotted to you. Do not worry about formatting as multiple editors will be working at the same time. The moderator (varun) will intervene if a clash exists.
- You are allowed to use and cite any secondary research material: research papers, conferences, articles, music, documents, movies, books, magazines, stories, historic documents.. etc.
- You are not to edit others words (all edits are saved in google docs). However, you can comment or suggest edits.
- You are to read/ browse the research material of each of your colleagues and to comment on each.
Your grading breakup
Grading – 25% of the terms grade is dependent on the results of this objective.
- 10% on the appropriateness of the citations and your own comments.
- 10% on the commentaries on material cited by others.
- 5% on the quality of the research questions asked individually
We shall use this document for collaborative research Secondary Research Collaborative effort.
Submission deadline: 29th March 2019 6:00 pm (to write) 1st April 2019 (to comment on the others)
Part 2
Gathering research perspectives
Based on the secondary research, you will with your group prepare to have the first contact with the families in Tilaco.
We along with Prof Carlos Cobereros, are looking at the sites available for research on the vernacular houses in the Sierra Gorda. The trip is being organized as our one chance to get to know our community in the study.
Our preparation (before the trip)
Generating research opportunities
Based on the secondary research each team of 2 will submit an abstract related to the community and its built environment. (300 words in full )
- Identify a Research question
- Generate a Hypothesis
- Write a Methodology
Deadline: 3rd April 2019 (9:00 am), use this document or collaborative research idea writing
We shall be documenting all our research, as a continuous document . You shall upload your written experience and images by 10:00 am on 3rd April 2019.
In class on 3rd April 2019, we shall ctitique our research objectives and methods and preprare for the site visit.
We shall on the first site visit, focus on anthropological research: listening, observing, documenting. While we already have our groups, our research questions and our methodologies in mind. We shall not impose the methodology on them on the first visit. This visit is a chance to tune our understanding, refine our questions and rethink our methodologies.
We shall be documenting all our research, as a continuous document . Images shall be uploaded on this folder. You shall upload your written experience and images by 9:00 am on 10th April 2019.
Rules
- Introduce yourself, your motive with love.
- Be humble, as much as possible.
- Do not have a preconceived notion of anything.
- Do not take anything for granted.
- Keep a notebook and a pen handy all the time.
- Bring cameras: Take photos, with permission.
