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Summing up the project work

Summarize and reflect on your qualitative research fieldwork, findings, and learning process in a structured report. Include literature review, methodology, discussions, and conclusions. Enhance the report with individual reflection notes for a comprehensive overview.

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Summing up the project work

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  1. Summing up the project work November 10th 2005

  2. Project report • Due by 15. November 2005 • Size: ~20 pages (min. 15, max. 30) • Expand proposal with: • Reworked introduction, motivation, literature review, methods discussion • Describe the actual fieldwork you have conducted • Report the findings in a form and structure that has emerged from the group’s analysis work • Discussion, conclusion • Individual reflection notes (1/2 to 1 page each or more)

  3. Suggested structure of report • Introduction (including motivation for your work) • Literature review (related research, positioning). (This chapter may be combined with the first) • Methods chapter (a discussion of what you have chosen to do, and why). Important! • An empirical chapter where you describe the actual fieldwork you have conducted and report the findings in a form and structure that has emerged from the group’s analysis work • Discussion: what does your findings mean, • Conclusion • Appendix: Individual reflection notes (can also be submitted individually)

  4. More on the reflection notes • Aim: Support your learning process (being or becoming a reflective researcher) • Suggestions for content: • What did you experience related to data collection, analysis, writing? • What problems emerged, and what happened then? • How did the cooperation in the group turn out? • What has been your own pre-occupation/focus during the time? • What has happened to your research skills? • What are the lessons learned from the project work? • Advice: Maintain a diary or log during the group work period • Can be submitted individually if you don’t want to have it in the report.

  5. and the exam… • December 9th, from 14.30 – 17.30 • You will be allowed to bring your books and notes • Ref. to first lecture: we split the learning objectives of thecourse into three parts, roughly: • Theory about qualitative research • Practical skills (interviews, observation) • Research design (planning and conducting a project, writing up the results) • Expect to be tested in the first and the last of these parts, be also prepared to offer some reflections on your field work.

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