Week

Topics

Assignments

Deliverables

1

1/11

1/13

Overview

Class Intro

Topic Intro

Obtain IRB certification
and
Read and write about Anderson (1996) and Sommerville et al (1992)

2

1/18

1/20

Qualitative Methods: Background

History

Form teams of two
and
Design your IRB protocol for the practicum

1/18 IRB approval—print out a copy from system
1/20 Turn in Anderson (1996) and Sommerville (1992) Reading Summaries

3

1/25

1/27

Getting Started

Study design

Read and write about MacLean (1899) and Mead (1933)

1/25 Team Statement and IRB Protocol to Class Instructor/TA

4

2/1

2/3

Observation

Submit protocol to IRB once you’ve received feedback
and
Read and write about Barley (1990) and Suchman et al. (1999)

2/3 Turn in summary of MacLean (1899) and Mead (1933)

5

2/8

2/10

Interviewing

Read and write about Dourish and Button (1998) and Morgan and Smircich (1980)

2/10 Turn in summary of Barley (1990) and Suchman (1999)

6

2/15

2/17

Interviewing Continued

Read Chapters 2-4 Lofland and Lofland

2/17 Turn in summary of Dourish and Button (1998) and Morgan and Smircich (1980)

7

2/22

2/24

Other Gathering Methods

Read Chapters 5-7 Lofland and Lofland

8

3/1

3/3

Analysis

Grounded Theory

Read and write about Grinter (1998) and Hirschheim and Klein (1989)

9

3/8

3/10

Analysis II

Other analytical methods

Prepare for Mid-term exam, which will be given at the end of this week

3/10 Turn in summary of Grinter (1998) and Hirschheim and Klein (1989)

10

3/15

3/17

General Review

Mid-term and Project

Turn in IRB Approval

Mid-term due 3/17

11

3/22

3/24

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

12

3/29

3/31

Qualitative Research and Computers

To be determined

13

4/5

4/7

Continued/CHI conference week

To be determined

Turn in Data

14

4/12

4/14

Class Presentations

To be determined

15

4/19

4/21

Class Presentations

To be determined

4/21 Turn in Analysis

16

4/26

4/28

Catch Up

We’ll use this time to do anything we didn’t already do!