Things done...
❒ Topic chosen✔
❒ Working title✔
❒ Methodology chosen - Grounded theory qualitative research method✔
❒ Methods - Focus group and individual semi structured interview✔
❒ 1st draft for proposal - and recieved feedback✔
Things to do now
❒ Research and become familiar with "grounded theory"
❒ 2nd draft of proposal and submit by Tuesday 18th March
❒ Reading around focus groups - what makes a good one
❒ Talk to collegues re: senior vs experienced
❒ Complete ethics application and submit by Tuesday 18th March
❒ Have a discussion with superviser(s) about process of supervision etc
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So Far....
I am well on my way in the process towards completing my dissertation - but i realise the hard work and committment cannot stop here - i find it has been really easy to get started as it is all so interesting to me and i really have the motivation to get to the end and have some work to contribute to the NZ body of knowledge!!
So i am at my 2nd of 4 workshops for the year - and i can already see my thinking extend - and i am so amazed with how much support and guidence i am getting. The presentations were great - we had the opportunity to present where we are at and get some discussions going following this. I feel this really helped me answer a few questions that have been lingering in my head e.g. do i actually know what i am aiming to get out of this? and why have i chosen to research this etc.
So i have releccted on my performance of the presentation and from this it was advised to me that i might want to think about wrting a blog about my research process and experiences.
I think this will give me the opportunity to wrtie down what problems i am having, how i have tried to solve these, and prehaps just to reflect on where i have been and where i am now/then...
Time will tell - i guess i could right the things i learn...
THINGS I HAVE LEARNT;From the workshop number 2...
- the superviser/supervisee role and the developement of the relationship
- what an ethics committee is and what they look for in the ethics application for a research project
- Gramma!!! -how to link paragraphs when writing, and the importance of not using whoffly sentances - getting to the point and then saying why
- the structure of a literature review and strategies for writing one
- how "peer review" and just talking about things is so great for putting your ideas together in your mind
Untill next time
Jess
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3 comments:
Whow weren't you quick to get organised:). Great idea and I look forward to seeing how it progresses. I know I find my blog a great place to store my thinking or ideas and to go back and look at issues. Plus when people contribute it can really get you thinking Jackie
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Jess
This is looking great - I too have a blog going for keeping track of my thoughts. Some of my entries are sprinkled through my main blog - and I have a tab on that for EdD studies. Now our second hons school is out of the way I hope to focus my energies back on my own studies!
Just a thought... and only a thought - but if you tagged the entries for the four schools Hons Schools - then I can encourage third year students interested in hons to read your blog along the way to gain better insight into what it might be like - what do you think?
Hey Jess
Have linked you into my OT blogs tab now.. check it out
http://oteducation.wordpress.com/occupational-therapy-blogs/
You do have to scroll down aways to get to the student ones!
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