These past couple of weeks have been spent following up with some participants from the first two focus groups to get more information about the stories that they initially shared. When we started compiling narratives from the first two focus groups, we realized that we had gaps and that obtaining Continue reading Three Stories Underway
The first two focus groups have been successfully transcribed! This process was a little more time consuming than expected due to a couple of different reasons. First, because the two focus groups that we recorded doubled as a roundtable at NCEAS where people are used to discussing topics more generally Continue reading Transcribing Complete and Beginning Stories
Our first focus group was a success! I want to take a moment to discuss the focus group and why it was a success and talk about the transcription software we have decided to use. I think that the focus group went so smoothly largely due to the fact that Continue reading First Focus Group and Transcribing Details
First update: Our IRB Application has been approved! We are now ready to schedule and recruit for our first focus group which will be held at NCEAS on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 4pm. I will be publicizing for this focus group on the NCEAS Roundtable blog and informing participants Continue reading Creating a Data Management Plan for the Study
This is my very first blog post at NCEAS, so let me begin by introducing myself! My name is Jessica Maree Bragg. I am a fourth year undergraduate student at University of California, Santa Barbara majoring in Communications. I am thrilled to implement the skills I have acquired over the Continue reading Week One – Getting Started! (DataONE Introduction and IRB Application)