Updated list of signature assignments

Updated blog: https://fahmeenaodettasignaturepapers.tumblr.com/

Final signature assignment submitted

I completed and submitted the signature assignment a short while ago. One thing is for certain: signature assignments are a lot of work! I worked and worked and worked on that assignment.

It turned out okay. I think I used all the articles from a previous paper on learning from examples, which is surprising. I used ideas on methodology/methods from the papers. I also noticed that the topics (or sub-topics under the big umbrella: social media) seem very different, but they are actually related.

It is actually the end of the course! No assignment next week!
I like the course - a lot.

The paper:
Signature Assignment: The Role of Culture in Social Media
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315655410_Sig_Assgmt_MooreFBTM8108-8
https://www.academia.edu/32058876/Signature_Assignment_Role_of_Culture_in_Social_Media

I received a good grade for the week 7 paper - the returned paper!

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Resubmit completed

A short while ago, I submitted the new week 7 paper. Here it is:

A Qualitative Study Design Chart
Paper with chart showing  options for a qualitative study
https://www.academia.edu/32033628/A_Qualitative_Study_Design_Chart
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315617904_A_Qualitative_Study_Design_Chart

Chart

I prepared a chart. I will add to the paper, decide what "text" to include and then resubmit.

Week 7 assignment redo

I received word from the professor that I need to redo the week 7 assignment. It appears that he wants a chart - a diagram. I am about to work on that chart.

End of work for today

I just finished my updates for today. I am now getting ready to go. I am on track to complete the signature assignment by the deadline.

I like that I could download versions of the paper from GoogleDocs. I downloaded and saved today's version (in PDF and Word doc formats).

Currently working

I am currently working on the signature assignment. I just made a major change - I removed the research questions. I liked the research questions, but I realize they could be "folded into" the hypotheses. This means you could derive the questions from the hypotheses.

I was out on the nearby field thinking, working.... While out there on the grass, I came up with an idea - the idea that there are different "levels" of unfairness. I just added that thought to the document. I like this topic a lot!

I will post some photos later.  A guy was out there mowing the grass, which reminded me of mowing/"ploughing" the field at a particular institution. I watched that so many times.

Worked some more

I just spent some more time working on my signature assignment (after submitting week 7). The paper/document is now in Google Docs - with all changes tracked:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WwLOiAFpRVQemUsnePZockzf0HcrzXzJUdQMUIsW-fg/edit?usp=sharing

I am already at page 8. I may have to remove some things.

Week 7 assignment submitted

I  completed and submitted the short (1-3 page) week 7 assignment. Here it is:

Qualitative Design Options for a Study

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315381974_Qualitative_Design_Options_for_a_Study

https://www.academia.edu/31935135/Qualitative_Design_Options_for_a_Study

Working

I spent some time working on the literature review (in my signature assignment). I will now move on to the 1-3 page assignment due this week. I am pretty much finished. I will review and then submit.

It is very interesting that I am finding lots of quantitative papers on my topic...not a lot of qualitative...

Searches and articles...

Working, working, working

Due to activities here, I was without internet connection for a while (so worked on the paper without connecting to the internet) and even stopped working on my assignment for a while. There is a meeting and maybe more here - close to the lab.

When I was working, I made a lot of progress on the signature assignment. I worked on the problem statement some more and thought of research questions and associated hypotheses. At my apartment (and on my computer), I reviewed some of my past papers that included culture for information/articles I could use. I decided on three journal articles I read during that first literature review course (they dealt with culture and online reviews).

Some of what I have so far...

After a few hours...

I made some changes. I also started writing the signature assignment (I am thinking about the signature/week 8 assignment as I work on the week 7 assignment). Time for a break.

The signature assignment paper:

Making progress

I spent some time reviewing research examples to come up with an appropriate research problem and questions. I have an idea what I want to do for the signature assignment. I will finalize later.

I started working on the week 7 paper. It is interesting. I came up with different designs that would test different things/issues (that do not necessarily map to a "cookie-cutter" research methodology such as grounded theory or phenomenology). I need to think about this some more. Maybe I will have designs with names such as "cross-design" or maybe I will figure out what standard methodology is best.

Work continues.

Onto week 7

Upon further review, I think there is a relationship between the week 7 and week 8 assignments (week 8 assignment is the signature assignment). Or maybe I think there should be a relationship. My strategy:
I plan to introduce the study/research in week 7 (briefly) and discuss appropriate methodologies and designs. Then, I will continue the "project" in week 8, providing additional details.

I just decided on an area to focus on. It touches on transparency, collaboration, and strategy using social media. It is very interesting!

Assignment requirements:

What I have so far:

Link to article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233604

This all reminds me of a police officer I once assisted in Linden, Guyana (as well as other dealings with police).

Week 6 paper with qual research examples submitted

I did not attend church again today. I used the time to complete my paper. I submitted it a short while ago.

The paper:
Qualitative Research: Learning from Examples
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314756112_Qualitative_Research_Learning_from_Examples
http://www.academia.edu/31830763/Qualitative_Research_Learning_from_Examples


The signature assignment is fast approaching. Next week's assignment seems very interesting....

Uploaded to Academia and ResearchGate...

Making progress

I have a good draft of the paper. It is about 8 pages long. I have to shorten, make edits, and so on. It is interesting that economists wrote one of the papers - the paper on the use of Facebook by the Social Science Faculty at Open University. I guess social media falls under economics too!

Work continues.

Continuing work...

I had trouble with my thumb drive again...a lot of my files got corrupted. So I basically started over. I now have a new draft that is better (I think).

I spent some time today looking at social media jobs and roles in organizations. There are a lot of interesting roles out there. Collaboration using social media seems to be the next big thing!

My related posts on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/840255578911997953

https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/840258841086427136

https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/840285106304610304

https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/840343405804818434

https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/840241804180107267