Post-graduate seminar on ethnographic research

by Professor Judith Green
University of California Santa Barbara, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Time: Tuesday 24 March 2009, 9.00-14.00
Venue: SimLab, Tekniikantie 14, Innopoli 2, 3rd floor, 02015 Helsinki University of Technology
Registration by Friday 20 March 2009 via e-mail to riitta.smeds()tkk.fi

Programme:
9-11 The ethnographic research method, focusing on research on knowledge co-creation

11-12 Lunch break

12-14 Archiving and analyzing ethnographic data

Students will be given 2 ECTS for their seminar participation, if they read in advance the reading material and produce a learning diary from the seminar sessions.

The reading material:
1. Zaharlick, A. and Green, J. (1991) Ethnographic Research. In James Flood, Julie M. Jensen, Diane Lapp and James R. Squire (eds): Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Macmillan Publishing company, New York, 1991. pp 205-225

2. a. R.F. Ellen (1984) Ethnographic Research. A guide to general conduct. Chapter 8: “Producing data”. pp 210-293

b. Alternative readings, announced later

The reading material will be sent to the participants after registration through e-mail.

Organiser: Professor Riitta Smeds, Business and Service Processes in Digital Networks Director, SimLab Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Information and Natural Sciences Department of Computer Science and Engineering