This is a collaborative blog post created by Daniele Narciso, Rebecca Gramling, Kristin Schoch and Jazmyne Rodriguez. This week our group trekked onward through the collaborative research project process. During class we had the opportunity to workshop our projects and were fortunate to make a lot of headway.
The first thing we worked on was our primary research question. Since our project goals have shifted, our primary research question changed significantly. Originally we were going to research consumer understanding of food labels and ingredients but instead we have decided to research the health effects of Red Bull energy drink both with and without alcohol.
The next thing we worked on was developing supplemental research questions. The result was pretty interesting because, while being on topic, our questions ranged in nature from marketing questions to questions about specific ingredients. We are excited to see where these questions lead us.
After developing our research questions we began to tackle our abstract. In all honesty, we were a little worried about the abstract and how to approach writing it. However, it turned out to be much easier than we anticipated and we are confident that it gives our readers a great overview of our project. Of course, we realize that our abstract will have to be revised as we continue on in our process.
Finally, we discussed what work needs still needs to be done. Since we plan on conducting field interviews, we scheduled a date and time to do so. We also confirmed the current division of labor so that we were each reminded of what still needs to be done.
As far as collaboration is concerned, the way we are currently working could be described as a mix between hierarchical and dialogical. It is hierarchical because a lot of the labor is still divided and to be put together at a later date. However, it is also dialogical because during our workshop session, we worked as a group to revise our primary research question, develop supplemental questions, and create an abstract. During this process we bounced ideas off one another and each brought our own unique schemas to the table. After doing this we revised our data to reflect our discussions.
The first thing we worked on was our primary research question. Since our project goals have shifted, our primary research question changed significantly. Originally we were going to research consumer understanding of food labels and ingredients but instead we have decided to research the health effects of Red Bull energy drink both with and without alcohol.
The next thing we worked on was developing supplemental research questions. The result was pretty interesting because, while being on topic, our questions ranged in nature from marketing questions to questions about specific ingredients. We are excited to see where these questions lead us.
After developing our research questions we began to tackle our abstract. In all honesty, we were a little worried about the abstract and how to approach writing it. However, it turned out to be much easier than we anticipated and we are confident that it gives our readers a great overview of our project. Of course, we realize that our abstract will have to be revised as we continue on in our process.
Finally, we discussed what work needs still needs to be done. Since we plan on conducting field interviews, we scheduled a date and time to do so. We also confirmed the current division of labor so that we were each reminded of what still needs to be done.
As far as collaboration is concerned, the way we are currently working could be described as a mix between hierarchical and dialogical. It is hierarchical because a lot of the labor is still divided and to be put together at a later date. However, it is also dialogical because during our workshop session, we worked as a group to revise our primary research question, develop supplemental questions, and create an abstract. During this process we bounced ideas off one another and each brought our own unique schemas to the table. After doing this we revised our data to reflect our discussions.
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