Weekly Research Blog

Write a research blog that reflections on each week's readings, topics, and discussions. These should be entries of between 200-400 words.
These should be critical and thoughtful. Try to avoid writing "I liked this week because it was interesting" and try instead to write "The readings on interviewing from this week were interesting because they got me thinking about the ethics of interviews in terms of X, Y, and Z" - or whatever is appropriate to that week. We are looking for you to think and reflect in a critical and scholarly manner on the material presented each week, and what it means for designing and conducting academic-standard research. You should cite any references in the blogs appropriately.
Write up in your researchblog with reference to this week’s readings:
(Crotty) What methods does the study use? What methodology governs their choice of methods? What theoretical perspective lies behind the methodology? What epistemology informs this theoretical perspective?
(Orgad) What mix of online and offline research will you use? How do online and offline research methods relate in your study? How will the choice of online and offline data affect your sample?
(Markham): What are sensible boundaries to construct around the field or topic of study? What constitutes data? How do you conceptualise digital technology? What terms will you use to define your main objects of research? What difference will your research make?