MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY

1WEEK

February 14, 2011 February 16, 2011 February 18, 2011

Class Overview
No Class: Orientation +10 meetings of data collection
Sustainable Fishing: A Sample Survey
+Practice and Friday’s Plan
Homework:
Survey practice & Steinbeck reading
2WEEK
Literary Description with Steinbeck
+Discussion of Steinbeck’s descriptions
+Site visit: the beach
+Writing our own descriptions
Homework:
Finish descriptions & sample survey

February 21, 2011 February 23, 2011 February 25, 2011

The Structured Interview
No Class: High School Visit +Writing and administering surveys
+Kinds of questions; different examples
Homework:
Finish survey & interview data
3WEEK
The Semi-Structured Interview
+Finding participants
+Writing questions beforehand
Homework:
Finish interview & transcription

February 28, 2011 March 2, 2011 March 4, 2011

More on the Semi-Structured Interview
+Handling communication breakdowns
+Using politeness strategies
Homework:
Question analysis & article analysis
4WEEK
Journalistic Reporting
+Newspaper writing style
+Description, facts, and quotes
Homework:
Finish articles & “caption contest”
Writing Captions for Photographs
+What is a good caption?
+Common mistakes to avoid
Homework:
Caption assignment & facts practice

March 7, 2011 March 9, 2011 March 11, 2011

Supporting Findings with Facts
+A Case Study: “Supersize Me”
+Using the internet for help
Homework:
Prepare our in-progress final projects
A Discussion of Projects
+Show each other our progress so far
+Note any final ideas for improvement
Homework:
Work on your final projects!
Big, Final Debriefing
+Discussing what we learned
+Course recap
+Sharing our experiences
 Strategies for Data Collection
10:30 am – Noon, February 14, 2011 – March 11, 2011 | Room: Morse A202, 203
Instructor’s Name: James Atcheson, Tony Kazanjian

Course Description
Course Objectives
This course will expose students to the different 1 Develop skills in interviewing, observing,
methods and strategies we can use to collect and record surveying, and recording information
information as we explore the community of Monterey. through audio, video, and photographs.
Such methods and strategies will include taking (These skills will be especially useful in
photographs, observing locations and taking field completing your final projects!)
notes, describing locations, interviewing people,
conducting surveys, and journalistic-style reporting.
We will practice observing and describing people and 2 Learn about various data collection
methods, how they are used, and when we
places, techniques in photography, and analyzing should use them.
information.
Assignments Expectations & Grading
Homework will consist mainly of small Because this class is pass/fail, no
assignments designed to allow you to “letter grades” will be given. Attendance and Participation: 50%
practice important data collection However, attendance, participation
techniques. and well-executed and on-time Homework Assignments: 50%
homework assignments will be
necessary to pass.