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Week 2: Defining a problem
Hosein:
Lecture What is a problem? The researcher's thirst.
Reading Discussion:
Shirky, Chapters 3 and 4.
boyd, danah. 2007. "Choose Your Own Ethnography: In Search
of (Un)Mediated Life." Paper
presented at 4S, Montreal, Canada, October 13.
Optional: New York Times article mentioned in Class
1 "Brave New World of Digital
Intimacy"
Library workshop: Jessica Albano
Workshop: Mind-mapping a tool for brainstorming &
planning. (Adriana)
Group activity: Group by topics and map out your topics and
propose potential problem(s)
DUE: (1) Opinion Paper
Class Slides:
mindmapsR&M Week2 Fall 08