Today was the intro to the new unit - Independent Research Project 1!
This unit will be all about enacting the research plan I've set out in my research proposal, preparing to collect data, and testing methods. The third unit will then be about analysing and writing up data I get here. For me, I predict this unit is mainly going to involve planning and preparing focus groups and interviews, as well as continuing my research into depictions of asexuality and aromanticism, looking at TV shows that depict these identities, selecting specific ones I can use as detailed case studies, etc.
In the afternoon, we had a session on writing our study plan. Personally I'm getting pretty sick of writing things dear god. But whatevar.
I spent the rest of this week finalising my EIRA. This mostly involved a lot of hemming and hawing about the advantages of one-on-one interviews vs focus groups before eventually I gave up, decided to include both of them as options, and come to a final decision later. lol. At least I did make a final decision about the format the focus groups will be taking.
A glimpse into the madness:
