Research design Research design •General interest – work obligation Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation • Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation •Question of research feasibility: Yes? No? • •If YES: further observation and research question formulation • Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation •Question of research feasibility: Yes? No? • •If YES: further observation and research question formulation •Answering research questions through long term observation and formulating questions, which cannot be answered solely by observation • Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation •Question of research feasibility: Yes? No? • •If YES: further observation and research question formulation •Answering research questions through long term observation and formulating questions, which cannot be answered solely by observation •Identifying stakeholders and securing responsiveness from them • Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation •Question of research feasibility: Yes? No? • •If YES: further observation and research question formulation •Answering research questions through long term observation and formulating questions, which cannot be answered solely by observation •Identifying stakeholders and securing responsiveness from them •Deciding for interview technique • Structured, unstructured, semi-structured, focus groups: which one and why? Friday face-off: structured vs. unstructured Interviews Focus Group Interviews | IB Psychology Structured interview • Semi-structured interview • Unstructured interview • Focus group • Please choose your method and formulate your interview questions: • Please choose your method and formulate your interview questions: •Link your interview questions to your research questions. Do they answer them? •Link your interview questions to the stakeholders: do they cover all the stakeholders groups? Do you need different sets of questions for different stakeholders? •Is ethics of the interview questions ok? Are they neutral in race/gender/age/religion/ability? If not – what is the purpose? Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation •Question of research feasibility: Yes? No? • •If YES: further observation and research question formulation •Answering research questions through long term observation and formulating questions, which cannot be answered solely by observation •Identifying stakeholders and securing responsiveness from them •Deciding for interview technique •Pilot study • Pilot study •What is it? •What needs to be changed? • Pilot Survey: Definition, importance and tips | QuestionPro Research design •General interest – work obligation •Finding the field •Initial observation •Question of research feasibility: Yes? No? • •If YES: further observation and research question formulation •Answering research questions through long term observation and formulating questions, which cannot be answered solely by observation •Identifying stakeholders and securing responsiveness from them •Deciding for interview technique •Pilot study includes preliminary data analysis!! Coding, intertwining interviews and observation! Only then change/redirect the research, both in observation and in interviewing!! •