Week 1-2: Descriptive Methods: Observation
SAMPLING BEHAVIOR
Time Sampling
Situation Sampling
OBSERVATIONAL METHODS
DIRECT OBSERVATIONAL METHODS
Observation without Intervention
Observation with Intervention
INDIRECT (UNOBTRUSIVE) OBSERVATIONAL METHODS
Physical Traces
Archival Records
RECORDING BEHAVIOR
Comprehensive Records of Behavior
Selected Records of Behavior
ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA
Qualitative Data Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis
THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH
Infl uence of the Observer
Observer Bias