SURVEY REPORT AND FIELLD T

• Survey Report - a document whose purpose is to convey the information acquired during the survey in its whole and objectively
• Survey Report - summary of the report
• Field Study Report - a documentation of analysis of particular phenomena, behaviors, processes based on theories and observations made by the researcher in the field
• Data Collection Methods - techniques and procedures for gathering information for research purposes
• Data Collection Methods - provides crucial data in various papers
• Data Collection Methods - it can range from simple to complex
• Variety of Methods

  • Survey
  • Questionnaire
  • Observation
  • Interviews
  • Focus Groups
  • Experiments
• Survey - method of gathering data from a group of people by asking relevant questions
• Survey - it can be open-ended or close-ended questions
• Survey - no determined limit or boundary
• Questionnaire - the instruments of data collection
• Questionnaire - the question itself
• Questionnaire - only close-ended questions
• Observation - gathering data for human activities without direct intervention
• Observation - records actions and behavior
• Interviews - one-on-one interaction between the researcher and participant
• Types of Interviews

  • Structured Interview
  • Semi-structured Interview
  • Unstructured Interview
• Structured Interview - questions that are predetermined and organized
• Semi-structured - some questions are predetermined and it allows follow ups questions
• Unstructured - undetermined or unplanned interview, no set questions, no structure, no pre-determined topics
• Focus Groups - it interrogate a group with at least 6 - 12 members who share a common goals
• Facilitator - organizes the question
• Experiments - action based data gathering under controlled conditions
• Ways of Displaying Data

  • Pictograph
  • Line Graph
  • Pie Graph
  • Bar Graph
  • Flowchart
• Pictograph - these charts use icons to visualize data, with each icon representing a different value or category
• Line Graph - uses lines to connect individual data points and displays qualitative values over a specified time interval
• Pie Graph - displays data and statistics in an easy - to - understand 'pie slice'
• Bar Graph - a graphical representation of data, quantities or numbers using bars or strips
• Flowchart - allows you to show the sequence of steps involved in process