- Docente: Renata Galatolo
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 8885)
Learning outcomes
Students learn ethnographic research methods. The laboratory focuses on the video analysis of social interaction, including planning data collection, video recording, transcribing and analyzing data.
Course contents
Students will realize a research project based on the video analyses of social interaction, including ordinary/institutional/professional activities.
Students will realize the following research steps:
Data collection planning and ethics of research
Data videorecordings
Collection construction (based on videoclips realization): several instances of the same phenomenon will be chosen.
Data Analysis
Participation is limited to 25 students.
Readings/Bibliography
The main bibliographical references will be given during the first encounter.
Texts on the different stages, aspects and problematics of the research method will be provided during the workshop.
Teaching methods
Lectures (first 2 encounters)
Individual and collective work on video data: students will mainly work in group.
Assessment methods
Group presentation of the research project.
Teaching tools
Computers, video recording and video editing softwares, cameras, microphones.
Office hours
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