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Cap. 7: Data Gathering: - Coggle Diagram
Cap. 7: Data Gathering:
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Data Gathering Process:
5 steps:
- Determine approach to be used.
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- Prepare for data collection.
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- Do data analysis and presentation.
Data Gathering Methods:
Interviews:
One-on-one meetings during which practitioners speak directly with individual organizational members
6 Steps:
- Prepare an interview guide.
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- Contact participants and schedule interviews.
- Begin the interview and establish rapport.
- Conduct the interview by following the interview guide
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Focus Groups:
Focus groups are groups of usually a small number of organizational members facilitated by a consultant who poses questions and then allows for group discussion.
4 steps:
- Prepare an interview guide.
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Surveys:
Surveys or questionnaires are typically paper- or Internet-based methods to allow for a large number of participants
4 steps:
- Determine the reason for the survey.
- Determine who will take the survey.
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Observations:
Observations allow the consultant to collect data on actual behavior rather than reports of people’s behaviour.
Data gathered through observations, however, are prone to being filtered through the eyes of the observer.
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Unobtrusive Measures:
Data usually already exist, and gathering the data does not usually change what is being studied
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