A presentation about my PhD research, prepared for a social media research seminar in INN701 at Queensland University of Technology. The presentation provides an overview of my study, the design of the research, and a range of issues I encountered as I conducted the project.

1. a case study in
social media
research
kate davis | @katiedavis

3. phd
study

4. phenomenon
information experience of new mothers in social media

5. design

6. study design
constructivist grounded theory
multiple sequential in depth
semi structured interviews
social media observation

7. constructivist
grounded theory
no substantive theory
precedent for use in info studies
my world view

8. interviews
multiple sequential, semi
structured, in depth
exploring experience

9. observation
cross-platform
to inform 2nd interview

10. issues

11. big stuff
working across disciplines

12. literature
umm... what literature?

13. recruitment
constructing recruitment messages
recruiting through researcher’s network
participants’ privacy wrt recruitment

14. collecting data
practicalities: getting it out
interacting with participants
staying connected

15. using data
field notes
everything is re-identifiable
seeing themselves in the data

16. if i’d known then
longer observation period?
give participants the option to be identified
observe communities or group spaces
prolific participants

17. kate davis | @katiedavis
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