torsdag 10 september 2015

Reading Seminar #1

As of now, we've had our first reading seminar consisting of discussions and reflections about data gathering, data analysis and requirements, to sum it up in single words for the different chapters. 
Our group decided to directly jump on to what and where our focus would be of all the different alternatives for our project task. The conclusion was choosing the busroute between Jarlaplan-Slussen. 
Making use of an indirect observation-method, where each and one of us in the group travel through that route in different times during the day, as described in the first form of Triangulation of data, we can from there still obtain an open starting point. The starting point allows us to find out where there is an issue, if there’s an issue and when do the issue(s) occur? Reoccurring problems is easily more accessible when out in the field as well as finding our population for the data gathering. We can then set the requirements needed in the commuting system in Stockholm, instead of speculating in what might be needed, only based on our own experiences. 
Throughout our discussion on what might be needed in the subject of matter came when reflecting on how one as a traveler can often feel confused, especially when using the bus-transportation. Therefor, by taking advantage of unstructured interviews containing only some few open questions making it a direct observation, it also provides us to explore the issues. Seeing that this is similar to an evaluation study, this can relate to the section on ”Structuring Framework for Observation in the field” which can help us to focus on items to look for. 


Since the goal will not really clearly be set, a Grounded Theory can be applied as the gathered data will most likely to be in the form of qualitative data allowed to be developed throughout the process of data analysis. For our group, of which is doing our first field study, this will contribute to more easily identifying the patterns based on and supported by raw gathered data.

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