[Air-L] Methods question

[Imam Ardhianto]

Derek,

In my bachelor thesis (I'm majoring in Anthropology, studying the
implications of CMC in hackers identity), there was  variant in explaining
the unique context of human-machine interactions. I'm classifying the
problem of CMC methods according to the variations of time-duration and the
possibilities of ambiguity. Real time and not quite real time context of
communications. I'm suggest to not reduce the possibilities of unique CMC
findings with the questionnaire..ethnographic approach toward the CMC, would
be interesting if we want to elaborate the possibilities of richness insight
in relations with IM Interactions, especially if related with the
time-durations and ambiguity of CMC mode of social relationships. Chris Mann
writings (Qualitative Research in Internet Communications), or Christine
Hine, Virtual Ethnography was the book i referred in my study.


Regards
Imam Ardhianto (Imam.Ardhianto at Gmail.com)
Staff
Center of Anthropology Studies
University of Indonesia


2008/2/16, Han N. Lee <hnlee at comm.umass.edu>:
>
> Derek,
>
> You may want to check out the following piece:
>
> Hancock, J.T., & Dunham, P.J. (2001a). Impression Formation in
> Computer-Mediated Communication Revisited: An Analysis of the Breadth
> and Intensity of Impressions. Communication Research, 28, 325-347.
>
> The authors compare how participants in F2F and CMC environments
> perceive their partners differently. In the study, the participants
> were randomly assigned to groups of pairs--F2F pairs and CMC
> pairs--and they were asked to engage in task-oriented social
> interaction. After the task, the participants were asked to complete
> the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a sort of adult personality test, at
> separate rooms. The authors discuss how the participants' responses
> differ.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Han
>
> On Feb 15, 2008 9:32 PM, Derek Hansen <shakmatt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a methods question that I'm hoping someone can provide some
> > pointers and insights into. I am going to use a method that seems like
> > it would have been used before, but I've had trouble hunting down
> > examples, likely because they would be buried in literature from many
> > different disciplines. Here is the scenario...
> >
> > I am going to perform a study of an IM interaction. I will have
> > approximately 100 pairs that will communicate with each other via IM.
> > People on one side of the interaction will ask a question and people
> > on the other side will answer the question. After the interaction,
> > each participant will fill out a brief questionnaire about the
> > interaction. I am interested in comparing the different perceptions of
> > the same interaction (e.g., the timeliness and quality of the
> > interaction).
> >
> > Have any of you performed a similar study where people are paired up
> > for some experience and then individually asked what their perceptions
> > of the experience were? If so, do you have any pointers to papers or
> > methods texts that I could review to get ideas on the specific
> > analysis techniques or questions that I may want to consider? Any
> > suggestions would be well appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Derek Hansen
> > Assistant Professor
> > College of Information Studies
> > University of Maryland
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