It is so hard to realize that this month is almost done! I have done so much more than I ever thought i'd accomplish in a month and a half. I've read through a ton of articles, put the IRB packet together and now i'm conducting interviews. I believe I set it at a goal of 25 interviews, and I've already gotten 3 done. But then once I've done the interviews, I need to do the transcription and then look for themes. And then I write it up and submit. Sounds deceptively simple.
More on that later
My other classes are ramping up, and i'm actually kind of glad I just jumped into this whole research thing because of the deadlines set my professor. Now I don't feel so overwhelmed with the prospect, since it seems like something I can actually do with a sense of accomplishment. As opposed to feeling like an impostor. Or is it imposter? Either way, something that doesn't make me feel so great at times.
Just a tip- if you want a chocolate frosting that looks appetizing, please do not use the Hershey's special dark cocoa powder. Don't say I didn't warn you...
Friday, February 26, 2016
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Whoa!
So I got IRB approval!
I am happy, but the real work begins! no more tart cherry crumbles, no more brownies. :( I did go to a class and ask for volunteers. I should have gotten emails from them when i was there. Great lesson learned. But more to come, i'm sure.
We had a couple of exercises in class to do interview practice and also focus group practice. There is nothing better than just jumping in and doing them in order to learn. I know my tendency is to just learn and learn and learn and not actually do it if i don't have to. So there is something good to this whole NCA/IRB learning curve.
I need to figure out how to do the literature review stuff. I know i've learned about it in other classes, but the whole research thing is so amorphous at times in my brain. LOL. maybe someday it will be cemented in my brain.
6 pm on sunday. Where did my weekend go????
New school week, new adventures await.
Have a great one!
I am happy, but the real work begins! no more tart cherry crumbles, no more brownies. :( I did go to a class and ask for volunteers. I should have gotten emails from them when i was there. Great lesson learned. But more to come, i'm sure.
We had a couple of exercises in class to do interview practice and also focus group practice. There is nothing better than just jumping in and doing them in order to learn. I know my tendency is to just learn and learn and learn and not actually do it if i don't have to. So there is something good to this whole NCA/IRB learning curve.
I need to figure out how to do the literature review stuff. I know i've learned about it in other classes, but the whole research thing is so amorphous at times in my brain. LOL. maybe someday it will be cemented in my brain.
6 pm on sunday. Where did my weekend go????
New school week, new adventures await.
Have a great one!
Friday, February 12, 2016
IRB
Folks, it is getting real! IRB submission is almost finalized, even though it is later than I would have wanted it to be. I'm not one for excuses, so i'm not going to give one (although I could easily have put in something here). Other than to say, I had a great time in Speaking Center today - busy with students- and then getting ready for class, and then giving class today. So.... no time for finalizing IRB stuff today. :S
But it is almost there!
Now on to the next step- waiting and looking for more materials to research. yay!
I never once thought i'd be into research, but i suppose once it is a topic that interests you, it can be done quite easily. There have been days when i've done searches for a few hours and gotten lost in the research and ended up in a completely different spot then when i started. Its all good, though.
So many things interest me, i just want to study it all. But time constraints are the determining factor here. So its off for a weekend of fun, but mostly just to do homework. not so bad really.
have a great one!
But it is almost there!
Now on to the next step- waiting and looking for more materials to research. yay!
I never once thought i'd be into research, but i suppose once it is a topic that interests you, it can be done quite easily. There have been days when i've done searches for a few hours and gotten lost in the research and ended up in a completely different spot then when i started. Its all good, though.
So many things interest me, i just want to study it all. But time constraints are the determining factor here. So its off for a weekend of fun, but mostly just to do homework. not so bad really.
have a great one!
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Tart Cherry Crumble and more...
This week has been tough! I have had some serious doubts about this whole grad school thing. I was thinking on Friday how much 'easier' in some respects it would have been to not start it all and have a lot of leeway on my schedule.
Friday morning, my son was not wanting to walk after falling. Of course, I freaked out. All my training all these years, gone, poof in an instant. All I could think about is what if he broke something??? I managed to kind of pull myself together and ended up at the urgent care center. Several hours later, all appears well, except he still wasn't walking.
And I still had to get my research proposal done. And figure out what I need to be doing for the organizational analysis. And just realized I have to do a PR campaign. *sigh*
this all comes down to finalizing our IRB proposal. I suppose, a lot of it has to do with procrastinating until the last minute, and just doing it.
Oh, and I made this delicious tart cherry crumble (http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cherry-cobbler-recipes-from-the-kitchn-195824)
I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.
Plus, trying to put together a helpful pamphlet to help my research participants made me rather depressed. ugh!
ok, ok, its almost 930, i gotta get this done. hasta la mañana.
Friday morning, my son was not wanting to walk after falling. Of course, I freaked out. All my training all these years, gone, poof in an instant. All I could think about is what if he broke something??? I managed to kind of pull myself together and ended up at the urgent care center. Several hours later, all appears well, except he still wasn't walking.
And I still had to get my research proposal done. And figure out what I need to be doing for the organizational analysis. And just realized I have to do a PR campaign. *sigh*
this all comes down to finalizing our IRB proposal. I suppose, a lot of it has to do with procrastinating until the last minute, and just doing it.
Oh, and I made this delicious tart cherry crumble (http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cherry-cobbler-recipes-from-the-kitchn-195824)
I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.
Plus, trying to put together a helpful pamphlet to help my research participants made me rather depressed. ugh!
ok, ok, its almost 930, i gotta get this done. hasta la mañana.
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