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module UNH3601
Student id 0264114
"The point is to change it."

Preface

 Structure
This report relates to an Action Research (AR) project which investigates the application of AR methodology to distributed communities of practice. Since the subject of the research is AR itself, the analysis of methodology, ethics and subject literature are somewhat interspersed to avoid repetition. Analysis of learning, lessons from the pilot and conversations also occur during other sections as well as in the final part 8.
Media
 The report is authored in a personal wiki (Voodoopad) and then presented as a basic website for universal access. The appendix links to exhibition material and raw data which is located on a permanent page of a live weblog. Exhibition material includes an audio file ( .mp3) and further links to a mediawiki and the rest of the blog which are both live artefacts and therefore subject to possible change.

Context
The work continues and relates to Andy Roberts BA research proposal which can be viewed at:
http://ultrastudents.co.uk/andyroberts/year3/mod1-planning/RAP-LA3.html entitled:
"An Action Enquiry into improving the practice of online research, investigating online communities and using internet technology (provisionally termed Distributed Action Research)"

I n d e x

Part 1 From Philosophy to methodology
 Philosophy
Philosophy and methodology
A statement of personal philosophy
 Philosophical methods
 Types of Methodology
 Social Science

Part 2 Methodology, methods and practice
 Methodology and methods
Six principles
 Four myths
 Applying theory to practice
Paradigms and methods
 Practice

Part 3 Application to this specific project.
 Choice of subject
Choice of Methodology
Choice of methods
A statement of research ethics

Part 4 Literature search
Specific Literature
AR literature
COPS literature
Online facilitation
Internet Research Literature
 Internet research literature and ethics

Part 5 Some interim conclusions
 Methodology
 Ethics
The state of the literature

Part 6 Pilot Study
 method
summary of findings
more detailed findings
evaluation

Part 7 Pilot Exhibition
 Purpose
Defining the intended audience
Finding the audience
exhibition media
Podcasting
making the podcast
Password protected page
Response rate
 Evaluation of exhibition
Online Exhibition compared to a physical exhibition

Part 8 Review and planning
review of learning
 peer review process
planning the next phase


references

Appendices