A Multidimensional Computer-Assisted Course for Teaching the Fundamentals of Ethnographic Field Research Methods in a Laboratory Environment to Undergraduates in Anthropology...

9455699卡洛斯文化人类学以田野研究为基础。大多数本科生没有机会在田野环境中应用研究方法来探索人种学理论和田野方法之间的关系。这个项目通过开发一门本科课程来解决这些限制，该课程结合了计算机实验室中使用的基于课堂的教学和基于计算机的现场研究模拟器。模拟器补充讲课、阅读材料和指导学生完成课程目标的课程手册。这些材料被纳入为期一年的关于科学实地数据收集方法和分析及其与人种学理论的关系的课程。我们建议进一步开发交互式计算机模拟器(已经开发出原型)，以在实际的农民社区中重现田野研究经验的关键方面。这些模拟器允许本科生在互动的研究环境中，真正地进行实地考察，将理论作为实地研究的框架，分析自己的数据，并管理有限的资源。课程材料和模拟器的开发包括同行评审和与校园内的技术专家进行广泛的咨询。这些材料计划进行广泛的校外评估。这一建议的影响是双重的：(1)科学研究方法、分析和理论可以与实际的实地研究任务手把手地教授，(2)学生学习广泛适用和可转移的社会科学研究技能，包括管理和组织计算机化的人种学数据。

9455699 Carlos Cultural anthropology is grounded in field research. Most undergraduates never get the opportunity to explore the relationship between ethnographic theory and field methods by applying research methods in a field environment. This project addresses these limitations by developing an undergraduate course that combines classroom-based instruction and computer-based field research simulators used in a computer laboratory. The simulators complement lectures, readings, and a course handbook that guides students through the lesson objectives. These materials are integrated into a year-long course on scientific field data collection methods and analysis and their relationship to ethnographic theory. We propose to further develop interactive cmmputer simulators (a prototype has been developed) to recreate key aspects of the field research experience in an actual peasant communities. These simulators allow undergraduates to actually "do" fieldwork, use theory as a framework for field research, analyze their own data, and manage limited resources in an interactive research environment. Development of curricular materials and simulators includes peer review and extensive consultation with technical experts available on campus to the Pl. The materials are scheduled for extensive off-campus evaluation. The impact of this proposal is twofold: (1) scientific research methods, analysis, and theory can be taught hand-in-hand with actual field research assignments, and (2) students learn broadly applicable and transferable social scientific research skills, including the management and organization of computerized ethnographic data.