How to do Institutional Research (and hold them accountable!)
Le mardi 8 novembre 2022, à 18h00.
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Want to know how journalists found out about Suzanne Fortier's $860k compensation package? Curious about how to map the state of Air BnBs in Montréal? Have a burning question about the workings of the government? Come learn about how to do institutional research!
This is a two-day how-to-do-research workshop that covers the basics of doing research, with a focus on institutions and other bodies that have publicly-available data. The workshop will be useful for anyone who has a question they need help answering, and will cover the basics of doing research on institutions, as well as three case studies. Participants will receive a PDF zine and resource list of open-source research tools to accompany the workshop. Participants are also be encouraged to submit a research question--however broad or in-progress!--ahead of time to receive feedback and guidance.
Tentative Schedule
Day 1:
Introduction
How to come up with a good research question
Boolean searching--search faster and smarter!
How and where to search for government, non-profit, and other data
Information requests and other avenues for data-collection
How to organize data for a research project
Wrap-Up
Day 1:
Introduction
How to come up with a good research question
Boolean searching--search faster and smarter!
How and where to search for government, non-profit, and other data
Information requests and other avenues for data-collection
How to organize data for a research project
Wrap-Up
Day 2:
Introduction
Case study: Québec university finances
Case study: COVID-19 and schools
Case study: Mapping Montréal housing with Rstats and GIS
How to share findings
Wrap-up
Introduction
Case study: Québec university finances
Case study: COVID-19 and schools
Case study: Mapping Montréal housing with Rstats and GIS
How to share findings
Wrap-up
Bio:
Rine Vieth (they/iel) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University, with a particular focus on legal anthropology, governance, and religion. They are curious about intersections between legal processes and religion, and love participating in engaged community research. Previously, they have held leadership positions in an academic labour union and have been an active member in queer community collectives. They are currently the Anglophone Member-at-Large for the Canadian Society for Anthropology/La société canadienne d'anthropologie, and have presented at academic conferences in North America and Europe.
Rine Vieth (they/iel) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University, with a particular focus on legal anthropology, governance, and religion. They are curious about intersections between legal processes and religion, and love participating in engaged community research. Previously, they have held leadership positions in an academic labour union and have been an active member in queer community collectives. They are currently the Anglophone Member-at-Large for the Canadian Society for Anthropology/La société canadienne d'anthropologie, and have presented at academic conferences in North America and Europe.
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