Self Training NVivo!

I started to refresh my mind about NVivo. I had a good achievement I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4B4bi7R5SI&list=PL68DA95F8E2B15DD4&index=3

Nodes & Sources can be classified for assigning demographic data such as age and gender for people. One classification can have different attributes. For people age and gender are attributes of that group. Then each attribute can have a value. Like age that has its own value for each individual.

In my coding, for my resources I considered 'course' as a classification, and assigning two attributes course type and year. Year can get the value of 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

More info:

http://help-nv10.qsrinternational.com/desktop/procedures/work_with_attribute_values.htm

Structure for lit review

Developments in Curriculum and Curriculum Development

The Notion of Curriculum

Engineering Education and Curriculum Development

Computer Engineering

Taxonomy and Educational Objectives

What are the key characteristics of computing curricula?

Factors Shaping Curriculum

What factors shape the curriculum?

Academics as an Agent of Change

          Role of Academics

Whats the plan?

What I have to do?

Writing:
Finish chapter 2
Start chapter 3

Coding:
Please start

Survey Monkey

Sampling

Good feeling!

There was a regular meeting on Tuesday 19th, Aug. When I got there, Allyson was another student as usual. When they left, the student seemed very sad!

Anyway, I explained to Allyson that I was working on Habermas and I had a Habermas week last week. I told her that Im very worried about my Ethics application. SHe said we already fixed everything, didn't we? Oh, GOD! I told her yes. Although, I handed her my Ethics application and I emailed her that I expect to have the comment before our meeting. She did not answer and she had lost my ethics paper. That is very normal I think.

Anyway, we spent some time and she made a minor change. Then she said everything is ready. And she asked me to submit the full ethics application to Elena. Then she will give it to Kaly.

By the way, Elena came after 20 mins and said she is busy with other things. And I was supposed to meet her in her room after I finished with Allyson.

I met her and I explained to her. She asked me about coding and I told her that I was working on Habemras. She said don't mix it. Stick to Bloom and keep going. She is right I think. She said you are making it difficult for yourself. She said both of us say that you are doing great. That filled me with loads of energy...

They drived me crazy!

They made me crazy! Every time working on some stupid changes!!! Whats the point? That is ridicules!!! I spent whole my time working on these documents, still not finished!

Am I tired??

I did not go for run today and yesterday. I felt tired, but then I thought that might be the reason that I feel Im not well.

Im not tired. Im full of energy and motivation to finish this course. This lovely PhD. I did a lot for this study. I sacrificed my life. So, I keep going...

Rehash!!

I had sent an email to Allyson and Elena on Friday (8th, Aug), asking for review the my Ethics application. At the meeting on Tuesday 12th, Elena said she preferred that Allyson looks after it. Allyson had checked everything, but not Ethics!!! She was more worried about how Ethics look like!!!! She had sent some changes (change again and again) to  a wrong email address.  No progress after yesterday meeting! It was interesting that Allyson was trying to revise the cover letter she had changed herself! It is very frustrating, very frustrating! i had this feeling that Allyson wants to just waste the time...

Telephone Interviewing!

Telephone Interviewing

       The usual minimum requirement is to provide the target population with a written Information Statement which forewarns them of any telephone contact. Include the normal content for an Information Statement and address the following:

·         How names, addresses and telephone numbers of the target population were obtained.

·         The desired interviewee and why that person.

·         Details of the nature of the questions to be asked.

·         When the interview will take place and its expected duration.

·         How recipients (the target population) may decline the invitation or prevent telephone contact, eg simply advise the caller that they are not interested, or be given a contact number to call to register a do-not-call instruction. 

Few about Habermas!

"Transformative learning is based on Habermas's theory of communicative action: the concepts of instrumental, communicative, and emancipatory knowledge. The instrumental domain is where learners form a hypothesis about their perceptions. The communicative domain mainly focuses on learners' interaction to make meaning through understanding others. The emancipatory domain is the place where learners can free themselves from any restrictions and actively question their assumptions. "

Meeting! Short! Useless! Evaded!

Allyson did put much efforts for the last meeting (29.July), but fir this one, she said she has a meeting on 2pm.
Had a quick look at my work and gave some comments. I felt that she wants to just put off. Elena even did not turn up.

Again, Allyson told that she needs to put the Ethics for peer review! How many times she has said this?!!

I myself was sick and I couldn't do much works. But I definitely don't let go this way! Im angry, but Ill make it very soon!

I had a horrible week, but I make my Monday!

Working on Ethics
Sending the original resources to Allyson
Library book
Visit Bill
Sit up