Posted by Lindenblüte on November 12, 2006, at 9:45:09
In reply to Re: Reached a MAJOR dissertation milestone today » Lindenblüte, posted by sekou on November 12, 2006, at 6:33:18
> AWESOME!! I am still in the prelim stage and in big trouble with my committee, but it's awesome to see that someone is gettime some major work done! CHEERS!
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> I know the videotranscribing was hellish, but you did it - quite impressive @ 9000hours of video. I can predict that you MUST be over the hump with handling the data. Good luck on the writing!!!
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> I'll try to do 2-hour writing intervals, maybe that'll help this process. I am drained to death!Sekou, it's nice to meet you :)
I think your goal of writing in 2-hour chunks sounds like a great idea. I need to get my sh*t together, personally. Actually, this am I was really thinking kind of long term about the dissertation, and I realized that I have not so much time.
I have two studies- one is observational (the 9000 hours of videotape) and the other is experimental.
Well, I have to collect data from a few more cases for the experiment, but I already have 65 cases. Each of these has to be analysed and coded, which takes about 30 minutes for each case. Okay...so that works out to ... about 30 hours of work. hard work.So, my plans for the rest of the quarter is to
1) perform the analyses for the observational study, and present at lab meeting in December.
2) finish collecting the last few cases for the experimental study and do 20 hours of coding for the experimental study every week. (that's 3 hours a day, 7 days a week, or 4 hours a day 5 days a week.
Sekou- how'd you get in trouble with your committee? Will you be able to get back in their good graces?
Okay, well I had better skedaddle. I'm going to clean up my place and restock my cupboards today so that I will ave some positive energy and neatness in my place to get some WORK done this afternoon.
best wishes- keep me posted!
-Li
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