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Description
The Data Acquisition Practitioner must gather data for a research project and present to a group of peers the nature of their acquisition process.
Position Requirements
The Student Research Team (SRT) will provide members with a generalized research skill set that is applicable to any discipline. As a member gains an increased aptitude for research, there will be opportunities for apprentices to move into positions of practice and mentorship. The SRT is the largest multi-disciplinary student research group on campus and allows for enhanced social, scholarly, and research connections.
Data Acquisition Practitioners must demonstrate the following:
- The use of at least one data acquisition technique
- The presentation of the techniques to an audience (5-minute presentation)
Sign Up Directions
Data Acquisition Practitioners must complete a minimum of 15 hours of participation. If the student reaches the stage of presentation, then the minimum time expectation is met. Activities may be covered in-class or in-addition to class requirements.
Data acquisition techniques will be dependent on the nature of the research, and may include:
- Literature reviews
- Lab work
- Survey work,
- Participant observation
- Focus groups
- Story gathering
- Environmental sampling
A “Got Data” event will be organized by the Student Research Team Coordinator during both the Fall and Spring semesters to ensure students can meet the presentation requirement. 5-minute presentations will be the presentation format.
In addition, there will be one social event per semester organized by the Coordinator to provide for greater cross-campus and interdisciplinary connections between team members. A couple of faculty researchers will present ‘TED Talk’ style presentations.
Kendra Stiwich, VIU’s Student Research Engagement Coordinator is the Student Research Team Coordinator. Kendra.Stiwich@viu.ca
Interested students need to contact Kendra for more information or to sign up. Each student team member will be part of a database designed to track students’ progress and activities.