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Data Acquisition Practitioner - Student Research Team

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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.