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3.3 Data Collection Data collection methods of this research were by survey, interview and observation. Data were gathered by the researcher. Data will be collected from December 2007 through June of 2008 from Mt. Albert campus and Waitakere campus of UNITEC New Zealand. Approximately 60 to 80 students were involved in this study. This included a survey (see survey questions in Appendix A) and one hour of daily observation at different locations in two campuses. Following this a selection of ten students was interviewed in depth (See interview sheet in Appendix B). 3.3.1 Data collection strategies: The primary data collection strategies were surveys and interviews. Observation, fieldnotes and reflective journal were also be used. The researcher record details related to the observations in a notebook as the research journal notes. These journal notes also record the researcher’s thoughts, feelings and experiences during the research. Writing research journal notes helped the researcher keep the research on track and it also reminded the researcher what had been done and what was next. 3.3.2 Data collection procedures: Step 1: Bounding the study. Miles and Huberman (1994) identified four aspects of research involving human participants: “the setting (where the research will take place), the actors (who will be observed or interviewed), and the events (what the actors will be observed or interviewed doing), and the processes (the evolving nature of events undertaken by the actors within the setting).” 33
Setting This study was conducted on both Mt. Albert Campus and Waitakere Campus of UNITEC New Zealand. More than 65,000 students study on these two campuses. Actors The participants in this study were students who used campus WLANs from these two campuses. The primary participants were the surveyed and interviewed students. The secondary participants were the students who used the campus WLANs but were not surveyed. Events Using case study research methodology, the focus of this study will be the everyday activities undertaken by students using WLANs on campus. This includes the data gathered by surveys and interviews. Process The processes were the impacts or influences of the uses of WLAN on students. Particular attention was paid to the decision making of why students used WLANs instead of desktop computers in the library or computer labs. Step 2: After the target participants had been identified, the next step was to indicate the types of data that needed to be collected for this study. According to Creswell (2003), there are four main types of qualitative data collection. They are observations, interviews, documents and audiovisual materials. Observations mean “researchers has a firsthand experience with participants; researcher can record information as it is revealed; useful in exploring topics that may be uncomfortable for participants to discuss” 34
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