Research report: Schedule
| research, schoolI like these one-on-one meetings. I find myself in the zone, asking
questions and figuring things out. I had another good meeting with
Mark Chignell, my research supervisor. This
time, we worked on my research plan. I'm happy with the result, and I
think IBM will be happy as well. We'll do a historical
pseudo-experiment looking at factors that may have affected the
adoption of social computing across subgroups within IBM. I'll see how
I can visualize the data.
Some considerations:
Mark will be in Japan from January to mid-March, and again from April
to June. Options for masteral exam:
- March
- I'll be able to make it to June convocation, and I might have a few months of vacation before real work.
- I'll be under stress because of the tight schedule, and I probably couldn't take spring classes.
- August
- Less stress from schedule, can take additional courses in spring, more time around tech scene here.
- Need to renew my visa, which is not a bad thing. I'll miss the June convocation, and will need to make it to November convocation instead. If I find myself working in Canada, then I can still probably graduate with pomp and circumstance. ;) My parents won't like winter, though, but hey… If I'm not working in Canada, then no pictures or ceremony. Oh well, s'okay. Must check fellowship.
Here's the March schedule:
| August | Resume my commute to IBM. (Waah!) Find as many sources of data as I can. |
| September | Data analysis. Start applying theoretical framework to IBM as a whole. |
| October | CASCON. Start on subpopulation analysis. |
| November | Analyze technology diffusion across subpopulations through interviews. |
| December | Write up research. |
| January | Vacation in the Philippines! |
| February | Write up research. |
| March | Possible date for exam because Mark will be in town? |
| April | Pass thesis just in time for June Convocation |
| June | Graduate |
| July | Vacation |
| August | Vacation |
| September | Work |
Here's the August schedule:
| August | Resume my commute to IBM. (Waah!) Find as many sources of data as I can. |
| September | Data analysis. Start applying theoretical framework to IBM as a whole. |
| October | CASCON. Apply theoretical framework to IBM as a whole. |
| November | Analyze technology diffusion across subpopulations through interviews. |
| December | Analyze technology diffusion across subpopulations through interviews. |
| January | Vacation in the Philippines! |
| February | Write up research. |
| March | Write up research. Paper 1 (thesis). |
| April | Study #2: case study of Dogear |
| June | Study dogear adoption. |
| July | Write up research. |
| August | Write up research. Paper 2 (dogear case study). |
| September | Review papers. Exam. |
| October | Something happens. |
| November | Graduate |
| December | Work? |
Whichever schedule we choose, my next action is to hunt for as many
data sources as I can and figure out how to mash them up. I need to
decide which schedule to follow before I go on my Christmas vacation,
because I'll probably renew my US visa then. (That is, unless I can
renew my visa from Canada.)