You must attend and participate in seminars and interviews (with convenor). You will be required to take a leadership role in the seminars in week 1-3 and week 13 and present work based on the literature, questions and activities to the rest of the group. During your placement (week 4-12) You will question and share some of your experiences of your placement and engagement with the weekly readings via the Discussion link on the iLearn site, and respond to the postings of your colleagues with comments or suggestions.  

Marking Criteria: - Active engagement in class discussion and on online forum/ discussion

- Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant topic(s)

- Demonstrated individual research of, and reflection on, topic

Submission: Your participation mark is derived from your engagement in classes and online submissions. Missing classes and/ or submissions will reduce the maximum amount of marks which you can score. Participation activities should be submitted online in the appropriate Discussion Forum topic and week (Tuesday to Friday).

Late submissions to the online weekly discussions will not be accepted.

Active attendance and participation in organisational activities under supervision of organisational staff. Every week (from week 4-12) you will spend one day at an on- or off-campus organisation/ business. Here you will participate in various activities, such as doing qualitative and quantitative research and analysis, including participant observation, doing interviews, transcribing interviews, assisting in interview analysis, attending and reporting on meetings.

During these weekly placements, you will make observational notes and write up a weekly report about what you observed as a piece of ethnography, resulting at the end of your placement in a fieldwork diary that will inform your final essay. In observing, consider the practical, methodological and ethical dimensions of ethnographic research and representation in organisational contexts. How may we use anthropology and other field-based research techniques for addressing user experiences (UX), product design, but also social problems, such as imperialism, racism, bullying, age differences and gender inequality in organisational settings?  

Your weekly report (1-2 pages), which contains your observations and experiences of your one day weekly placement in relation to the week’s literature, needs to be submitted every week within 3 days after your placement via I-learn.

Criteria for Marking

- Evidence of attendance and participation in organisational activities

- Demonstrated ability to reflect on your own work experiences

- Demonstrated ability to observe, analyse and document organisational and ethnographic research  practices in relation to the weekly readings

- Clarity of written expression in line with expected academic standards

Submission: Via the Turnitin link on the ANTH 225 iLearn site; Weekly participation on-site within PACE ethics provisions and organisational rules of conduct. Missing weekly submissions and placements will reduce the maximum amount of marks which you can score.

Late Penalty: A late penalty of two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date. No assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.

Extensions: Extensions may only be granted by the unit convenor in line with the university's Disruption to Studies policy.

Review of your practical placement work-experience in a 2,500-word reflective essay that generates creative, thoughtful and practical suggestions and solutions for doing ethnographic research in organisational settings. You are encouraged to draw together the findings of the readings, your assignments and 'fieldwork diary', building on feedback and further analysis/evidence, with your experience of the placement. 

Criteria for Marking

- Demonstrated ability to choose and identify key problems related to doing ethnographic research in organisational settings, research the chosen topic and gather relevant information and propose strategies for creative solutions.

- Evidence of independent research

- Demonstrated ability to synthesise you research, observations and experience within the context of academic arguments

- Clarity of written expression in line with expected academic standards

Submission: Via the Turnitin link on the ANTH 225 iLearn site.

Late Penalty: A late penalty of two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date. No assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline.

Extensions: Extensions may only be granted by the unit convenor in line with the university's Disruption to Studies policy.

Create a poster or video presentation featuring the methodologies, and/or outcomes of your research project or placement activities, and give a presentation of what you did while undertaking your internship and your personal goals and experiences. Each presentation should have either a poster display (power-point presentation or a printed out poster (size A2) or a video presentation, a title (topic) and be exactly 10 minutes. In making a poster or video presentation consider the following questions: 1. What is the most important/interesting/astounding finding from my placement/ research project? 2. How can I visually share my observations and experiences? Charts, images? 3. What kind of information can I convey during my talk that will complement my poster or video?

Marking Criteria: What makes a good presentation? -Timing (exactly 10 minutes) -Clear articulation -Demonstrated ability to reflect critically on your own experiences -Demonstrated ability to synthesise you research, observations and experience

Submission: visual and Oral presentation in week 13 Late Penalty:  No assignment will be accepted after the original submission deadline. Extensions: No extensions are possible for this assignment.