The following tables provide a week by week chronology of activities related to the VRF research project.
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Date
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Day
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Activity
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| Jan. 15 |
Mon |
Obtain electronic file of SCU ethics forms from Russell. |
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Print ethics forms from Education Office - problem with formatting. |
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Try printing from laptop - need client software. [Jan 24] |
| Jan 16 |
Tue |
Mtg c Sharon re. reimbursement - she requires receipts for Phyllis' ticket |
| Jan 17 |
Wed |
Receipts from Lethbridge have been mailed |
| Jan 18 |
Thu |
Mtg c Allan re. ADSL @ home. - Not yet available in Lismore |
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Complete draft filling in of SCU ethics forms |
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Create draft of Consent Letter for ethics procedures |
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Email request copies of Internet Questionnaire from Kelley [Jan 29] |
| Jan 19 |
Fri |
Borrow digital video camera from Toni in SaWD - to test capability for images |
| Jan 20 |
Sat |
Install PictureGear software on laptop - necessary for viewing images |
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Test taking of still images with video: ok but poor res on zoom |
| Jan 21 |
Sun |
Mtg c Keith to review ethics form, consent letter & composition of VRF Advisory Comm. |
| Jan 22 |
Mon |
Obtain paper copies of ethics forms from John Russell’s office |
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Complete revisions to consent letter |
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Complete revisions to SCU ethics form |
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Email Easton re. internet efficacy instrument |
| Jan 24 |
Wed |
Easton gives permission to use instrument |
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Obtain client software for printing - I am now able to print from my office |
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Receive copy of internet efficacy instrument from Easton |
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Ask for permission to use internet efficacy instrument |
| Jan 25 |
Thu |
Create VRF web site |
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Begin creating annotations for VRF references for use on web site |
| Jan 26 |
Fri |
Attend Blackboard workshop |
| Jan 29 |
Mon |
Receive copy of internet efficacy instrument from Lethbridge |
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Clarify steps for using video camera to create a video file |
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Discussion of Blackboard workshop c Shelley & Sue |
| Jan 30 |
Tue |
Create a VRF web site (using Fusion) - place original proposal on this web site. |
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Print article on internet efficacy by Eastin & LaRose (online) |
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Obtain copy of Bandura book on self-efficacy from library |
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Email Ali re. cvf questionnaire |
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Email Dr. Barath re. cvf questionnaire |
| Jan 31 |
Wed |
Create first draft of internet efficacy questionnaire |
| Feb 1 |
Thu |
Reply from Ali - cvf questionnaire will arrive soon - great |
| Feb 2 |
Fri |
Detailed reading of Bandura article on self-efficacy |
| Mar 28 |
Wed |
New hard drive installed and Office 2000
is now operational - it has taken 5 weeks of very hard work to
go through the steps of verifying that the drive was no longer operational
and that no files could be recovered, to obtaining a new drive from DELL,
installing it, being unable to install Windows 2000 and finally having
a DELL technician arrive and get it working. Most software still needs
to be re-installed and many data files have been lost, since the last
backup was performed on Feb. 4. |
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Video equipment compatable with firewire technology has been ordered from Lethbridge |
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During this time the SCU ethics procedures were completed and I received an email indicating that the proposal could go ahead (and I would receive an official letter to this effect some time after the Committee had met). |
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Presentations were made to a total of 6 Schools, and email messages are about to be sent to the other 8 schools inviting their staff participation in the questionnaires. Both Education and SaWD have received 2 additional follow-up reminders, as well as timely reminders from both Keith and Allan. |
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The interview script has been finalized and one subject has been interviewed |
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There have been two additional meetings of the VRF Advisory Committee. |
| Mar 29 |
Thu |
Check Education equipment for compatibility with audio microcassettes - OK |
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Review Excel files for responses to questionnaires - OK |
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Recreate web site for VRFAC minutes |
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Much of my software was reinstalled and updated (Windows 2000, Office 2000, Internet Explorer 5.0, ICQ, Windows Media Player 7, Real Player 8, Eudora 5 & Dreamweaver 4). |
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I began using Eudora for email for the first time - I am having difficulty locating the files on my Lethbridge mail server. |
| Mar 30 |
Fri |
I prepare a Word file for the Interview script. |
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Interviewed one subject. |
| Apr 17 |
Tue |
Set up interview schedule for Sue and myself |
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VRFAC meeting |
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VRFAC web site updated |
| Apr 18 |
Wed |
Work on VRF Final Report web site |
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Transcriber hired to type interviews |
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Purchase additional microcassettes for interviewing |
| Apr 19 |
Thu |
Video peripherals arrive from Lethbridge |
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Install Fusion 5.0 and Inspiration |
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Install firewire PC card |
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Transfer old VRF Fusion files from zip disk to hard drive |
| Apr 20 |
Fri |
Create a web site for article Reviews |
| Apr 21 |
Sat |
Recreate Inspiration diagram for VRF Final Report |
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. |
Add 2 reports to article Reviews web site |
| Apr 22 |
Sun |
Add 3 reports to article Reviews web site |
| Apr 23 |
Mon |
Add 2 reports to article Reviews web site |
| Apr 24 |
Tue |
Add 2 reports to article Reviews web site |
| Apr 25 |
Wed |
Create this Chronology web page |
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Connect and test iBOT video camera with firewire hub - ok |
| Apr 26 |
Thu |
Add 2 reports to article Reviews web site |
| Apr 27 |
Fri |
Add 2 reports to article Reviews web site |
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Publish article Reviews site |
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Add links from VRFreport site to Reviews site |
| Apr 28 |
Sat |
Create a web site for Conducting Research |
| Apr 29 |
Sun |
Add 2 reports to article Reviews web site |
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Create outline for a 4-5 week workshop on web authoring |
| Apr 30 |
Mon |
Create cover letter for distribution of hard copy questionnaires |
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Duplicate questionnaires |
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Add 2 reports to article reviews web site |
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Receive official Ethics approval. |
| May 1 |
Tue |
Duplicate cover letter |
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Distribute hard copy questionnaires to Resource Science (N=25) |
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Distribute hard copy questionnaires to Humanities (N=20) |
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Discuss possible web authoring workshop with Keith |
| May 3 |
Thu |
Successfully format VST hard drive |
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Difficulty with the video editing software. |
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Conduct interview #3 |
| May 4 |
Fri |
10 more articles have been added to the reviews web site this week. |
| May 5 |
Sat |
Add section on cvf to final report. |
| May 6 |
Sun |
Add section on self-efficacy to final report |
| May 7 |
Mon |
Publish final report, article reviews web sites. |
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Download DirectX8.0a from Microsoft - now VideoStudio appears to work. |
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Successfully install CD-RW drive |
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Conduct interview #4 |
| May 8 |
Tue |
Discuss Presentation with Keith |
| May 10 |
Thu |
Create & insert video file into Final report |
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Conduct interview #5 |
| May 11 |
Fri |
Modify and publish VRF final report |
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Meet with Contemporary Art staff |
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Add causal flow diagrams to vrf final report |
| May 21 |
Mon |
Transfer information from hard copy questionnaires to online site |
| May 22 |
Tue |
Begin Excel analysis of questionnaire data |
| May 23 |
Wed |
Complete analysis of cvf data |
| May 24 |
Thu |
Add data to cvf file, reanalyze |
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Update references in VRF report |
| May 25 |
Fri |
Conduct vrf interview |
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Hand in tape cassette to SaWD for transcribing (total of 5) |
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Organize interview data from first 5 interviews into tables for sorting |
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Revise VRF final report |
| May 27 |
Sun |
Organize cvf data for analysis |