Fieldwork

Gathering Data – Suggested Approach

Your group will be assigned one of the following streets

1. Pagoda Street  (2 groups)

2. Trengganu Street (2 groups)

3. Smith Street 

4. Sago Street 

Gathering and Recording Data (refer to student handouts)

 Each group is to further divide themselves into a smaller pair or trio to complete each of the tasks below so that they have a chance at applying each fieldwork technique.

.1.   Questionnaire Survey [Estimated time required: 1 hour] simultaneously with landuse survey

   In your pair/trio, you will have to conduct interviews with at least 20 tourists from overseas.

 2.   Landuse Survey [Estimated time required: 30 mins] simultaneously with Questionnaire survey

 Instructions

·          Each group will be designated to survey one of the streets.

·          You will first walk down both sides of the street (tip: do this in pairs). Using the street map as reference, each sub-group will plot the names of either the shops at the ground level or the shops on the second floor along the assigned street and annotate the goods and services provided by the respective shops. Eventually as a group, they will produce a neat and annotated landuse map of the street indicating the goods and services at the ground level as well as those on the second floor.

·          Using the landuse map that they have drawn up, mark the points of accessibility and transport along the assigned street. For example, they should look out for bus stops or places where taxis are hailed along that street and mark them on their map. At bus stops, they should note the number of different bus services that runs through Chinatown. Annotate the information on their map so that it can be used for analysis later.

 3.   Observation and Perception Survey [Estimated time required: 30 min]

Instructions

·           Each pair will use a camera to take photographs of attractions, infrastructure and services for tourists which are found along their assigned street (tip: look closely for the evidence, sometimes they can be hidden.) Take note of their location and spatial distribution.

·           Each pair/trio will use the perception surveys that the group has created to determine the environmental and cultural quality of the place as a tourist destination. Using the scale provided, each pair/trio will select the most appropriate option for each aspect stated. Use your camera to capture supporting evidence whenever possible.

Sample Questionnaire (which you can modify from) and Perception surveys attached below.