What does it look?
Multimodal Analysis
Practice
Practice
Scroll through the pieces of data below. Then read the research question at the bottom of the page and re-examine the information. What can you make of the different forms of data based on the questions? Submit your preliminary analysis using the form at the end of this page.
Scroll through the pieces of data below. Then read the research question at the bottom of the page and re-examine the information. What can you make of the different forms of data based on the questions? Submit your preliminary analysis using the form at the end of this page.
Tell me about your experience of receiving the acceptance letter to your Ph.D. program.
Tell me about your experience of receiving the acceptance letter to your Ph.D. program.
Renée: I took a screen shot of my acceptance letter and texted it to everybody!
Renée: I took a screen shot of my acceptance letter and texted it to everybody!
"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it..." -The Pointer Sisters
"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it..." -The Pointer Sisters
"Celebrate good times, come on!"
Kerry: I called my immediate family and friends, then shared with everyone via Facebook. My GSU staff created this sign for me and posted in on my office door.
Kerry: I called my immediate family and friends, then shared with everyone via Facebook. My GSU staff created this sign for me and posted in on my office door.
Tell me about your experiences over the course of your PH.D. program.
Tell me about your experiences over the course of your PH.D. program.
"Well it seems to me that joy and pain are like sunshine and rain..." -Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
"Well it seems to me that joy and pain are like sunshine and rain..." -Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
Renée: Sometimes I feel like Farris, and other times I feel like Cameron. LOL [Refers to the "Ferris Bueller clip]
Renée: Sometimes I feel like Farris, and other times I feel like Cameron. LOL [Refers to the "Ferris Bueller clip]
I am much stronger than I thought before starting this journey. There are days that I want to scream. There are days that I think about quitting my full time job. There are days I cry. There are days that I am challenged. There are more days when I am motivated by the learning process. Nothing can compare to this journey.
Tell me about your experiences as you approach comprehensive exams.
Tell me about your experiences as you approach comprehensive exams.
Renée: I'm getting it together. I've been gathering my resources since I started and asking questions as I go. I have faith that it is all going to come together...just in time [smiles].
Renée: I'm getting it together. I've been gathering my resources since I started and asking questions as I go. I have faith that it is all going to come together...just in time [smiles].
Kerry: I need to get it together. I am much closer to this moment than I thought... YIKES!
Research Questions
Research Questions
What are the multiplicities of being a PH.D. Student?
What are the multiplicities of being a PH.D. Student?
How can these realities inform prospective and new students?
How can these realities inform prospective and new students?