Overview
Answer these three short answer question using the reading
1. Describe the goal of the ethnographic research method.
2. Identify and Explain the two most important research practices that characterize the Ethnographic Method.
3. In Digital Media Ethnography, why is it important to consider the relationship between the "online" and "offline" social practices of the community?
Brainstorming a project. Take a moment to start thinking about what you want to study and answer these questions:
1. Identify and Describe two potential Communication Topics you might be interested in studying using the ethnographic research method. In other words, what topics of communication studies are you most interested in and why?
2. Identify and describe potential "communities of practice" for each communication topic you listed above and provide a bit of insight into any relationships, connections, or involvement with these communities that you might utilize to begin your project.