Workshop+WA+2


 * Our WA 2 assignment is on p 347 of //Writing Inquiry//**


 * __Parts 1 & 2 (50%)__**

The templates on 344-5 and 346 are just the starting off points. You need to **adapt** these templates for your specific Community of Practice.

Your adaptation should be shaped by questions like these:

1) What makes your community unique? 2) Are any members of your community part of a protected group (children, elderly, prisoners, etc.)? If so, what accommodations are you making? 3) How long do you expect your interviews to take? 4) Do you need to create separate consent forms for different members of your community? For example, one for the leader and a separate one for regular members. 5) How will you explain to your research participants that your ethnographic project will be on display at the Celebration of Student Writing (a science fair style event)? 6) Are you planning to record the interviews or transcribe them by hand? Make that clear on your consent form. 7) If you are researching online, what additional information do you need to include? 8) What are possible benefits for the participants or Community of Practice as a whole? Make that clear on your consent form. 9) How will you assure your participants that you have minimized any risks (such as wasting their time or damaging their reputation)?

Please, **highlight, underline, use "bold"** to mark all of the changes you make to the template. In other words, to show me what you have written yourself.

In your **Code of Ethics Preamble**, you need to explain what Community of Practice you are studying and why. Do not leave in "a certain subject."

Make sure your **consent form** includes your name and contact information at the top. In the main body of the form, make sure to fill in your name, and the names of your course, university, and teacher (Dr. Tvete). Don't leave those blank. At the bottom of the page, do leave blanks for your participants to sign and date the form.


 * __Part 3 (50%)__**

For your **first paragraph**, describe Community of Practice you want to study. Explain why you have chosen in this site in at least two sentences. Also, let me know how you have gotten permission to perform your research at this site. If you haven't yet, you need to explain how and when you will do so. End the paragraph by describing when you plan to make your observations (days/times), and how it fits into your schedule.

The rest of your reflective essay should explain your decision-making process for your Code of Ethics and consent form, and all of the changes you have made. The questions above should help you with this process, too.