Monday, November 5, 2012

Guide to Primary Research


A Guide to Primary Research for the Discourse Community Ethnography

Generic Interview Questions

·      How long have you been here?
-12 yrs
·      Why are you involved?
-want to help people
·      What do X, Y, and Z words mean?
-Hippa-classified
-“SIA” code-cardiac arrest
-“DOA”-Dead On Arrival
-Repertory arrest- quit breathing but hearts still breathing
-BVM- Bag Valve Mask, helps them breath
-They have a lot of other codes then these once.
·      How did you learn to write A, B, and/or C?
-Patient Report- Summery of what you did with patient on runs/transports, and you lean to write then through you EMT classes.
·      How do you communicate with other people on your team?
-Radio
·      What kinds of texts do you write and read here? memos/emails/notes?
-The patient Reports
·      What distinguishes these texts from writing you do outside this community?
-Because you can’t talk about it too much outside the community because of Hippa.
·      Do you consider yourself a full member of this community?
-Yes always here working
·      Who has authority here and how is it displayed?
-Medic boss applied for boss then gets it, displayed by they know the person is the boss but they’re the same as everyone else.
·      How often do you write?
-They write their reports daily
·      What kinds of texts do you write? Informal or Formal?
-Formal
Specific Interview Questions

·      What types of writing or communicative activities do those in authoritative positions engage in in this community?
-Talk to people, take them on runs, and explain the importance 
·      How did you gain authority in this community?
-Just by being respective to all people you interact with
·      Who has authority here, and where does the authority come from?
-The State of EMT board, they set rules and they all have to bide by them
·      How do the various types of writing you engage in influence your role in this community?
-Talk to people about the importance of 911

Generic Forum/Discourse Analysis

·      What are the shared goals of this community; why does the group exist and what does it do?
-Keep people safe
·      What are the purposes of each of these mechanisms of communication?
-Radio- always has “service” so you can get ahold of each other
·      What kinds of specialized language do group member’s use in their conversation and in their genres?
-Signals or codes-so friends and families don’t get upset
·      Who are the “old-timers” with expertise? Who are the newcomers with less expertise? How do we differentiate between the two among a variety of texts?
-“Old-timer” teaches the new once, and the “newbies” have a “glazed over dear look”
·      How do newcomers learn the appropriate language, genres, and knowledge of the group?
-Classes and old-timers

Specific Forum/Discourse Analysis

·      What kinds of conflicts emerge within the discourse of this community? What prompts these conflicts and who is involved?
-Old-timers teaching the newbies the ropes
·      What are the processes of enculturation and apprenticeship used to help or hinder newcomers in joining?
-Hands on experience by riding along
·      What are the “modes of belonging” that newcomers are attempting to use?
-They think there bad stuff and know everything
·      What sorts of multi-literacies do members of this community possess?
-Different levels of certification require different aspects of data/information/documentation in their reports.

My Questions
·       What are the levels?
-Director
-Asst. Director
-EMT – Paramedic
-EMT - Intermediate
-EMT – Basic
·       Where do you guys do your training?
-We do all our training in house
·       Who do you guys do you dispatching? (People do it or is it electric) 
-Were all trained in dispatching and do it ourselves.
·       Are you guys always running or do you get breaks?
-Yes we get down time between runs


 

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