1. "If you don't follow the crowd, you will not survive, as you will perish," says the wilderbeest, who invests in The Crowd, the one and only.
2. "To succeed, don't follow the crowd," proclaims the Investment Guru, whose wisdom lumpsum, high-net-worth, individuals swear by [Read more].
3. "When we, all, stop following the crowd, we still will," muses the wilderbeest.
4. Fair point, though, is that, typically, not all will not follow. Wilderbeest will acknowledge that, for sure.
5. Moral of the story, then? Never follow and never not follow the crowd on an impulse -- injudiciously; which is something else that's more important that Bill Bartman's trying to say here with his four rules, and in particular with his notion of the "instrument rated" pilot.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Monday, October 05, 2009
CSO 302: Qualitative Research Methods -- CAT
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
COURSE: CSO 302: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
SEMESTER: September-December 2009 [Module II]
CAT QUESTIONS [Released: 3.00 pm, 5th October 2009]
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS
1. Critically discuss the nine rules of Sociological method suggested by Giddens, highlighting what you consider to be the value that they add to the practice of qualitative sociological research in Africa to-day.
2. What is experimental research? Briefly discuss what you consider to be three of the most promising experimental designs for qualitative research in Sociology, and explain why you think so.
3. Briefly discuss the following pairs of terms, showing the main features of each term and how the terms in a pair resemble or differ from each other:
a) Hermeneutic Circle and Hermeneutic Interpretation
b) Content Analysis and Literature Review
c) Naturalistic Observation and Surveillance.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Saturday 24th October 2009, strictly from 11.00–12.00noon only.
NOTE:1. I prefer typed answers. Expected length of each CAT submission: 6 to 10 typed, double-spaced pages only
2. Additional marks will be awarded for answers which display originality of thought, as well as critical thinking. Marks will be deducted for Xeroxing published or other works, and for lack of seriousness (i.e. for sketchy, “bulletized” and/ regurgitated answers)
3. Your answer should clearly demonstrate, through citations, that you have engaged in noteworthy library reading for this CAT.
COURSE: CSO 302: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
SEMESTER: September-December 2009 [Module II]
CAT QUESTIONS [Released: 3.00 pm, 5th October 2009]
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS
1. Critically discuss the nine rules of Sociological method suggested by Giddens, highlighting what you consider to be the value that they add to the practice of qualitative sociological research in Africa to-day.
2. What is experimental research? Briefly discuss what you consider to be three of the most promising experimental designs for qualitative research in Sociology, and explain why you think so.
3. Briefly discuss the following pairs of terms, showing the main features of each term and how the terms in a pair resemble or differ from each other:
a) Hermeneutic Circle and Hermeneutic Interpretation
b) Content Analysis and Literature Review
c) Naturalistic Observation and Surveillance.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Saturday 24th October 2009, strictly from 11.00–12.00noon only.
NOTE:1. I prefer typed answers. Expected length of each CAT submission: 6 to 10 typed, double-spaced pages only
2. Additional marks will be awarded for answers which display originality of thought, as well as critical thinking. Marks will be deducted for Xeroxing published or other works, and for lack of seriousness (i.e. for sketchy, “bulletized” and/ regurgitated answers)
3. Your answer should clearly demonstrate, through citations, that you have engaged in noteworthy library reading for this CAT.
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