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| Some answers got from the task given before the workshop began |
This is a free workshop targeting individuals that deal with research on a daily basis: .
Rouven Rech, a German documentary film maker, is the main facilitator for the workshop. The head of Library & Information Centre at the institute, Gudrun Widlok, is the coordinator.
To get a sense of research methods being used by participants, they were given a fact-finding task prior to the start of the workshop. These were:
- Ask the next seller how much 1 mango or 3 bananas will cost, and find out how the seller calculates the price.
- How much is a regular lunch in your area?
- How much does your neighbour(s) spend on electricity monthly?
This really set the tone for the workshop as participants discovered 'truths' about research they have been overlooking.
News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising. - Lord Northcliffe
Being a film maker with a journalism background, Rouven showed a movie, Adopted, that he'd produced with Gudrun. It showed how Ghanaians were opened to adopt lonely Europeans.
Yes, it's real.
Yes, it's real.
Rouven advised participants to be courageous in their research endeavours, while taking note of the fact that research isn't easy. Based on responses to the task given prior to the workshop, Rouven emphasised the need for active listening, and open-mindedness to be important skills for any researcher to have.
An activity that users also undertook was to read the same story in different sources (mostly newspapers), to put to test, their understanding of the 5 Ws and 1 H of research.
He further went on to explain the different kinds of research available, the various impulses/triggers that informs a researcher's facts, and a checklist to consult when on a fact-finding mission.
He further went on to explain the different kinds of research available, the various impulses/triggers that informs a researcher's facts, and a checklist to consult when on a fact-finding mission.
The day ended with participants choosing topics of interest to them, and tasked to go on fact-finding missions, culminating in research proposals, and recommendations.
The results of their research would be presented and discussed tomorrow.
Did you get the impression I am a participant at this workshop?
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