Schedule

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I made this on the 13th, so that's where it starts from.

Contents 1 September 2006 2 October 2006 3 November 2006 4 December 2006

September 2006

15 

Review and list potential research methods and decide which ones to use.

week of 18 

Finalize research protocol. Draft of IRB papers including protocol sent to Jodi for review on 18th. Finalize IRB and submit on 20th. Create a model of other projects, expanded from initial categorizations. Create territory map for understanding the problem space.

week of 25 

Begin putting out call for research participants. Write up research protocol in a participant friendly way. Begin design of research aids.

October 2006

week of 1 

Continue call for participants, negotiate with and select people. Continue design and implementation of research aids.

week of 9 

Phase 1 research -- interviews with people in LDRs, continue call for research participants.

week of 16 

Phase 2 research -- Continue interviews and finalize list of participants.

week of 23 

Phase 2 research -- Continue interviews and prepare for web-based research

week of 30 

Phase 3 -- Research phase with 5 couples, web-based diaries.

November 2006

week of 6 

Phase 3 -- Read web-based research data, begin to analyze data

week of 13 

Phase 3 -- Analyze / make a framework to understand data

week of 20 

Phase 3 -- Continue analyzing / thanksgiving break

week of 27 

Phase 4 -- design concepts

December 2006

week of 4 

Phase 4 -- refine design concepts

week of 7 

Phase 4 -- design and print poster for poster session