1. Who tends to use the self-checkout at grocery stores, or how many people notice the shorter lines at non self-checkout and flock to them versus remaining where they are?
2. How do people behave when lounging around campus (outside studying, throwing the Frisbee, etc)? It’s on the cooler side outside now, so this might not work as well right now.
3. What are the various methods in how people solicit their causes outside and inside The Commons? And also, how do people react when either spoken to or given random handouts that they will most likely throw away within the next 20 seconds?
4. What kind of conversations are people having around mealtimes in The Commons? This falls more into eavesdropping I guess. But seriously, The Commons is a VERY entertaining place to eat a meal and just listen to other people or people watch.
All of these are good ethnography concepts. Nice job. Think about how you could break them down to realistically achievable studies. (What are you watching and recording?)
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