Editing MTurk Workshop (CASBS 2019)
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;Where:CASBS Large Conference Room | ;Where:CASBS Large Conference Room | ||
;Materials:Bring your laptop w/ 1.5h worth of power and/or a plug! | ;Materials:Bring your laptop w/ 1.5h worth of power and/or a plug! | ||
== Readings == | == Readings == | ||
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In addition to the readings, you'll want to complete the following things before we get to class: | In addition to the readings, you'll want to complete the following things before we get to class: | ||
* Find and complete at least 2 "hits" as a worker on [http://mturk.com Amazon | * Find and complete at least 2 "hits" as a worker on [http://mturk.com Amazon Mechnical Turk]. Note that to do this you will need to create a ''worker'' account on MTurk. | ||
** Be ready to spend a few minutes talking about | ** Be ready to spend a few minutes talking about our experience as a worker: What did you do? Who was the requester? What could you was the purpose of the task (as best you could tell)? What was the experience like? | ||
** ''If you are not a US citizen, skip doing this.'' | ** ''If you are not a US citizen, skip doing this.'' This is because working on MTurk involves getting paid and Amazon takes steps to ensure that you have authorization to work. You can try but you will likely get blocked by this. | ||
* Create a "requester" account on [https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome MTurk]. Doing so may require up top 48 hours to be approved so please do that ''immediately'' so you have it ready to go in class. | * Create a "requester" account on [https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome MTurk]. Doing so may require up top 48 hours to be approved so please do that ''immediately'' so you have it ready to go in class. | ||
** Put money onto your requestor account to pay workers. A $3 budget should be sufficient for our workshop/meeting. They should take any payment that Amazon does. | ** Put money onto your requestor account to pay workers. A $3 budget should be sufficient for our workshop/meeting. They should take any payment that Amazon does. | ||
* ''[Optional]'' If you want to have people fill out a form, survey, etc on Qualtrics, Google Forms, or | * ''[Optional]'' If you want to have people fill out a form, survey, etc on Qualtrics, Google Forms, or Survey Monkey, get the survey ready ahead of time. For the purposes of the workshop, have it be something minimal (e.g., just a few questions). | ||
== In-Meeting | == In-Meeting Excercise == | ||
Feel free to think about this ahead of time but there's no need to start. | |||
When we meet, we will spend the bulk of the time doing the following things: | When we meet, we will spend the bulk of the time doing the following things: | ||
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** A small survey experiment (e.g., you can do a survey where you insert ''different'' images and ask the same set of questions. Check out the [https://requester.mturk.com/help/getting_started.html MTurk requester getting started guide] | ** A small survey experiment (e.g., you can do a survey where you insert ''different'' images and ask the same set of questions. Check out the [https://requester.mturk.com/help/getting_started.html MTurk requester getting started guide] | ||
* Prepare to share details of your small-scale research, including results (they will come fast). | * Prepare to share details of your small-scale research, including results (they will come fast). | ||