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== Bring Your Own Research Workshop ==
== Bring Your Own Research Workshop ==


BYOR is a research workshop for CDSC affiliates and fellow travelers at Northwestern currently being run by [[User:Jdfoote|Jeremy Foote]] and [[User:Sneha|Sneha Narayan]]. Participants present research-in-progress and provide feedback, accountability, and support to each other in weekly meetings. Most members of the group are affiliates of the [http://mts.northwestern.edu Media, Technology & Society] and [http://tsb.northwestern.edu Technology & Social Behavior] programs at Northwestern and study online communities, collective action, organizations, collaboration, and related topics.
BYOR is a research workshop for CDSC affiliates and fellow travelers at Northwestern convened by [[User:Aaronshaw|Aaron Shaw]]. Participants present research-in-progress and provide feedback, accountability, and support to each other in weekly meetings. Most members of the group are affiliates of the [http://mts.northwestern.edu Media, Technology & Society] and [http://tsb.northwestern.edu Technology & Social Behavior] programs at Northwestern and study online communities, collective action, organizations, collaboration, and related topics.


=== Get connected/involved ===
=== Get connected/involved ===


We currently (as of Fall 2017) meet every other Monday 1:15-2:30pm in or near room 2-419 of the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Frances+Searle+Bldg,+Evanston,+IL+60201/@42.0585051,-87.6757957,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x880fda9ebcd6d42f:0x64185c7018085925!8m2!3d42.0585051!4d-87.673607 Frances Searle Building] on the Northwestern University Campus.
We currently (as of Summer, 2017) meet every other Friday 2:30-4:00pm in or near room 2-419 of the Frances Searle Building on the Northwestern University Campus.


The best way to get information about the workshop is to [mailto:jdfoote@u.northwestern.edu email Jeremy] or to subscribe to our email list: byor@listserv.it.northwestern.edu by sending an email to [mailto:listserv@listserv.it.northwestern.edu listserv@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] with "subscribe byor <full_name>" (replace "<full_name>" with your name) in the body of the message.
The best way to get information about the workshop is to [mailto:aaronshaw@northwestern.edu email Aaron] or to subscribe to our email list: byor@listserv.it.northwestern.edu by sending an email to [mailto:listserv@listserv.it.northwestern.edu listserv@listserv.it.northwestern.edu] with "subscribe byor <full_name>" (replace "<full_name>" with your name) in the body of the message.


=== Format and expectations ===
=== Format and expectations ===
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* Instead of circulating written work, you can also do a presentation. If it's early stage work, you might think of this as a 5-10 minute pitch for the project. If it's something that's further along, you could do a longer presentation. No matter what, I recommend limiting presentations to an absolute maximum of 15 minutes.
* Instead of circulating written work, you can also do a presentation. If it's early stage work, you might think of this as a 5-10 minute pitch for the project. If it's something that's further along, you could do a longer presentation. No matter what, I recommend limiting presentations to an absolute maximum of 15 minutes.
* At times, we have had short (20 minutes total) and long (45 minutes total) discussion slots. Please sign up for a time slot that you believe is appropriate. If you're not sure what's appropriate, you should ask.
* At times, we have had short (20 minutes total) and long (45 minutes total) discussion slots. Please sign up for a time slot that you believe is appropriate. If you're not sure what's appropriate, you should ask.
* Please submit any comments or written feedback by Sunday afternoon.
* Each discussion will usually begin with an around-the-table where everyone offers one comment on the work that was circulated (after any other updates).
* Each discussion will usually begin with an around-the-table where everyone offers one comment on the work that was circulated (after any other updates).


=== Snacks ===
=== Snacks ===
Food restrictions the current quarter: no soy, no meat.
Food restrictions the current quarter: no soy, no meat, label/warn re: sesame or nuts.


Plan on food for ~8 people and we tend to try and have at least one option that is not super sugary. The budget if you're planning on being reimbursed is $50; receipts go to Jordan Dues.
Plan on food for ~8 people and we tend to try and have at least one option that is not super sugary. The budget if you're planning on being reimbursed is $50; receipts go to Jordan Dues.


=== Schedule ===
=== Spring 2017 ===
 
==== Fall 2017 ====
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* September 5: Cancelled
* September 19
** Circulate work: Zach McDowell - research on [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/06/19/wikipedia-information-literacy-study/ Wikipedia use in the classroom]; Jeremy (agent-based model of community joining)
** Snacks:
* October 3
** Circulate work: Ashley Niler (discussing how leadership forms from social roles in online peer production groups)
* October 16
** Circulate work: Jeremy (ABM paper), Sneha (job materials)
** Snacks:
* October 30
* November 13
** Circulate work: Jim; multilingual Wikipedia communication
* November 20
** Erin Klawitter practice job talk
* December 4
** Conversation about [http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm The Tyranny of Structurelessness]
* December 11
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==== Summer 2017 ====
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* June 30 -- project updates.
* July 14 -- discussion of [http://marit.hinnosaar.net/wikipediamatters.pdf Wikipedia Matters] paper.
** Isaac: snacks
** Nick Vincent: Brief "research pitch" on Intelligent Systems and their Algorithms: A Contributor to Rising Economic Inequality. Examining the asymmetric division of rewards for user-generated content.
* July 28
* August 11
* August 25
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==== Spring 2017 ====
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* March 27
* March 27
** Jeremy and Isaac leading discussions about [http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2998254&CFID=909761621&CFTOKEN=97180271 Who wants to read this?] and [http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2998183&CFID=909761621&CFTOKEN=97180271 Measuring global disease with Wikipedia]
** Jeremy and Isaac leading discussions about [http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2998254&CFID=909761621&CFTOKEN=97180271 Who wants to read this?] and [http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2998183&CFID=909761621&CFTOKEN=97180271 Measuring global disease with Wikipedia]
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==== Winter 2017 ====
=== Winter 2017 ===
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* January 23
* January 23
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==== Fall 2016 ====
=== Fall 2016 ===
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* October 3
* October 3
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==== Spring 2016 ====
=== Spring 2016 ===
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* April 4
* April 4
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==== Winter 2016 ====
=== Winter 2016 ===


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