Reflection Theme 4

I have read and analysed a quantitative research paper about Facebook usage and social capital. The authors of the paper created a survey that consisted of two parts, one for Facebook usage and one for social capital. It was handed out and filled in by a lot of students and the data were later statistically analysed. A typical quantitative method I would say. 

During the first seminar we had the chance to talk about what the others had read and then picked one out the one we thought was the most interesting. Now the assignment was to create a graphic model over the quantitative method. It was a helpful way to understand the method and it bettered my view of what a quantitative method exists of. 

During the Wednesday lecture we played a game and tried to come up with advantages of the different methods. It was a good lecture and I learned a lot but the best thing was that we won the game. The most important things that I took with me from the game is that both methods are good in its own way. I also understand better when to use which method because of all the advantages that we talked about.