USCA Ethnographic Mini Analysis

Apply methods of ethnographic analysis and write a 2–3-page paper about a communication topic of your choice. Your paper must describe the context of your research site or “communication environment.”

You will conduct a “participant observation” and analyze communication in a social and cultural context of your choosing. This can be a workplace, public setting, club/organization, special event, etc

You will analyze and reflect on your observation data of communication phenomena collected from your “field notes.”

Your goal is to describe what “the role of communication” is in this setting. You can analyze both verbal and nonverbal communication. You will look for patterns, themes, and significant forms of communication that provide insights to the social/cultural environments you explore.

You will conclude this paper pointing out and reflecting on the main points and overall takeaways from your interactions.