37. Provides the ability to sit alone and have a visual overview of the rest of the room and view from the window.

38. An organised mess or soup of resources

40. Library desk in Orkney college claim for research and writing assignments, practical, efficient work space with minimum distractions.

42. Sitting on edge of desk, so still within the group.  No computer required.

43. F.R. Set my things on my area of work.

43. M. R. Set Stuff on Desk

43. M. L. Put stuff down on desk that I'm working on.  So I keep plenty of space

43. F. L. Putting clothing or Worksheet on desk to claim space.

44. F. R. I like to take up space

44. M. R. I like to spread out and be in a  relaxed environment

45. F. L. Like to have somewhere to Study.  Studyroom can be very busy at times.  45. M. L. I like to spread myself out with lots of room in a relaxed environment to study.

46. When in class I use my space to do all my work and store my stuff, like my phone etc.  I claimed my space at the start of the year and just sat at the first empty table.

47. This space is always mine.  I feel comfortable in it.

48. I use my space willingly and freely and I don't mind if my space is cluttered and unorganised.

49. I lay my stuff out all over my space with style and grace.

50. As above

51. Neatly with things practically placed.  Keyboard and mouse is always placed at the edge of the desk.

52.I like to keep my space relatively organised.  So I know where everything is but also quick to tidy and move somewhere else.

53. I like to keep my desk clean and neat for simplicity.

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54. I like to keep my workspace relatively organised so I know where everything is but also quick to tidy and move somewhere else.

55. I like to keep my desk clean and neat for simplicity

57. I keep my work space fairly tidy and have a folder with my previous work on the desk with me.

58. I normally spread myself out, but I'm not normally here.

Looks Like Learning Project Plan

Project Plan

1.      The Brief (negotiated by the Student and Tutor by e-mail).

I intend to photograph individual student study spaces within Orkney College in order to determine how the space is claimed and what affect this is intended to produce and how this projects an impression of the individual. 

2.      The Methodological Considerations (data gathering and analysis)

I will photograph individuals at their study spaces and ask each individual for a caption to put with the image.  Using grounded theory and possibly elements of Goffman’s theory about the presentation of self I will analyse the images and look for recurrent themes and how these might relate to the text reference accompanying them

3.      Equipment needs.

The equipment I will need is a camera, writing material and computer access.

4.      Sample considerations.

As I am limited geographically my sample will be students within Orkney College main campus.  As this is a large limitation I am unlikely to limit my sample selection further and this may mean that I find correlations between different age and gender groups. 

5.      Ethical Issues to be considered.

As I will be taking photographs within an institutional building I have asked the college principal for permission to take photographs, which was granted.   In order to take photographs of the activity without any student preparation I intend to take each student’s photograph and then show them it before asking permission to use it.  If permission is given I will give the student a copyright form and ask for a caption.  If permission is declined I will delete the photograph with the student watching in order to guarantee that they feel secure that it will not be used.  I have also submitted an ethics form to the tutor. 

6.      Restraints and Issues expected.

I expect to have a large number of students refuse permission and I also expect that some photographs will not be easy to take without the student being aware of what I am doing.  I will also need to be very discrete and make sure that I am not disturbing anyone accessing a class as some students study wholly online and might be participating in a class at a study area.

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