Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose
                                                 Zora Neale Hurston

The First Workshop was held on the 20th. See the report.

There will be NO workshop on the 3rd.

A New Initiative

Adventures in Cooperative Research Research workshops to develop  projects from within the Akademos community Sunday August 20th (11-4.30) and Sunday September 3rd (11-4.0) Moonee Valley City Council Kellaway Neighbourhood Centre, Kellaway Avenue, Moonee Ponds Selby Markham will be workshop leader. Projects will be: defined by you carried out by you reported by you                        You do not have to be a researcher to take part. Akademos is about cooperative activity so one of the aim is to help members to develop new skills and abilities.   There are many roles you can choose from, depending on your what you want to develop and what your current skills are. You might be: A researcher A data collector A public relations person A data analyst A mentor A report writer Or a combination of these The program Workshop #1 August 20th The principles of Akademos research - ethics and process What topics are members interested in? Who might want to join a topic group? Forming preliminary research groups Developing a modus operandus Generating tasks to be done to validate topic Reporting back and outlining initial plans      August 21st to September 2nd Testing out ideas Collecting information Exploring ethical questions Drafting submission and research plan Workshop #2 September 3rd Consolidating (or rejecting topic) Finalising research teams Defining skills development Defining timelines Recognising and allocating mentors Allocating tasks to group members After the second workshop, each group will submit their proposal to the Management Committee to check that all Akademos requirements have been met.