Presentation containing cohort observations and interview slides

1. Welcome
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2. The Observed Group
• Students dining in Bits and Bytes Café at Hofstra University
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3. Ethnographic Research Observations
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4. Ethnographic Research Observations
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5. Ethnographic Research Observations
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6. Ethnographic Research Interview
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7. Ethnographic Research Interview
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• Crowded during the middle of the day
• Need for more cashiers

8. Ethnographic Research Interview
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• Location is near most classes, and has consequently become
very popular
• People dine alone and dine with friends

9. Ethnographic Research Observations
• Many people become bunched up when deciding on food
• Lines for registers become long and block paths to get to food
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10. Ethnographic Research Observations
• Long register lines also block paths to exit the food area
• Sometimes the cashiers are nowhere to be found
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11. Ethnographic Research Observations
• When people pay with cash it takes much longer
• People dining leave messes, usually when the dining area is
more empty
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