Observation Re-do

Because the three previous observations were done on one day, another observation was made for one hour to see if the new results were similar to the original results. Instead of observing for one hour within each section of Caribou Coffee, each section was only observed for twenty minutes for a total of one hour. The observation began in the back room. Results were similar to Observation 5. There were three people working individually, each with a laptop on the table. Once again, none of the individual students had books in front of them and each seemed to be absorbed in their own world and therefore, not interested in socializing. This observation was consistent for the twenty minutes.

For the next twenty minutes, the study room was observed. There were two women in this room who were dressed up in dress pants and dress shirts. At first they talked informally and socially about school, work, activities, etc. However, after about ten minutes, they began talking about Marshall Interviews. One of the women was in charge of the committee and the other was trying to help her plan. Also, on the sign in front of the room was “Marshall Interviews”. Therefore, unlike Monday, the purpose of the meeting was academic in nature.

For the last twenty minutes, the front room was observed. There were five individual studiers, each with a laptop in front of them. However, these individuals also had books in front of them so they appeared to actually be studying and taking notes. There were no group studiers for the allotted time. However, there were three separate groups of older couples sitting and socializing. Overall, there were more group studiers on Monday.