Guides: Undergraduate Urban Research Methods: Conducting Remote Research

Research During COVID-19

Doing Fieldwork During a Pandemic
Use this crowdsourced Google Doc with tools for taking qualitative methods online.
Data Collection During Social Distancing
Read this blog post for American Scientist.
Oral Histories at a Distance
Use this list to locate tools for remote video and audio interviewing and editing.
Adapting Research Methods
Find recommendations from Ghent University.
Do This, Not That: 3 Ideas for Effective Qual During a Pandemic
Learn the benefits of alternative qualitative approaches vs. “traditional” in-person techniques.
MethodSpace from SAGE
Join this research methods community and find resources about doing social research online.
Dear Dendtrites: Quarantine Ethnography
Read this post with different people's advice about researching during the pandemic.
Market Research Continuity in the Time of COVID-19
While about market research, this post suggests how to ‘continue’ interrupted research.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Response Rates, Participation and Measurement in Market Research
Read thoughts on the way the current crisis may affect research outcomes and participation.
Resuming Field Research in Pandemic Times
Read this post from the Social Science Research Council.

Online Learning

NVivo offers free webinars about qualitative data analysis. Learn more about NVivo and watch the three webinars via NVivo's YouTube channel, recommended below.

Academic Literature

Research Methods from SAGE is a tool created to help researchers with their research projects. You will likely find information on conducting social research online. Start with the recommended ebook, below.

Doing Qualitative Research Online
A SAGE ebook from Janet Salmons about how to gain digital research literacies.