Date and time: at the beginning of each field comment, indicate the date and time of the record for easy sorting and searching.
Record content: record in detail all kinds of phenomena you saw, heard and felt in the field investigation, including people, places and events. For important information, you can draw pictures, take photos or record them for later sorting.
Description and analysis: while recording the phenomenon, try to briefly describe and analyze the phenomenon and dig out the meaning behind it. This helps to improve your observation and thinking ability.
Reflection and discussion: in the process of field investigation, review and reflect on your field notes regularly, and consider whether the recorded content is full and accurate and whether the analysis method is appropriate. In addition, share field notes with team members and discuss each other's observation and analysis, so as to learn from each other and improve.
Filing: After the investigation, file the field notes for writing research reports in the future.