Date: September 20, 2006
Location: Breezeway of the Washington Center by Chick-fil-a at University of Central Florida
Frame: Paired observation exercise

Copy center windows and washer lady

Picnic table people and the coke machines

Low level of inference
The traffic for the breezeway travels in specific directions on the sides of the planters, like traffic flow. People walked towards the bookstore on the side of the coke machine, whereas on the other side of the planter, by the copy center, people walked towards the student union. The group of four students at the picnic table, next to my observation table, was interested in law school. Only people walking towards the student union walked between the planters in the breezeway.

High level inference
None of the traffic appeared to be confused about where they were going. The traffic flow on the sides of the planter suggests the observed people walk the path frequently. The older traffic held papers as if they were professors walking from their office to a classroom. Many of the students in the picnic table had comments about how to get accepted to law school, but the disagreement between them makes them look like they don’t really know what they’re talking about. It is easier to walk by the coke machines towards the bookstore than it is to walk on the side of the copy center or between the planters.

Judging from the speed the window washing lady cleaned the windows, she is experienced at window washing. The window washer lady expected to work outside for an extended period of time based on the sunglasses she wore. Both people who stopped to talk to her were friends, close acquaintances, or coworkers since they stopped and sat on the side of the planter near where she was washing.