Today’s youth are constantly bombarded with “news” often reduced to edible sound bites. Television and movie stars are modern day Photoshopped gods, propagating unattainable beauty standards to impressionable young minds. Illusion and delusion surround us more than ever before with marketing and advertising operating in a way where anything goes to manipulate the masses. Explore the Millennial phenomenon, how prevalent social and technology...

You’ll discover how many of the divisions tearing our country apart arise from our auto-pilot biases against “them” – and how authoritarians “hack” those biases to gain power. And then you’ll find out how each of us can overcome our auto-pilot biases and see the world as it really is.

You’ll discover how the same scientists who’ve revealed why our minds are so easy to hack have also made perhaps the most important discovery of the 21st century: how each us can make our own lives and those of our family, friends, and entire society work better.

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. This program presents a visual example of a qualitative consumer research report. It was compiled using data collected during the 'Odyssey Downunder' project upon which this series of programs was based. Produced by David Crewes.

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Russell Belk describes each of the various continuums of observation from: participant to non participant, obtrusive to non obtrusive, clandestine to open and short term to long term. Professor Belk also discusses the advantages and limitations of observation as a means of data collection plus the use of visual elicitation methods. Produced by David Crewes....

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Melanie Wallendorf describes the preparation required to conduct a field interview, the mechanics of the interview session and the skills needed to guide an interview in the desired direction. Hints are given to encourage the in depth responses necessary for 'thick description'. Produced by David Crewes.

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Hill describes the procedures to follow in conducting focus groups, the most widely used method of qualitative data collection. Excerpts from a focus group are used to illustrate techniques utilised in conducting this form of research. Produced by David Crewes.

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Hill describes the procedures to follow in conducting focus groups, the most widely used method of qualitative data collection. Excerpts from a focus group are used to illustrate techniques utilised in conducting this form of research. Produced by David Crewes.

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. A panel of four consumer research professors discuss the advantages and limitations of quantitative and qualitative research methods. A studio audience then questions the panel on a series of topics including the commercial application of both methods. Produced by David Crewes.

A video from ECU’s archive of documentaries and teaching films. In this program Professor Belk describes a number of checks which can be utilised to evaluate qualitative research. Strategies are suggested for implementation before, during and after entering the field. The program concludes with a discussion on the descriptive and interpretational goals of qualitative research. Produced by David Crewes.