Thursday, January 28, 2010

Ch. 1-3 The Bedford Researcher

The first chapter was about getting started with researching and writing. It details choosing topics, analyzing your assignment and information, and considering what it is you want to write. You must always remember to look at the dates/updates of your research topic(s) and time management is key. They suggest making a research log or timeline in order to keep track. You must always keep in mind the audience you are writing to, asking things like "why would they read this?" or "what will they be influenced by?" Brainstorming, looping, and clustering are some techniques in organizing all of your data, research, and personal thoughts in order to put them to paper.
The second chapter is all about exploring and narrowing your topic. Keeping in mind the purpose of your paper, you can continuously develop your purpose - adding more and more to the document. Making observations and conducting surveys and questionnaires creates quality material and then you can review your sources and reanalyze the subject matter. Chapter 2 suggests that you assess your interest in the issues surrounded by your topic, looking into intricate details and information.
Chapter 3, the last chapter we were assigned, asks you to develop your research question by considering your roles, generating your potential research questions, and selecting and refining such. And from there, you create your proposal.

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