Respuesta :
Answer & Explanation:
Describe the major elements of the research process
1. Be curious (Asking the research question)
2. Review the "Tradition" (what is already known)
3. Add System and Routine (Select a research design to gather information)
4. Collect some sort of data (Note: not everything counts as data)
5. Analyze or Synthesize the data and draw conclusions (and new questions)
6. Share your results
Provide a working definition of social science research that you can build on throughout the quarter
Social Science research is a set of orderly procedures intended to help us acquire knowledge about many facets of society and human nature, or who we are. -Systematically answering questions about the social world.
Provide a working definition of technology that you can build on throughout the quarter
Constructing shared definitions, Building typologies, Drawing boundaries
Identify common ways in which technology and the research process can intersect with each other
Technologies (Computing, research, and digital) changes the way that researchers conduct research -Researchers conducting research study social impacts of technologies -Researchers conducting research design more effective technologies
Illustrate one or more connections between research and technology with an example from class
State why learning to do research well requires that you also learn to write research well
Writing and communication are present at every stage of the research
process - ”...we write not just to share our work, but to improve it before we do.” Booth et al. (2008:12) - We write to remember, understand, and to test your thinking.
Explain the need for and function of having a clear sense of your reader/audience whenever writing
Contrast Problem Solving with Critical Thinking and give an example of each type of task
Problem-solving: finding correct solutions to well-defined problems
- Critical Thinking: finding reasonable solutions to ill-defined problems
List common sources of research problems or questions
-Research question come from personal experience, disciplinary
problems, and problems of society
Define the basic aspects of any effective research question and compare these to a research topic
Explain what file compression is, state why it is useful, and be able to discuss the steps involved
Enter data into a Google Form and describe common problems encountered using Google Drive
List the basic features of a properly formatted professional or academic email
State what a "mind map" is and list one or more online tools that can be used to create them
Mind mapping is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts.
- You can create a “mind map” by using Bubbl.us
Explain how a mind mapping tool can be used to assist in the question-finding task of research
It is a visual brainstorming tool that helps you to better comprehend,
analyze, recall and generate new ideas. Just as in every great idea, the
power of mind mapping lies in its simplicity.
