I have not done original research before.
I think what makes original research different from library research is that original research involves going "out in the field" to collect your own data on the population. Library research can be used as a base for original research- seeing what is already known about the population and giving some base knowledge. Some pros of original research are that you can form your own conclusions and study whatever you want. Some cons are that you need time, funds, and you need to make sure you have done everything according to guidelines to make sure that your research can be taken seriously. The pros of library research is that you don't have to do any work it's all been done for you and you just need to read things. The cons are that the research could be biased and not talk about the subject you're interested in.
The critical thinking skills in original research are observation, interpertation, analysis, inference, evaulation and explanation of the results.
In library research it would be interpertation, analysis, and evaulation.
I think all of these skills are very important in both types of research! If you miss one of the steps your research could be missing pieces or be misleading.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
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The statistical information I found was about the Mdewakanton Indian Reservation in Prior Lake. It also included other reservations around Minnesota/ Wisconsin and some information about the people who make up their population. The information was collected from the Census Bureau. It doesn't really say how the information was collected but it does say that it includes 100% of the population which I find hard to believe. Maybe it was easier to contact each individual since tribes are smaller and it was 1975 so maybe they actually sent people out to each household to take the survey. I think this didn't include how the information was collected because its from the government and they don't feel they need to disclose how they go about doing their surveys.
(1975). Statistical data for planning: Prior Lake Reservation. Billings, Mont.: The Group. Retrieved April 9, 2012, from http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015076653826
The scholarly journal article with statistics I found was from ESCO. It didn't talk about the Mdewakanton specifically, but it did talk about the Sioux (the Mdewakanton are a band of the Sioux). These statistics are based off women from the population and occurance of breast cancer and diabetes. This did say how the information was collected- women chose to participate and they used medical charts from a certain age group of participants. I think this did include how the data was collected because it was important to understanding the research. No one would believe their data if they didn't include the information they used to obtain the data.
Mahmoodian, S. (1997). Cervical and breast cancer screening rates in Sioux. Southern Medical Journal, 90(3), 316.
(1975). Statistical data for planning: Prior Lake Reservation. Billings, Mont.: The Group. Retrieved April 9, 2012, from http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015076653826
The scholarly journal article with statistics I found was from ESCO. It didn't talk about the Mdewakanton specifically, but it did talk about the Sioux (the Mdewakanton are a band of the Sioux). These statistics are based off women from the population and occurance of breast cancer and diabetes. This did say how the information was collected- women chose to participate and they used medical charts from a certain age group of participants. I think this did include how the data was collected because it was important to understanding the research. No one would believe their data if they didn't include the information they used to obtain the data.
Mahmoodian, S. (1997). Cervical and breast cancer screening rates in Sioux. Southern Medical Journal, 90(3), 316.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Checking In
A success I'm having with my research project is that it's getting a lot easier to find information now than it was in the beginning of the year. If I can't find something I know I can change key words or look at different sites to find what I'm looking for.
A challenge I'm having is not letting myself get behind in the work and making sure I'm keeping up with my annotated biblography.
Right now I'm not currently doing any research in any other classes but I feel that research in the future will be much easier because I know so many ways of finding different types of sources.
A challenge I'm having is not letting myself get behind in the work and making sure I'm keeping up with my annotated biblography.
Right now I'm not currently doing any research in any other classes but I feel that research in the future will be much easier because I know so many ways of finding different types of sources.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Urvashi Vaid Presentation
1. I didn't have any expectations before attending the event. The only thing I really knew about the topic was that a few states had approved gay marriage and that Minnesota is trying to ban gay marriage in the state constitution.
2. The information was presented in an interesting way- it really kept my attention. It did not really differ from anything I've learned or heard in the past.
3. One thing I had never heard of was the issue of race in relation to the gay/ bisexual/ lesbian population. I agreed with her that it is not an issue that is often talked about and that there are people who are being left out of the movement because they are not white.
4. Yes the speakers personal life (being a lesbian), professional life (being a lawyer and working on cases relating to gay rights) and academic background (college educated) makes her an authority on the topic. She lives and works with the kinds of issues she talked about every day so she has a really good idea on the current status of the situations and the gay rights movement.
5. From her presentation I took away that everyone deserves equal rights and so those with HIV/AIDS should not be discriminated against on the basis of their health or medical condition.
2. The information was presented in an interesting way- it really kept my attention. It did not really differ from anything I've learned or heard in the past.
3. One thing I had never heard of was the issue of race in relation to the gay/ bisexual/ lesbian population. I agreed with her that it is not an issue that is often talked about and that there are people who are being left out of the movement because they are not white.
4. Yes the speakers personal life (being a lesbian), professional life (being a lawyer and working on cases relating to gay rights) and academic background (college educated) makes her an authority on the topic. She lives and works with the kinds of issues she talked about every day so she has a really good idea on the current status of the situations and the gay rights movement.
5. From her presentation I took away that everyone deserves equal rights and so those with HIV/AIDS should not be discriminated against on the basis of their health or medical condition.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Intellectual property
My definition of intellectual property is like when someone creates something, like a product, idea, or some type of art that is original, that is their property because they made it. Others should have to ask for permission before they can use that property.
The expert source I found is WIPO which stands for World Intellectual Property Orgazination and they state, "Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce." And that is from the website http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
Examples from everyday life are books, magazines, news articles, paintings, sculptures, pictures, academic papers, and even stuff posted on Facebook.
When that property is manipulated and shared it can be seen by many more people and if the authors name is not included in the works or if the author isin't given credit for what they have done, people will continue to use it and not give the author the credit, or sometimes even prevent the author from getting paid for his/ her works.
The expert source I found is WIPO which stands for World Intellectual Property Orgazination and they state, "Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce." And that is from the website http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
Examples from everyday life are books, magazines, news articles, paintings, sculptures, pictures, academic papers, and even stuff posted on Facebook.
When that property is manipulated and shared it can be seen by many more people and if the authors name is not included in the works or if the author isin't given credit for what they have done, people will continue to use it and not give the author the credit, or sometimes even prevent the author from getting paid for his/ her works.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Google 101
During Google 101 I learned about the tilda symbol ~, and how that can be used to help you search for related terms. I also learned to use the plus sign instead of and when searching for things.
It also taught me more about how to narrow down results in google. I didn't know much about that before, but I feel like those options are less extensive and helpful than the narrowing options in ASP or other library search websites.
For the future doing reserach projects I plan to try to use google scholar more. It's a great easy way to find scholarly articles if you are having a hard time finding one through the library website. I would also like to use the tilda when I have issues finding things with my search term.
It also taught me more about how to narrow down results in google. I didn't know much about that before, but I feel like those options are less extensive and helpful than the narrowing options in ASP or other library search websites.
For the future doing reserach projects I plan to try to use google scholar more. It's a great easy way to find scholarly articles if you are having a hard time finding one through the library website. I would also like to use the tilda when I have issues finding things with my search term.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Assignment 13
Based on my research so far I can answer questions # 1, 2, 3, and 6. I could probably also answer 4.
I guess I don't really need help with any of them- I feel like the more class periods we have to learn new ways of researching would give me the skills to answer all of the remaining questions. I also have not been looking for information that would help me answer numbers 5, 7 and 8. Now after reviewing the sheet I will look for information that would help me answer these questions the next time we learn a new technique in class.
I guess I don't really need help with any of them- I feel like the more class periods we have to learn new ways of researching would give me the skills to answer all of the remaining questions. I also have not been looking for information that would help me answer numbers 5, 7 and 8. Now after reviewing the sheet I will look for information that would help me answer these questions the next time we learn a new technique in class.
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