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
19
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.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Assignment 12: Blogs as sources
Based on my experience with blogs I would say that more often than not, they are not a good form of scholarly news. The blogs I usually see, or have seen in the past, have been people's personal pages where they are free to talk about whatever they want, post pictures and update people on their lives. Maybe that is the only kind of blogs I have seen so that biases my opinion. From seraching for blogs through this class I have found this blog that I think is a legitimate form of scholarly news:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592
I think this is legitimate because the blog is created and updated by The Indian Country Today Media Network. Since their focus is on Indian affairs, I would assume that the information they post about is accurate and up to date.
Ictmn staff, Initials. (2011, March 24). Distributing the Wealth: Tribe Spreads Its Casino Revenue to Other Tribes and Charities. Retrieved from http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592
I think this is legitimate because the blog is created and updated by The Indian Country Today Media Network. Since their focus is on Indian affairs, I would assume that the information they post about is accurate and up to date.
Ictmn staff, Initials. (2011, March 24). Distributing the Wealth: Tribe Spreads Its Casino Revenue to Other Tribes and Charities. Retrieved from http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
10- Research Reflection
I think I should learn more about the LGBT population that is infected with HIV/AIDS.
I assume that many people in this population contracted HIV/AIDS from having unprotected sex with an infected person.
I guess I don't really have a specific place or memory of where I learned this. I just know that is one of the ways to contract HIV and I just assume that's how many people contracted it.
I think the hardest challenge will be finding accurate information on the number of people in the LGBT community who are infected because that is a sensitive subject and I feel like there would be people out there who would not want to admit that they are infected or share how they became infected.
I assume that many people in this population contracted HIV/AIDS from having unprotected sex with an infected person.
I guess I don't really have a specific place or memory of where I learned this. I just know that is one of the ways to contract HIV and I just assume that's how many people contracted it.
I think the hardest challenge will be finding accurate information on the number of people in the LGBT community who are infected because that is a sensitive subject and I feel like there would be people out there who would not want to admit that they are infected or share how they became infected.
Assignment 9
1. I chose PsychInfo as my specific database.
2. PsychInfo provided many more results for my topic. Academic search premier found 11 results and PsychInfo found 140 results. Not all of the PsychInfo results were relevant for my topic, but it did have more relevant results than Academic Search Premier.
3. In academic search premier you can narrow down results by choosing very specific key words or by selecting what type or style of article you want. PsychInfo worked in a very similar way.
4. My first search string did work.
5. I found 3 or 4 articles that would be relevant to my topic from Academic Search Premier and between 10 and 15 articles that would be relevant from PsychInfo. I did not read the whole articles but from the titles and abstracts or descriptions I am guessing they would be what I need for my topic.
6. On Academic search premier, 3 were available in full text and 1 (the one I wanted most) was available in Findit. The one in Findit was going to have to be through an inter-library loan.
7. From working with data bases my research question has changed a little bit. It's hard to find information on the exact financial gains that the Mdwhanknton are making from their casino, and I'm finding a lot more just general information about tribes and casino ownership. I feel like the Mdwhanknton are not a large enough population or own enough casinos to have a lot of literature written on just them.
8. The biggest challenge in composing my research question was having to accepct the fact that I do have biases about certain populations. I would like to think that I am very open and unbiased but this project pushed me to really think about things and have to admit that I do have some biases. I feel like working on the project is a good way to help me overcome my bias by learning more about my populations.
2. PsychInfo provided many more results for my topic. Academic search premier found 11 results and PsychInfo found 140 results. Not all of the PsychInfo results were relevant for my topic, but it did have more relevant results than Academic Search Premier.
3. In academic search premier you can narrow down results by choosing very specific key words or by selecting what type or style of article you want. PsychInfo worked in a very similar way.
4. My first search string did work.
5. I found 3 or 4 articles that would be relevant to my topic from Academic Search Premier and between 10 and 15 articles that would be relevant from PsychInfo. I did not read the whole articles but from the titles and abstracts or descriptions I am guessing they would be what I need for my topic.
6. On Academic search premier, 3 were available in full text and 1 (the one I wanted most) was available in Findit. The one in Findit was going to have to be through an inter-library loan.
7. From working with data bases my research question has changed a little bit. It's hard to find information on the exact financial gains that the Mdwhanknton are making from their casino, and I'm finding a lot more just general information about tribes and casino ownership. I feel like the Mdwhanknton are not a large enough population or own enough casinos to have a lot of literature written on just them.
8. The biggest challenge in composing my research question was having to accepct the fact that I do have biases about certain populations. I would like to think that I am very open and unbiased but this project pushed me to really think about things and have to admit that I do have some biases. I feel like working on the project is a good way to help me overcome my bias by learning more about my populations.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Popular magazine article/ scholarly journal
The scholarly article I read about my topic, Native American Casino Gambling in Wisconsin and Minnesota, was very interesting. It was written in very formal language, had an absrtact at the beginning, and had many sources listed at the end. It went pretty in depth on the topic.
The popular magazine article was from USA Today magazine. It also had an abstract which I thought was interesting. I think it only had an abstract because it was from the academic search premier website. I have never seen magazine articles in an actual magazine that have an abstract. The language it used was not as advanced as the scholarly article and it was shorter in length. There was not a source list at the bottom of where they got their informaton from.
Both articles had good information overall. I guess I would trust the scholarly one to be more accurate since it has been peer reviewed and checked over for accuracy, but I trust USA Today magazine enough to believe that they would publish factual information. I enjoyed reading the popular magazine one more because it was a little less boring and easier to follow.
Janke, J., & Gerlach, J. (2002). Native American Casino Gambling in Wisconsin and Minnesota. American Geographical Society's Focus On Geography, 47(2), 14.
Layng, A. (1996). Indian casinos: Past precedents and future prospects. USA Today Magazine, 124(2610), 70.
Getting Ready to use Academic search premier
-I like this data base. I found it was easier to use than OPAC and brought many more results for my topic. Also the results that it did bring were closer to my topic than I had found in previous searches.
-I used search premier for my english class. We have to do a 10 source biblography with all academic sources, and search premier has been very helpful in finding exactly what I need for that biblography. I used it the same way I have been for this class. I typed in my search topic then narrowed down the results to academic sources and looked through the results.
-For my english class we were also briefly showed how to use SAGE reference and Credo reference from the library course website. I have not really used those two so far, but I might need to for a few more sources in the future.
-I don't have any fears about using this database. So far it seems very easy to use and good at finding the information and types of sources I'm looking for!
-I used search premier for my english class. We have to do a 10 source biblography with all academic sources, and search premier has been very helpful in finding exactly what I need for that biblography. I used it the same way I have been for this class. I typed in my search topic then narrowed down the results to academic sources and looked through the results.
-For my english class we were also briefly showed how to use SAGE reference and Credo reference from the library course website. I have not really used those two so far, but I might need to for a few more sources in the future.
-I don't have any fears about using this database. So far it seems very easy to use and good at finding the information and types of sources I'm looking for!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
My population
- Since reading a little more about my population my assumption has changed slightly, but I still feel that it is correct. I assumed that the Mdewakanton were making good money off of their casino, and I have found that to be true. I don't know yet how much each individual profits from the casino or how many of the people work to earn an extra income.
-My next question that I want to look at now is how much each individual tribes person makes from being a member of a tribe who owns a casino.
-So far the information I have found has been a lot of background information about the tribe and a little bit about their casino ownership
-My next question that I want to look at now is how much each individual tribes person makes from being a member of a tribe who owns a casino.
-So far the information I have found has been a lot of background information about the tribe and a little bit about their casino ownership
Encyclopedia vs Wikipedia
- Encyclopedias are good because you know exactly who created that entry and you know that all of the information in the entry is correct. The article was written by a scholar or someone with knowledge in the area and all facts are double checked before the book goes to print. Some negative aspects are that the books are huge! Even if you could check them out from the library, it would be inconvenient to carry that around in your backpack- especially if you needed more than one volume for the subject you're studying. If there was online access to all of the encyclopedias and their content that would be very convenient. That's a plus about Wikipedia is that all of the information you're looking for can be found by in a few mouse clicks. It's easy, convenient, and doesn't require a library card. The information can be accessed from anywhere at any time. A negative thing about Wikipedia is that you don't always know who wrote the article or if all of the information in it is true. The facts might be skimmed through before it becomes set in stone on the website, but their review process is a lot easier than it is for information that gets put into an encyclopedia.
-I was not able to find any print encyclopedias on my topic. I'm not sure if I was not using the right key terms or what the issue was. I was not able to find encyclopedias as a choice on the library website under the advanced search options, so maybe I was doing something wrong.
-For the E-encyclopedias I tried searching Minnesota AND Indians* AND Casino and got nothing, then I tried Minnesota AND Casino, and got no results, then I tried Indians* and Casino and still got no results. I tried Indians AND Minneota and got 3 results but none of them were relating to the topic I'm researching.
-Considering how I was not able to find any encyclopedias on my topic, it would be easier to use the Wikipedia information I found. The information on the website sounded correct and was more up to date than many of the books I have found in the library.
-I was not able to find any print encyclopedias on my topic. I'm not sure if I was not using the right key terms or what the issue was. I was not able to find encyclopedias as a choice on the library website under the advanced search options, so maybe I was doing something wrong.
-For the E-encyclopedias I tried searching Minnesota AND Indians* AND Casino and got nothing, then I tried Minnesota AND Casino, and got no results, then I tried Indians* and Casino and still got no results. I tried Indians AND Minneota and got 3 results but none of them were relating to the topic I'm researching.
-Considering how I was not able to find any encyclopedias on my topic, it would be easier to use the Wikipedia information I found. The information on the website sounded correct and was more up to date than many of the books I have found in the library.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
OPAC scarch experience
1. I chose to research Native Americans in Minnesota and their connections to casinos. If I need to pick a specific tribe, it will be the Mdewakanton Sioux. I'm planning to just stick with any tribe in Minnesota because there are not many book options just about the Mdewakanton and casinos.
2. I found a book with general information about Indians in the upper Midwest and a more specific book on the Mdewakanton tribe and their casino.
3. The first search I did was "native Americans" which was way too broad. I then used the advanced search and searched "Indians" and "Minnesota" and came up with my first book that just has general information about Indian tribes in Minnesota. Then I searched 'indians" and "mdewakanton" and "casino" and came up with my second book. I was not successful on my first try because the search topic was way too broad and came up with over 2,000 books which is way too many to look through.
4. There were ebooks available for the search terms "indians" and "minnesota", but they were specific topics that I was not interested in. I would be interested in reading an EBook if there was a good one on my topic. I think it's easier to just have the book pop up on the computer then to have to write down the call number and go hunt through the library for it.
5. Not applicable.
6. I do have a mobile device where I could read an EBook- I did not since there was not one on the topic I wanted, but I have read articles on my Ipod touch before and it is different then a print book because its very small and you have to move the screen around a lot to see the whole thing. And when you turn pages it has to download it- it takes longer then turning the pages of a book.
7. I did keyword subject "minnesota indians" which came up with 185 titles. I then tried searching "minnesota casinos" and "indian casinos" and nothing came up. I didn't want to scroll through all 185 titles and didn't see any that were really what I was looking for on the first few pages. It was annoying that I couldn't do the advanced search to try and find all of those specific keywords or books that were closer to my topic. Overall I like the Miller Center OPAC better because it's search features have many more options.
2. I found a book with general information about Indians in the upper Midwest and a more specific book on the Mdewakanton tribe and their casino.
3. The first search I did was "native Americans" which was way too broad. I then used the advanced search and searched "Indians" and "Minnesota" and came up with my first book that just has general information about Indian tribes in Minnesota. Then I searched 'indians" and "mdewakanton" and "casino" and came up with my second book. I was not successful on my first try because the search topic was way too broad and came up with over 2,000 books which is way too many to look through.
4. There were ebooks available for the search terms "indians" and "minnesota", but they were specific topics that I was not interested in. I would be interested in reading an EBook if there was a good one on my topic. I think it's easier to just have the book pop up on the computer then to have to write down the call number and go hunt through the library for it.
5. Not applicable.
6. I do have a mobile device where I could read an EBook- I did not since there was not one on the topic I wanted, but I have read articles on my Ipod touch before and it is different then a print book because its very small and you have to move the screen around a lot to see the whole thing. And when you turn pages it has to download it- it takes longer then turning the pages of a book.
7. I did keyword subject "minnesota indians" which came up with 185 titles. I then tried searching "minnesota casinos" and "indian casinos" and nothing came up. I didn't want to scroll through all 185 titles and didn't see any that were really what I was looking for on the first few pages. It was annoying that I couldn't do the advanced search to try and find all of those specific keywords or books that were closer to my topic. Overall I like the Miller Center OPAC better because it's search features have many more options.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
What do you assume to be true about Native Americans in Minnesota?
I decided I want to learn more about Native Americans in Minnesota this semester because I took an American Indian class freshman year and since then I have wanted to know more.
I assume that many Native Americans in Minnesota are making a lot of money off of the casino industry and that they don't have to work or pay many taxes.
I learned a little bit about the Indian casinos in my class, but I have heard statements like that from my family members and even a friend who is part Native American.
The most difficult challenge in doing research on this population will probaby be finding enough information about the population and their ties to the casino. I'm keeping an open mind to whatever the results are that I find. I know I don't know much about them and that is why I choose to do my project on them!
I assume that many Native Americans in Minnesota are making a lot of money off of the casino industry and that they don't have to work or pay many taxes.
I learned a little bit about the Indian casinos in my class, but I have heard statements like that from my family members and even a friend who is part Native American.
The most difficult challenge in doing research on this population will probaby be finding enough information about the population and their ties to the casino. I'm keeping an open mind to whatever the results are that I find. I know I don't know much about them and that is why I choose to do my project on them!
What is critical thinking?
I think that critical thinking means looking beyond the surface of issues and not just accepcting everything you hear but questioning that information and trying to find its real meaning.
The expert definition of critical thinking I found was from criticalthinking.org. They devote their entire website to talking about critical thinking so I feel that its a pretty legit site. They defined it as "Critical thinking is that mode of thinking - about any subject, content, or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and
imposing intellectual standards upon them".
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766
They don't really say that there is a particular process that one should engage in to think critically they just talk about how one should stop and examine their life and the things around them and think beyond the usual.
I think the connection between critical thinking and IM 204 is that we will be asked to use critical thinking during the class. Just from the first day of class it seems like we will researching topics we are prejudice against or know little about. Then we will have to think critically about that information to change or not change our ideas about that culture or group of people. If we don't use our critical thinking skills and keep an open mind we will not be able to learn as the professor would like us to.
The expert definition of critical thinking I found was from criticalthinking.org. They devote their entire website to talking about critical thinking so I feel that its a pretty legit site. They defined it as "Critical thinking is that mode of thinking - about any subject, content, or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and
imposing intellectual standards upon them".
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766
They don't really say that there is a particular process that one should engage in to think critically they just talk about how one should stop and examine their life and the things around them and think beyond the usual.
I think the connection between critical thinking and IM 204 is that we will be asked to use critical thinking during the class. Just from the first day of class it seems like we will researching topics we are prejudice against or know little about. Then we will have to think critically about that information to change or not change our ideas about that culture or group of people. If we don't use our critical thinking skills and keep an open mind we will not be able to learn as the professor would like us to.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Introduction
Well here we go.
I'm new to the blogging world and is interested to learn more about it through this class. I've been in many writing classes before (and I'm currently in one this semester as well) so I have no problems with writing. I think writing online is an even easier format because it is less formal. I hope that people don't take the anonymity of the internet for granted and say things that they wouldn't normally say outside of the "cyber world". My expectations for IM 204 this semester is that it will be a class that will help further open my mind to diversity and help me improve on my research skills.
I'm new to the blogging world and is interested to learn more about it through this class. I've been in many writing classes before (and I'm currently in one this semester as well) so I have no problems with writing. I think writing online is an even easier format because it is less formal. I hope that people don't take the anonymity of the internet for granted and say things that they wouldn't normally say outside of the "cyber world". My expectations for IM 204 this semester is that it will be a class that will help further open my mind to diversity and help me improve on my research skills.
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