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Week 2 Research Notebook
Summary and Analysis Activity
Each week you will have an opportunity to practice different aspects of the research and
writing process in a research notebook. It consists of a template you will fill out and submit
in Canvas. In addition to introducing and practicing targeted components of the research
and writing process, these notebooks will help you develop and practice the skills you will
demonstrate on your other assignments.
This week, the research notebook focuses on summarizing and analyzing sources.
Review the following resources first:
Writing a Summary
Summary vs. Analysis
To summarize is to take ideas and present them again in a more concise way. But to analyze is to
reach your own conclusions about how the elements of a topic, theory, issue, or story fit together
to create something that may not be evident at first glance.
Your written assignment this week, the Source Critique Essay, asks you to engage with one
source. Here, you’ll practice the different steps and stages to building a successful critique using
summary and analysis.
STEP ONE: Writing a Summary
A summary is a short objective overview of the main ideas of a larger work. It includes only the
broader points or purpose of a work rather than the details or smaller plot points. You can think
of a summary as how you might boil down the main points of an article to describe it to other
people.
Using the article that will be the focus for your Week 2 Written Assignment, restate the main
idea
of the article.
The article emphasizes the importance of preparing students in social work training and
education programs for the workforce since they play a crucial role in mental health. The
ENG122 Week 2 Research Notebook
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literature on mental health, addictions, and suicide in social work training and education was
examined in a scoping review. Most articles were empirical studies (studies whose conclusions
are exclusively derived from concrete, verifiable evidence). According to the research, there is
variation in teaching strategies, training formats, the links between theory and practice, and
cultural integration. The article suggests expanding mental health education in these programs,
providing students and instructors with training, and evaluating training programs for the best
practices in mental health, addictions, and suicide.
Now, break down the main points. Remember, these are just the main points that support the
main idea, without any examples or evidence.
Social workers play a crucial role in mental health; therefore, preparing students in social work
programs for the workforce is essential if they want to work as effective and ethical practitioners.
Mental health education needs to be expanded in social work programs for students, and
additional training should be provided for instructors.
This roadmap will help you develop the required material for your Week2 Written Assignment.
Remember that to write a summary, you should include all of the main points or ideas in the
work but avoid smaller details or ideas. Your summary should be written using your own words
and will present the main ideas objectively, avoiding your own opinion and thoughts about the
work.
STEP TWO: Analyzing the Information
Analysis means breaking something down into its various elements and then asking critical
thinking questions in order to reach some conclusions of your own. When asked to write an
analysis, you must also add your own understanding of what you’ve discovered about your topic.
What’s your reaction to the information revealed in the article? Was it surprising, or did it align
with your own previous understanding of the topic?
I was extremely satisfied with this article because it really did answer all of my research
questions. It basically confirmed that more education is needed on the topic of mental health and
should be included in social work programs, which does align with my initial thoughts. It
addresses the questions I had regarding the role of social workers in mental health.
What information from the article do you think is the most important? Why?
ENG122 Week 2 Research Notebook
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