Learning The Ropes : How Freshman Conduct Course Research

A case study is defined as “a report of case materials obtained while working with an individual, a group, a community, or an organization. Case Studies illustrate a problem; indicate a means for solving a problem; and/or shed light on needed research, clinical applications, or theoretical materials” (APA, 2010, p. 11). The goal of this paper is for me to conduct a case study on myself and explain what I have learned about research at an introductory level, and how I evaluate or critique it from a biblical, Christian perspective.

Research types of writings at college helped me strengthen my writing skills because as I started to research on a topic, not only I learned more in depth, but also learned how to draw further connections outside of the course(class). I want to improve my writings in making correct connections and organizing ideas. Sometimes, I misunderstand the readings and end up making the wrong connections. In fact, my ideas are all over the place whenever I try to make connections, which does not clearly show that I have understood the assignment. These mistakes often led to downside of my grades. The most useful advice I received that helped me improve my writing is that “the word ‘writing’ actually means to put things together, so don’t be afraid of express your opinions in your writing your opinion.” This encourage me not to be afraid of writing and expressing my opinions.

An educational journey consists of effective study habits which will require researching various sources, managing personal/family life, and balancing work and school. Research is very important. It will either hurt you or help you, depending on your research skills and time management skills. Research helps link one’s ideas to true and tested studies that can help prove a stance on a particular subject matter. When one is able to provide information backed up by empirical studies, one’s information can begin to flourish. For example, think about the various magazines that are sold nationwide. The National Enquirer is seen to be a false, untrue magazine that provides information about subject matters that are not even true. Even though, the National Enquirer is a great attention getter, there are surmountable people who know the stories printed inside are not believable. In regards to research, students should seek out reputable sources that can enhance their writing skills which in turn will help to write a better paper. Research provides valuable knowledge for the student. The student may already know the information but the research will give added seasoning to that knowledge. Just like cooking, one knows how to cook a turkey but, it’s the seasonings that will bring the turkey to life. Those seasoning ideas may come from various individuals.

When I discovered that my English class had to do a Research Paper, I became horrified. I thought students only did this when they were finishing graduate school not when they were starting their first year in college. All I knew about research papers was that there is an overwhelming amount of research to do. In my efforts to complete this obstacle and not bore myself to sleep with researching, I wanted to do an interesting topic, but I had no idea where to begin. I spent hours going through a great number of subjects and people, but once I found topic remotely interesting, I could not find much information on the Library of Congress website. Therefore, I decided to choose one word that would hopefully lead me to an interesting topic. I

During my junior year of high school, I was assigned to use sources for one of our papers for the year. It was on the book, The Great Gatsby. It was my first time to ever be opened to the idea of doing research and finding sources for a paper. While my teacher tried to explain to us, she more or less just gave the instructions to us and we were on our own. I do not think I did effective research because—with it being my first time—I mostly just grabbed books and sources online that seemed related to my subject and looked for information that seemed to fit. I did not go in depth to find more fitting sources to go with my paper. My paper turned out different from what I intended, seeing since I did not have the right sources to fit my intended

Chapter 19 of Everyone’s An Author explains to the readers that it’s extremely important for you to do research on a topic. Research is searching for and gathering information, usually to answer a particular question or problem. Also, research begins as a kind of treasure hunt that provide you a stunning opportunity to investigate a subject that you care or wonder about. Finding a topic is one of the most important part for the process of your researching. In order to start your research effectively, you should find a topic that fascinates you, consider your rhetorical situation, and do some background research.

Picture the face of a student receiving a research paper, not to thrilling, some will start sooner than others but everyone must start their research papers somehow and some way. Google means “to search” and now in days it can be used for browsing, personal computing, email, and broadband networking (Krazit). Years ago when internet and Google did not exist students actually went to the library to not only study but to get and look through books. That is how students got their research for papers, while students today use the internet and mostly Google. Now when students go to the library they use it for a study area and internet access. Walking into the library

The process of finding research information and sources we difficult at the beginning of the semester. Finding sources off the internet wasn’t an issue but finding certain types of sources was. We were expected to find academic source instead of just something found on the internet. When looking for academic sources we had to make sure that

People often come across research in everyday life or are curious about a topic and decide to conduct their own research. Identify a time you wanted to research something and explain how you performed the research and what you learned as a result. How can you apply this experience to your own academic research?

Every paper has a beginning and an end. The research process required to write that paper is no different. When writing my first paper for English 201 I had to find my beginning. My step one of the assembly line was determining the best location to conduct my research. Did I want to go to the library or could I start my research at home? Since the first assignment was about online learning, a trip to the library was not required. I would conduct online research for this paper. The internet has a wealth of information about every subject I have every needed to research. Step one was officially complete and it was time to pass my paper down the assembly line for

In Catherine Walds, "Research and the Fiction Writer: Perlis, PLeasures, and Pitfalls" I agree with everything she says about doing research. From expierence i've always loved doing research on topics that i found ammusing, but that wasnt the case in high school. I was constently put to look into things and write about them when i had little or no intereste in them. "sometimes writing becomes so engrossing that it turns into a dangerous distraction from the fiction writer;s real work." This is saying even when you give something your all and learn it, it still might not be what your looking for as a writer. But what i didnt realize was how much i was beniffiting from doing all that stupid research. Doing all that work showed me how to properly

In my personal essay I was able to express myself more freely, meanwhile, the research paper taught me how to write professionally. Also, the blog entries were very fun to write because I was able to express myself in different ways and improve my writing skills, also,constantly writing them was a good practice and taught me organization.

I like the research because I would always get off topic and start looking other semi-relevant things that would expand my knowledge to some degree. Some people say they like to know a lot about a little, or even a little about a lot, but me, I want to know a lot about a lot and research will help me do that. However, my least favorite part of writing is meeting the requirements of a certain amount of pages or words. I don’t like that because when I am done writing I do not like forcing more into the paper to “fluff” it in order to get the correct

Throughout this course I have learned many things about research at an introductory level. Research is a critical part of all of our lives in many ways. God blesses each of us with a degree of common sense and we all learn from observing others even as babies, we learned behaviors and skills by observing our parents. Walking through experiences throughout life teach us a lot we need to know as well but sometimes we have to take a better approach when we need to learn about certain things. Many of us know that what works in some situations or with certain individuals doesn’t always work or is the safest option for another situation. Controlled and precisely organized study allows scientists to compare and examine contrasting methods and concepts, also helps them to discover various approaches and be able to learn from individual’s behaviors and experiences. I will act as the case study throughout this paper in order to observe what I have learned about.

Beginning on p. 85 of Potter and Perry they describe the characteristics of research with a number of definitions you need to study. The sooner you grasp these concepts the better off you will be in future courses.