Reflective Log Essay 1000
I came into this course knowing I needed support to strength my grammar weakness and analytical thinking and furthermore how to construct as well plan before writing an essay to progress into the Business Management level 4 degree. Coming from a fashion design background at the London College of Fashion I knew writing was not a favorite topic, as I always struggled in my writing skills and expressing myself in words and besides, it has been over 12 years since I wrote an academic essay. In the past two months, I have learnt the technique of how to construct a well-written academic essay with my lecture, which would further me in my degree. Understanding how to source a research finding using the Flex, google
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Copying and pasting my question on google provide fewer numbers of results; therefore I had to use related essential words on google to get a good starting point. As I am a thinker I learnt that is important for me to understand the question thoroughly before I can start the introduction.
It was interesting learning new ways of how to conduct research for assignment given at an academic level. Firstly, understanding the usefulness of Newham College Flex website was not as easy. Nevertheless, I was determined to acquire this new knowledge, with practice it became a tool to get online articles and journals to use. In addition, google book and google scholar were my main source of research. I worked particularly with online google book which was easy when one is able to find a book that has most of its pages. Finding the right books or articles that one can comprehend is the hardest part of the research. One of the experiences I encounter was the difficulty of finding a book or an article relating to my question. However, by using related words, such as objective and goals, I was able to find a wider scope of information.
As a result of acquiring this method, it has enlarge my scope of research, in addition to understanding the consequence of not paraphrasing my coursework using plagiarism online tool.
The idea of planning an essay is another new method to me. Having to brainstorm the
2. After reading the article and having some experience with academic research it is different then searching for information in everyday life. When doing academic research it is important to use legit websites or resources. It is also important to look at all the points of views of a topic and to be careful of prejudice and bias. In everyday life research one willusually only one source, which is usually technology
It is important to use the GCU library vs. internet search because using the GCU library you have access to over 46,000 full-text journal titles covering every major academic subject, and also receiving quality academic content. Using general internet search, publishers may want you to pay for the access of full-text content. Using scholarly, peer-reviewed resources will attribute to the overall quality of my course work. Being that information is everywhere on the internet you want to evaluate the accuracy and the reliability of the resources. It would be my job to research and evalutate all internet searches in a proper
In research projects it is great to have an approach to locate viable sources so the book recommends conducting advanced/ narrow searches to aid in finding the most appropriate sources. In
Seigel was able to demonstrate in details how to search for different topics of study and how to accurately search for this information. She gives in depth instructions on how to access the library’s database to search for necessary resources. Also, she provided additional information on how to use different strategies to accurately search for information in the database. The information was delivered clearly and in a matter for everyone in the class to follow along. Furthermore, additional resources were given that the library provides for students such as different library events, workshops, and research tutorials. Finally, the most important information given was the citation resources available online in order to avoid
Today, even with the Internet, students still need to know how to acquire information and retain knowledge. While information is quickly and easily found on the Internet, younger students should only use it to start the process of narrowing down an idea and looking for resources that can further deep research. Having patience after locating the resources and fully researching a subject is a
In the article “What Doing Research Means” Dorothy Seylor seeks to help university students understand the importance and methods of doing research. The article begins with her explaining that research is a part of everyone’s lives because it the source of new knowledge and a way to gain better understanding and a research paper is the “written representation” of it. There are also many other benefits of performing research as it can improve research skills as well as critical thinking skills, and it is also a mean of being a participant in the academic community. Seylor also discusses that research papers can take the form of either expository, analytic, or persuasive pieces. In all three types of research papers the basic process stages
The student’s guide to research expounds on the practical steps that students should follow when conducting their research and the effective ways of presenting the research findings. Research entails the search for new knowledge, which makes it distinct from the routine application of the known results. The goals of research include addition of human knowledge to the previously known truths or findings. The research process involves extensive interaction with the internal and external environment. The university provides the setting in which, such apprenticeship occurs. When conducting research, the student should begin with finding the purpose to write.
In my past classes I’ve practiced writing analysis essays and paragraphs based on close readings and I’ve had trouble focusing on a narrow topic for my paper. My thesis for my papers was good but never clear/strong enough to fully support my argument. The supporting details I had for my papers were acceptable but didn’t always focus on my main topic. I expect this course to improve my writing skills – writing in the proper format and having well-argued information with strong evidence/supporting details. In additional to writing papers, this course should aid me to cite and quote the proper way. In a few classes I’ve taken, I had to write a research essay and for this class I want to compose a well-supported research essay (Idk how to explain that I want this research essay better than all the rest). At the end of this course I want to be able to write an essay without having any
Extending human knowledge in research can be challenging when an individual don’t have no systems to go by. In planning a research's design, sociologists use various of different formulas to help students analyze and understand the steps they will need to collect data. Studies have shown when investigating scientific merits, it is critical to think about bias. Even though, the quality of research topics or questions that can be asked are researchable, many of them can be endless. However, unless you grasp how to frame your question properly, by following the first stage in the student's guide to research, you will master the formula of how to proceed.
Finding resources online and in print was harder than I thought because, I didn’t know what kind of resources could be used in academic writing and I didn’t know whether the site I found was a suitable source
The process of retrieving literature, relevant to this study was iniated by conducting 4 different searches
I am going to begin my research by firstly creating focus questions and research them and analyse them to guide
Another key writing skill I have mastered in this class is how to develop an idea. Even though I understood that a writer should use fact and examples to support an argument, I failed to create texts to convince readers. In this class, I have learned how to use rhetorical strategies to develop an idea and appeal to readers effectively. For example, in my position essay, I built logos by crafting a clear thesis statement, providing solid evidence to support my claim, and arranging my argument in a reasoned manner. I enhanced my credibility through acknowledging the opposite view and documenting sources appropriately. I also engaged the readers’ emotions by using examples. By recognizing and incorporating these strategies in my essays, I can
Idea is the first thing we need to have before working on our composition so that it can lead and keep us on our objective in writing an essay. In this class, I notice that before working on any assignment, my instructor always ask the whole class to write down any ideas we have to do the task. The reason why she gave us specific time to think and write our ideas is she want to train us to “brainstorm” before doing something. This is how I generate my idea and choose the best option that I have using the list of ideas that I have from brainstorming process. This process can be interesting part of generating idea because I just write what I have in my mind even though it is not logic and impossible to do. However, here come next step, which give solution to the brainstorming process. I used to call it elimination process. In this process, I need
When it comes to undertaking research on a particular topic, there are a number of search processes that need to be taken into consideration