{"id":83,"date":"2017-04-05T23:01:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T06:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/jjburwell\/?p=83"},"modified":"2017-04-27T20:39:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T03:39:57","slug":"what-is-my-research-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/jjburwell\/2017\/04\/05\/what-is-my-research-process\/","title":{"rendered":"What is MY Research process??"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do Google searches count as research?<\/p><\/div>\n

When do I research something? Most times it is when I cannot remember a name of a song, or when I need to find a synonym for a overused word on my essay. Research is essential since we as individuals cannot know or remember everything. That’s why it’s useful to look back on how we DO research!<\/p>\n

How Do I Research Something?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking back on how I research, I did not know where to start. For me, research normally starts by Googling something, or maybe using Wikipedia to get background information. After that, I look for credible sources, such as news articles or publications. Then when I find a new key phrase, I pop that into Google again, and so on. It is pretty simple but the repitiion often leads me to more detailed and useful examples and explanations.<\/p>\n

Further, I was shown\u00a0helpful material to understand how we do research in my writing class. It is called the B.E.A.M<\/a>\u00a0research vocabulary. The letters each stand for Background<\/strong>, Exhibits<\/strong>, Arguments<\/strong>, and Method<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Background:\u00a0<\/strong>what the person considers as a fact
\nExhibits:\u00a0<\/strong>something that offers explanation or analysis
\nArguments:\u00a0<\/strong>claims the person makes
\nMethod:\u00a0<\/strong>what a person derives as its structure of its work<\/p>\n

Using these four, I thought I would look at my first blog post and see what in my process applied to those categories.<\/p>\n

B:<\/strong>\u00a0I go to a liberal arts school, therefore my claims on the importance of a liberal arts education is highly dependent on my background<\/strong>.
\nE:<\/strong>\u00a0This is where my Googling tactic helped! I searched for pictures and examples of activism, which then I could show exhibits<\/strong> to enhance my argument.
\nA: <\/strong>In my argument<\/strong> came at the end,\u00a0I use sources which display inequality, and my school’s values. These represent my two topics, inequality and liberal arts, which converse between each other and combine to present my idea.
\nM:\u00a0<\/strong>My writing came in the form of a blog! (duh) But I am no blogger, and still a novice. So I started my process of writing by looking at famous bloggers or sports websites. I copied\u00a0their methods\u00a0<\/strong>so my blog looked like a blog.<\/p>\n

So What?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what insights have I made to my research style? First, I imitate. I look for similar writings and sources, and borough some of their techniques and styles. These may not be obvious since they don’t come in the form of citations or links. Second, my Google tactic may be fairly effective! The exhibits I presented worked well since I was able to search various links through my extended searching.<\/p>\n

Research is an essential part of our lives, so why don’t you take the time to look back at how you do your research too?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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