{"id":41,"date":"2016-04-17T20:18:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T20:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/?p=41"},"modified":"2016-04-17T20:18:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T20:18:47","slug":"the-research-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/2016\/04\/17\/the-research-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Research Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/Depositphotos_4755435_m-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"College students studying together in a library\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/Depositphotos_4755435_m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/Depositphotos_4755435_m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/Depositphotos_4755435_m-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/Depositphotos_4755435_m.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caffy91.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/15\/assignment-1a-how-to-write-a-last-minute-essay\/\">Assignment 1c: How to Write a Last Minute&nbsp;Essay.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Klein:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the observations made by Michael Klein in &#8220;What Is It When We Write Articles Like This?&#8221; are similar to ones I have made myself. \u00a0In the opening of his analysis, he shares a story of college students working on research papers while chatting and laughing with their friends. \u00a0He describes it as more of a transcriptive action than a period of analysis and synthesis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Reflection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, in my own life I have seen people use direct, lengthy quotes in papers in order to save themselves from having to rephrase the quote in their own words. \u00a0As useful as quotes can be, if used too freely, the paper\u00a0no longer reflects your writing, just the work of others.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/mmmblockquotes-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"mmmblockquotes\" width=\"376\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/mmmblockquotes-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/rpendergast\/files\/2016\/04\/mmmblockquotes.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote data-secret=\"A7OsVczmy0\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/stablewriters.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-college-essay\/\">How to Write a College Essay<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/stablewriters.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-college-essay\/embed\/#?secret=A7OsVczmy0\" data-secret=\"A7OsVczmy0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"Embedded WordPress Post\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elementary School Librarian:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In elementary school, my librarian shared a story with my class about quotes and proper citations. \u00a0She said that in college she was assigned to a research paper. \u00a0She was so proud of the things she was finding &#8212; one juicy quote after another after another. \u00a0My librarian found so much good information from other authors that she left very little room for her own insights. \u00a0After turning\u00a0in her paper she was called into her teachers office for plagiarism, not because she didn&#8217;t properly cite her sources, but because the paper was comprised of nearly all other people&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>After turning\u00a0in her paper she was called into her teachers office for plagiarism<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Aways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her story has stuck with me for a decade because it is a reminder that while published authors offer great insight, we, as students and researchers, have useful things to say as well. \u00a0Our words can be just as powerful. \u00a0The use of quotes are extremely important, especially when used effectively, but they do not need to consume your entire paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can all use\u00a0this story as a lesson in our research processes. \u00a0Do not simply transcribe quotes from one source to the &#8220;briefcases of our teachers&#8221; as Klein put it, but offer your own insights. \u00a0We have the power to write inspired papers just like any published author.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/xDrAUUJ.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"191\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assignment 1c: How to Write a Last Minute&nbsp;Essay. 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