Late Night Update
-I've read and returned the revised SOIs for the Monday afternoon class. The ones I got, at least. Will have the next set finished by Tuesday afternoon, but hopefully sooner.
Class Meetings
-The next Monday class will meet on 9/19 in Krug 5.
-The next Wednesday class will meet on 9/21 in Enterprise 174.
Bonus Opportunities
-If you've missed class or feel generally out to sea, I will be holding an optional mega- office hour session on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 to 6:00. Drop by Enterprise 314 anytime in that interval.
-This article discusses a project to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration by using mapping software to show the citation networks from one academic article to the next. Really interesting.
Reading Homework
-Read Booth: Chapters 3, 4.
Writing Homework
-In case you missed the Statement of Interest samples from last semester, they are here: A, B, C, G.
-Share revised Statement of Interest to me on Google Docs by Sun 9/18 at 15:00. Revised in light of my comments (which you should have received by now if you submitted the first draft), in light of the way your thinking has developed after reading our various course texts and after filling up with so much fuel in class, and in light of any preliminary source research you're able to squeeze in this week. (Technically, neither the first draft nor the second draft of the SOI are graded, so just think of it as a way to sketch out some of your ideas and to make sure that I know everything I need to know at this point about them.)
- Post Research Log #2 on course blog by Thursday 9/22 at 22:00. This one should be a list of 25 questions relating to your topic. See Chapter 3 of Booth for guidance in framing questions about history and context, structure and composition, categories, speculations, agreement and disagreement, etc. Another way to frame questions is to think about multiple perspectives or contrasting viewpoints. that may not necessarily be well documented or extensively discussed in your sources. (Yes, I eliminated one of the research logs. We'll fit it in later.)
Our group reviewed SOI Sample G and
ReplyDeleteWe came to the following conclusions:
-The sentence you would want to see should be at the start, not embedded in the middle.
- There is TOO much detail and too much information overall, yet there was some good general information in the 1st paragraph.
-There were some thoughts that needed to be more clearer, more of a overview with succinct bullet points of the topic.
-Author doesn't realize that the audience is not as well versed as they are in the subject matter (over our heads.)
-Some of the topics were all over the map, not a clear thesis statement (other than the last sentence of 1st paragraph).
Hope that helps everyone.
Thanks.
Hello
ReplyDeleteMy group reviewed Statement of Interest-A. We all agreed that the student was able to provide a clear picture of what she intended to research and analyze. However we thought the student did a poor job at making it relative to her main points. We also thought she included too much personal info in her statement. We could have understood her investigative interests immediately had the author taken the last paragraph, and made it the 1st paragraph. Overall she presented some good info about what she thought about the problem.
Joel: Research Log #1:
ReplyDeleteSorry this is a late entry - I have discovered the problems with my previous attempts!
My concentration is Healthcare Administration, originally I was even more specialized going for Assisted Living Administration, but did not want to limit myself. So in my courses I have focused heavily on the HAP courses and some of the CONF and MSOM's. I think for what I want to do, these are great elements to the field. For my topic, because I work right now in the assisted living field specifically in memory care (dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc) I think I can focus on something in this field that will allow me a wide array of resources to help with my research project.
Maggie's
ReplyDeleteResearch Log #2
1. What do I want to know about imagery recall?
2. Why is imagery recall important in early childhood?
3. How can imagery recall be applied to support children who have experienced trauma?
4. How can imagery recall support memory development in young children?
5. what challenges do we face in the application of an art-strong imagery recall program for children?
6. What research has been done on the subject of recall processes and imagery construction of children's art?
7. What research has been done on the understanding of the psychological affects of trauma on a child through imagery recall?
8. How can we improve the existing arts programs to accommodate children with psychological struggles?
9. What can we do to support the development of programs with strong concentration on art and recall processes?
10. What challenges do we face in the future regarding children's ability to recall lessons and information through art?
11. What imagery creating processes support memory development later in life?
12. How can we support a child's interest in learning through imagery recall experiences?
13. What research has been done regarding long term memory development through imagery experiences?
14. What is the deeper meaning of imagery recall to a child's development in the long term?
15. Where does arts end and crafts begin?
16. What is beneficial about products in "crafts" versus exploration of materials in "arts"?
17. What are the developmental stages of imagery creation in young children?
18. What is important to know about the imagery recall process in young children?
19. Where and when did imagery recall understanding begin?
20. What are the countering viewpoints?
21. What about imagery recall supports psychological growth in young children?
22. What are the challenges of imagery recall?
23. Where can it go from here?
24. What do I still want to know?
25. What can I do to improve the arts imagery recall process?
Joel Bednoski
ReplyDelete25 Questions:
1. What is dementia?
2. What are the different types of dementia that are pertinent to my research?
3. Why is it important to understand what dementia is?
4. What are the current stats of people affected with a form of dementia?
5. Who are the current leaders in non-medical behavioral interventions/therapies?
6. What are the different types of therapies/interventions as well as their success rates?
7. How have long term care facilities implemented training programs based on the above mentioned research?
8. When it comes to medical interventions, what are the most commonly prescribed treatment plans?
9. With the treatment plans, how are they effective; what results do they obtain?
10. When are medical interventions necessary; basically, when do you stop with the non-medical and go directly to medical?
11. What type of setting is desirable in caring for those with dementia?
12. Once in a care setting, who should be part of the care plan team? (neurologist, neuropsych, etc.)
13. What research has been done in this field?
14. In the research, is there anyone who is saying that non-medical interventions are not successful?
15. Also in the research, are there differing types of preferred and successful methods – validation versus reality therapy?
16. How does caring for a person with dementia, specifically with behaviors, impact their overall care (ADL’s, medication compliance, eating.)
17. In looking at the specific behaviors, are there different triggers and treatments associated with respective triggers?
18. Which LTC facilities are successful in performing non-medical interventions?
19. Have there been any recent breakthroughs in research (AFTD research released today in identifying DNA characteristics)?
20. What is there still to learn?
21. Are there different behaviors associated with the different stages of the disease process?
22. What resources are out there for caregivers of those with dementia (support groups, associations, etc.)
23. What has changed over the last 50 years in regards to treatment?
24. When it comes to the training programs, how do facilities train the staff on non-medical behavior interventions?
25. Where do we go from here?
Beth’s
ReplyDeleteResearch Blog #2
1. Is preschool necessary?
2. When/why was preschool developed?
3. Is it a business?
4. What kind of business model should it follow?
5. Should it make a profit?
6. How should it be marketed?
7. What kind of leadership best fits a preschool situation – collaborative, directive, etc?
8. How does a director maintain authority while still being compassionate with the staff?
9. What qualifications should a director of administrator of a private preschool have?
10. Is there a case study on effective preschool administration?
11. How does an ineffective director affect a preschooler’s education/experience?
12. What are the VA standards to be a preschool director?
13. Are there federal standards?
14. How do Head start programs differ from private programs?
15. Are they directed by the elementary school principal or separately?
16. What ages are included in head start?
17. Should preschool be included at all elementary schools?
18. Just because there is a local preschool, is it a quality school?
19. What qualifications should a (private) preschool teacher have?
20. What is a quality preschool?
21. How can the director guide curricula to provide for both developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and standards set by NCLB?
22. What is DAP – what is inappropriate?
23. How does a director take into account the preschooler’s cultural experiences?
24. Why, according to the recent US Census are so many children unable to access adequate preschool?
25. Does this matter? Why did the Census ask?