Drafting Methods Section
Now that you have decided what you will do for your field research, it
is time to write the methods section to your revised research plan (this
will also be the methods section for your final paper, so it is
important that you write in past tense). As we have gone over in class,
you will present your methods in as much detail as possible. The goal is
for your research to be replicable--this means that another researcher
can easily repeat the steps of your research (remember the details from
the methodology sections of student papers that we deemed as more
successful). You should be able to describe and justify every step of
your research methodology. Explain what you did, what you asked, and
why.
Remember, these steps are flexible. You will likely need to make
adjustments based on what is necessary for your research area and
methodology. With that said, these steps are a great jumping off point
for writing an effective and detailed methodology section that is
replicable and viable for your final project.
Here are some steps to follow:
1. What type of study (interview, survey, observation/focus group) did
you conduct, and what was its purpose? {notice that this question along
with the others is in past tense, and I want your response to be in past
tense too- this will save you a load of time in the end because you
will not have to go back and make everything past tense}
Start with: I conducted a _______________ in order to __________________.
2.Where/with whom was your study conducted? Why did you pick this group?
Start with: I studied/observed/surveyed ______ # of people (adults/students) in __________ because ____________.
3.How did you chose your participants?
Example: My participants were chosen based on their willingness to
participate in my study and under the criteria that they had taken the
FCAT Writes exam and Composition I at UCF. I chose this criteria because
_______________.
4.What were you looking for in your study, or what types of questions did you ask your participants?
Start with: In my ___________ I asked questions regarding ____________. These questions were important because___________.
OR: I conducted a study that required my participants to ___________ because _____________.
5. Provide examples of your questions, and explain why these examples are important.
Start with: For example, I asked the question ______________ because
____________. Also, I asked ___________ because ____________.
6. If you asked additional questions or elaborated on any part of your
study, insert the phrase in parenthesis: (See Appendix A for a list of
all survey/interview/study questions).
7. What did you want to find out by conducting this study?
Start with: By conducting this study, I wanted to find out ____________________.
Example:
I conducted a survey in order to trace the factors that cause
Composition students to experience writer's block when writing their
papers for Composition class. I surveyed 60 Composition II students at
UCF who experience writer's block because these students had written
papers in Composition class and had experienced factors preventing them
from writing. My participants were chosen based on the criteria that
they had written papers for Composition class, and they claimed to
experience writer's block on a frequent basis.
In my survey, I asked questions regarding the students' writing habits
and fears about writing, in order to trace any similarities that may
cause writer's block for these students in their composition classes.
These questions were important because they allowed me to study both the
circumstances from which these students were being blocked from
writing, as well as the assignments that may have caused this anxiety.
For example, I asked the question, "What are you worried about before
you start writing your composition papers?" because I wanted to see the
fears students had in relation to writing. I also asked, "what types of
writing assignments do you find most stressful for you?" because I
wanted to see if similar assignments caused students to experience
writer's block within their composition courses (See Appendix A for a
list of all survey questions). By conducting this survey, I wanted to
explore the factors contributing to the writer's block experienced by
composition students, in order to see if and how these stresses can be
potentially addressed.
Corey Gross
ReplyDeleteMr. Longhany
ENC 1102
25 March 2014
Methods Section Draft
I conducted a survey in order to determine how much media affects the way individuals see political scandal in the United States. I surveyed 7 politically affluent students and adults of varying age and gender. My participants were chosen based on their pre existing knowledge of politics, as well as their willingness to be involved in my study.
In my survey I asked questions regarding the recent scandal involving Chris Christie, for which I had printed articles from CNN, MSNBC, and Fox news station. These questions were important because they helped me identify the ways people perceived the scandal differently, due to how it was portrayed in the article. For example, in my survey I asked, “How do the images at the beginning of these articles shape your opinion of the text?” because I wanted to see what affect the image had on the reader. I also asked “How do these media outlets portray the story differently?” in order to make the respondent think critically about what makes these articles different from one another (See Appendix A for a list of all survey questions). By conducting this study I wanted to identify what about these articles makes individuals interpret the scandal a certain way.
Jarrett Jennings
ReplyDeleteMr. Longhany
ENC 1102
26 March 2014
Methods Section Draft
I conducted a Reddit survey in to see what the popular belief is as far as salary dispersion in relation to success in Major League Baseball. I put out a general survey and kept the ten most accurate and closely correlated results. The subjects varied in age and gender however the vast majority of participants were males. My participants were chosen based on their preexisting knowledge of baseball, and I used Reddit to target these individuals most directly.
In my survey I asked questions regarding the salary of the top teams in the league and how their team faired against the rest of the league. These questions were important because they helped me identify the popular belief about salaries and success in the baseball “field”. For example, in my survey I asked, “Do you believe that more money allocated to members of teams mean that they will have a better record during the regular season?” because I wanted to see what the audience thought that the correlation was. I also ask “Do you believe that success during the regular season translates to success in the playoffs?” in order to see if the reader found a continued correlation between salary and the playoffs. (See Appendix A for a list of all survey questions). By conducting this survey, I wanted to identify what the readers’ opinion on the current state of Major League Baseball and the salary dispersion between its’ franchises.
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ReplyDeleteLexie Mercado
ReplyDeleteMr. Longhany
ENC 1102
26 March 2014
I conducted a questionnaire with the inclusion of a focus group in order to determine if the media is a factor in the shaping of individuals perceptions on the Stand Your Ground Law. I distributed my questionnaire to 5 students at the University of Central Florida because they are readily exposed to media and have not had quite the time to develop their own ideologies except for those that they were raised with. This will exemplify if media was a factor in how people view Stand Your Ground. My participants were chosen based on their willingness to participate in my study and were randomly selected students at the University of Central Florida. I chose this criterion because I was not specifically looking into factors such as gender or age, but rather qualitative feedback regarding if the media had influenced their views. In my questionnaire I asked pre-questions before the participant could read the articles provided and then post-questions that correlated to the article read; both of which were identical sets questions placed proceeding the article the participant had read- for convenience. For Example, I asked one of the pre-questions “From your own belief, do you think CNN news is ideologically biased? If so, please choose where you think CNN news falls on the ideological scale” because I wanted to evaluate what the participant already conceives as will be biased toward one ideology. Also and example of a post-question I asked was “Did this article influence how you will perceive the Stand Your Ground law?” because this is the most important component of my study which allowed me to evaluate the impact of media in conjuncture with biased media to how it can be a factor in the shaping of a perception on Stand Your Ground Law (See Appendix A for a list of all questionnaire questions). By conducting this study, I wanted to explore the factors other than race and legality that influence how a person perceives the Stand Your Ground Law, in order to see if media/media bias is a factor to be addressed when evaluating the factors that go into Stand Your Ground.
Methods
ReplyDeleteIn addressing university students perceptions regarding their creative preparation in either a public or private school, I created a questionnaire along with optional short answer questions. In order to fully contrast the different perspectives between privately and publicly educated students, the questionnaire would give me measurable data while the optional short answer questions provided me with personal opinion. The students selected for the research had to be university students at the University of Central Florida who had either attended public or private school prior to coming to UCF, and could be any age or grade. In order to get the most accurate results, only students who had attended public or private school through middle and high school would be used in my research. The questionnaire and interview were both conducted around the UCF campus and given at random to 20 students who agreed to take them. All subjects who participated were given a consent form prior to answering any questions which informed them of their writes as subjects.
The purpose behind giving subjects an interview and a questionnaire is to receive the most accurate and uniform data. The questionnaire was comprised of 7 questions in which subjects ranked how well they agreed with each statement. The statements in the questionnaire aimed to understand the subjects individual experiences in a public or private school concerning their creative upbringing. Statements such as “Do you feel your work was rewarded for using original ideas?” and “Do you feel you do well on your college assignments which require creativity?” were ranked by subjects illustrating their level of agreeability. The statements ranged from how well they believe they were taught to think creatively in their public or private school, to weather they agree that creativity in education is important. The interview questions allow subjects to give personal responses to questions regarding their individual experience which can not be obtained through the questionnaire. The short answer questions which were optional but encouraged, asked subject to give their definition of creativity which was an important factor in my study. The short answer questions asked subjects simple questions such as their major and then got more personal with questions such as “Do you think you could have benefited form leaving more creative-thinking strategies?”.
The 20 subjects who were interviewed and completed a questionnaire for the research contributed to understanding of students perspectives on how they feel they were taught to think creatively prior to coming to the university. The study went beyond asking teachers in public and private schools how they prepare students to think creatively and went directly to the students who need these skills.
I conducted a focus group in order to determine what makes an effective animal rights advertisement. I studied 5 students at UCF so that I could collect data on what people believe makes a successful ad. My participants were chosen based on availability and had claimed to bear witness to some type of animal rights advertising campaign before. I chose these criteria so that my study could be done efficiently and without much difficulty and also so that those involved would have some prior knowledge of the subject matter at hand.
ReplyDeleteIn my focus group, I asked questions regarding what the participants believed made an ad successful or unsuccessful and how it could be improved if necessary. These questions were important so that I could collect relevant data pertaining to my study and the overall concept of my project. For example, I asked the question “Have you ever shied away from an advertisement, whether it be printed or televised?” because this would enable me to gather data considering the ineffectiveness of an advertisement they had come into contact with. This question also led to follow-up questions regarding how the advertisement could have been improved and made them more prone to either read or watch it in its entirety. (See Appendix A for a list of all study questions) By conducting this focus group, my goal was to distinguish between a successful advertisement and one that was considered a failure by those that the animal rights campaigns were intended to reach.
I conducted a survey in order to discover how much people’s ideas are influenced by how the media portrays women as opposed to men and how people applied those ideas to themselves. I surveyed 10 (5 male and 5 female) random college students from UCF main campus because UCF has a diverse student body and college is a time when most people are discovering who they are as well as what ideas are important to them. My participants were chosen based on their willingness to answer my survey and with the criteria that half of my participants had seen the latest Disney Princess movie and the other half had not. I chose this criteria because I wanted to see if the latest Disney movie had a different effect than previous Disney Princess movies.
ReplyDeleteI conducted a study that required my participants to come up with their own descriptions of how they thought a princess or prince looked and behaved. I wanted to see what their ideas were and how they were formed in addition to how those ideas applied to themselves. For example I asked them to picture a princess then write down what they think they should act like because people perceive things differently and are influenced differently. While watching Princess movies, they might see a strong and courageous princess or they might only see someone that needs to be rescued. Also, I asked if they ever wanted to be a princess or prince while growing up because I wanted to see how they saw fantasy and then how they applied it to their lives. (See Appendix A for a list of all survey questions). By conducting this study, I wanted to find out if I got different results than what I found in my research that was done by feminist and I wanted to find out whether or not the latest Princess movie changed the way women are portrayed as well as what ideas the viewer is picking up on.
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ReplyDeleteI conducted an interview process in order to better understand the way in which different eras in history cause different communication gaps between genders. I interviewed five different couples in committed relationships, for a total of ten people. The different couple’s ages varied from nineteen-years-old to sixty-years-old. I chose a very wide variety of age gaps so that there would be more emphasis on the different generations. Each generation I chose represented a certain era in American history. All of my participants were chosen based off if they were in a committed relationship and their willingness to participate in my study. I first observed these couples in normal social settings with their friends and with their significant other, then I asked them a series of interview questions.
In my interview I asked questions regarding common problems that most couples have with communicating with each other. These questions were vital because it allowed me to show the different kinds of communication that each generation uses and what different problems exist in different generations. For example, I asked my participants “When talking to your significant other, is there anything that he/she does that frustrates you and if yes, then what it is exactly that frustrates you?” This question allowed me to see specific frustrations genders have when communicating with each other, which allowed me to hypothesize why exactly different eras and history would cause different frustrations. Another question I asked my participants was “Does texting or technology play a large role in communication in your relationship?” The reason for me asking this was because I knew that older couples would more than likely say no, and I wanted to see if older generations had healthier relationships because they don’t rely as much as technology for communications as opposed to younger generations (See Appendix A for a list of all interview questions).
By conducting this study I wanted to find out how different periods in history effected different generations and the way they communicate in relationships. This study allowed me to clearly see the large gap in the way that different generations communicate with significant others and some of the causes of these communication differences.
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In conducting primary research to contribute and extend on the research done in the field of crime in the media, I had put together two focus groups to test with a focus on possible skepticism of crime depiction through modern forms of technology. Focus group one consisted of four younger generation subjects ages 18-30, and focus group two consisted of older generation subjects ages 60-80. The younger generation subjects were all students who attended the University of Central Florida, and the older generation subjects lived in Sebastian, Florida, Jupiter, Florida, and Southampton, Pennsylvania. My objective in testing these two distinct age ranges of subjects was to compare any differences in perceptions of crime depiction in the media. Before being tested, each subject was given an informed consent form to inform them of all the procedures used in the study and participation in the study was completely voluntary. In each focus group, I intentionally included two males and two females to help ensure the accuracy of my results and prevent any possible gender bias. In testing these two generations of subjects, I hypothesized that people ages 60-80 may not be skeptical of the accuracy of depictions that they see in the media as much as people ages 18-30, who may be more aware of the technology used behind the production of stories and images today, such as photo editing software.
In conducting my method for primary research, I had each focus group watch four different newscasts for three recent high-profile crimes. The three high-profile cases used in this study were the Casey Anthony trial (acquitted of First-Degree Murder in 2011), George Zimmerman trial (acquitted of Second-Degree Murder in 2013), and Jodi Arias trial (convicted of First-Degree Murder in 2013, awaiting second phase of trial). The newscasts used were each from different sources, where two were from CNN and ABC News sources, and two from infotainment sources. My intention for using an equal amount of newscast sources was that given that some programs such as Nancy Grace are fairly new, I wanted to test and see and if the subjects were given significant perceptions of the defendants that were possibly distinct from the depictions shown in news sources. Prior to viewing these newscasts, subjects were shown a list of facts for each case that were obtained from non-biased sources. My purpose for including this step in the study was to give all subjects in the study some background knowledge about each case, regardless of how much they may know about them. In conducting my observance of the subjects’ individual perceptions of the crime depictions shown in these newscasts, I organized an interview that immediately followed each case.
ENC 1102-Section 0048
ReplyDeleteThe interview consisted of twenty open-ended questions total, five questions tailored to each individual case, and five concluding questions. Subjects were interviewed with five questions after viewing clips for each case. For example, when I asked the question “Do you agree with the public’s reaction (as shown or described) to the “Not Guilty” verdict? How did their reaction make you feel?” for the Casey Anthony trial, I was looking to observe the subjects’ perception of the outcome of the case based the public’s reaction. I feel that this question was important because it very specifically looked at how the display of revenge and emotion of the public shown in the media affected the thoughts of individuals in the younger and older generations of today. Another example of a question was “Do you really believe that Arias really intended to murder her boyfriend? Or do you think there is more behind the story?” for the Jodi Arias case, where the question focused on the subjects’ possible skepticism about the depiction of the defendant. This question was also important because it focused on the subjects’ willingness to either belief what is shown, or about it more critically (See Appendix A for all interview questions). The goal of these questions overall was to test for the psychological and sociological impacts that these new mediums of the media may have on the subjects. Due to time and distance constraints, I found that I needed to accommodate the participation of some of my subjects by emailing them the facts and newscasts for each case, and conducting the interviews over the phone. The other subjects were tested interviewed face-to-face based on their availability, as well as individually. Because of this essential accommodation, I decided to interview all of the subjects from each focus group individually to help ensure consistency in the method and accuracy of my results. After interviewing all subjects, I organized their responses into data tables for each case, as shown in Figure 1 (See Appendix B). By conducting this study, I wanted to find out how the public interprets crime in the media today through new mediums, and the amount of skepticism in the younger and older generations.
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ReplyDeleteI conducted a survey and later an interview in order to receive the best information and feedback regarding the topic of health disparities felt by LGBT communities. The survey was handed out to members of the LGBT community disregarding their age even though most of them were young. The easiest place to find members of the LGBT community was in the club they have in the UCF campus, and they were simply chosen because of their sexual orientations being any other than heterosexual. In the survey I asked questions regarding their experiences in healthcare settings because by knowing what they feel and what things they think could be bettered in the healthcare given to them, then this research could be used as a tool for directors, managers and deans to consider possible changes to the ways they teach their medical students and also instruct their current doctors. The main goal of this research is to collect as much information as possible in order to be accurate and serve as a solid piece of evidence that there are health disparities still happening today in the US.
ReplyDeleteAfter conducting the survey I noticed how welcoming the members of the LGBT community were and how concerned they were about health disparities because it is a very important topic that relates to their lives and health. I believe that the level of importance and the goals of this research motivated the LGBT members interviewed to really help this research be successful. Hopefully with enough evidence we will be able to start making positive impacts in hospitals and medical schools with the goal of providing everyone the care they need disregarding their sexual orientations.
I conducted a focus group in order to further research the opinion of former student-athletes on whether or not college athletes are compensated enough. I surveyed six adults who played college football at major division one universities and/or coached as well. I chose this group because I share a relationship with all participants in which I was able to receive more in-depth answers than someone I didn’t know. These participants were a part of my study because they all have significant first-hand experience and all were willing to help me in my research.
ReplyDeleteWithin my focus group, I first asked questions regarding their involvement and experiences within college athletics to set up their credibility and context of the rest of the survey. I then asked questions regarding their thoughts on if their university compensated them enough for the amount of work they put in and if any teammates’/players’ image was ever exploited. I wanted to start to get information immediately to gain examples and opinions. I then asked about their personal health and how the university covered their medical problems because I was looking to explore the gap of post-graduation medical issues in athletes. I concluded with questions about their thoughts on the NCAA and what changes they would want to make. These questions were to collect data of former athletes’ perception of the NCAA itself and to come to a conclusion.
By conducting this study, I wanted former student athletes’ opinion on the issue of compensating student athletes to further understand the topic from people that can offer a lot of insight. I wanted to further studies done on public perceptions of compensating players because they seem to be the biggest catalyst in making the decision and cross analyze. I also wanted to explore the medical issues players have after sacrificing their body for the university and if they are entitled to further help.
Megan Rogers
ReplyDeleteJoseph Longhany
ENC 1102
28 March 2014
Methods
I conducted a broad, written survey to determine how being an only child affected adult only children. This study focused on gathering perspectives of only children in a qualitative manor. I surveyed 6 adult only children who were chosen based on age (over 18), and not having half-siblings.
My survey focused on aspects of an only child’s childhood such as parent involvement, perspectives on how the only child grew up, and obstacles that they may have faced. These aspects were important for comparing the adult only children’s experiences to those of children that had already been studied. These questions also provided insight that previous research may have not focused on or only studied quantitatively.
For example, I asked questions such as, “How were you affected by only child stereotypes,” and “What are some positives of being an only child? What are some drawbacks?” I wanted answers to some questions that other researchers may not have asked; I also wanted to focus on how an adult only child was affected by different situations from when they were children. By conducting this survey, I hoped to gain insight as to how an only child develops into an adult based on their unique circumstances and situations.
Nicolette Maclaren
ReplyDeleteProfessor Longhany
ENC 1102
28 March 2014
Methods Section Draft
I conducted a survey on Army ROTC cadets to determine their perspective on the social norms that effect females in the military and if they possess such norms and on females cadet I asked about their willingness to reject these norms and assimilate to the once all-male military. I surveyed twenty cadets whom which ten were female and ten were males with their prior enlisted age to vary from each participant. I chose these participants because cadets are the future leaders within the military and their influence affect how changes in the military will go about. Also, I wanted to determine if social norms were still an issue for up-coming generation and if females feel a greater since of equality.
As I surveyed the individuals, I asked question to the male cadets concerning their trust of a female cadets and if they felt that female cadets were different from themselves. These question were important because they gave insight on whether female cadets are now looked more as just another soldiers or if there still is a gender gap. On female cadets, I asked if they felt that they need special treatment due to their gender and how they felt compared to the male cadets. With these question, I can determine if female cadets are reluctant to confirm to the male lifestyle and how they play their role in abolishing social norms. At the end of the survey, I would be able to determine the shifting views of male military personnel comparing it to previous studies that have been conducted and to determine the role female actually play to put these social norms to rest.
Drafting Methods Section
ReplyDeleteFor my study, I conducted an interview in order to assess how acting has impacted the personal lives of my subjects. I interviewed a select group of five student actors within the central Florida area. I chose to work with a small research group around my age so that I could work more personally and identify with each one of my subjects.
I chose my participants out of a wide pool of student actors in the central Florida area. The criteria I used when selecting each participant was based on their willingness to participate and the longevity of their time associated with acting. Each participant was required to be comfortable divulging aspects of their personal life, providing that they are relative to the topic at hand. They were also required to have been acting for at least one year. I chose criteria because it allowed for my study to be conducted with ease with subjects who can be cited as reliable sources.
In my study I asked questions regarding how acting and/or the skills related to acting have tied into the personal lives of my participants. Each question was important as it allowed for a specific insight to be made into the lives of each participant as well as their acting career. For example, I asked each participant “What style of acting do you most commonly associate with?” and “Have you taken any acting classes/workshops? If so, how many?” Questions such as these were asked to highlight important aspects of each participant as an actor. By conducting this study, I wanted to find out to what extent (if any) had the lives of my subjects been affected by their time as an actor.
(All Questions Asked:
1. For how long have you been acting?
2. What style of acting do you most commonly associate with?
3. Have you taken any classes/workshops? If so, how many?
4. Do you act for recreation or professionally?
5. How have the skills you have developed through acting affected your personal life?)
Nathan Guenther
ReplyDeleteProfessor Longhany
ENC 1102 – 0049
28 March, 2014
Methods Draft
I started with a survey which I conducted with my fellow college students throughout my classes and connections, in order see the physiological side and opinions of others besides just researchers. My survey was a Google Form online which made it easy to distribute and convenient for the participants. I surveyed a total of 33 students of varying majors, ages, demographics, and gender. The focus was on students because they were not only readily accessible in my environment, but also we are the most socially connected generation and can heavily relate to the privacy and ethical issues that come with technology. I chose people at random who I came in contact with in my classes, on online UCF groups, and friends. My goal was to be diverse, but within the focus group of college students at UCF. I was mainly looking to see what concerns people had, and how much they trust technology, or others with their information and privacy. I asked questions on a scale to see a more board consensus, as well as free response questions to look for trends with specific issues among my peers. I started with the question, “How much do you trust your fellow citizens to follow a code of ethics when using technology?” I then followed up later by asking “How optimistic are you in seeing these issues resolved, despite the big changes that are necessary to happen beforehand?” My purpose was to see who not only who acknowledges the issue or showed concern, but also if they expected it to be resolved or if the future looked grim for them. (See Appendix A for a list of all survey questions). By conducting this survey I wanted to get an outlook on how people felt about ethics, and specifically privacy which is very relatable to my generation, to see where people’s general concern lies and how it can be addressed.
Vicky Lam
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I conducted an interview in order to find firsthand experience on how conformity has/has not had an influence on an ethnic student on the UCF campus. I observed this with four people rather than eight because from my four interviews conducted, I found that each of their experiences were similar in some aspects. I conducted these interviews in the places/ways that the individual felt most comfortable because without a comfortable environment, the individual would not answer to the best of their ability. My participants were chosen based on their willingness to participate in the study and how much they practice their ethnic culture at home and around in their community. I chose this criteria because I wanted an individual who has had some type of conflict with the dominant culture and the traditional culture that they were raised with.
In my interview, I asked questions regarding conformity in general, within themselves and some cultural background of the individual. These questions were important because they provide examples and some in-sight on how they got out of being too much of a conformists and created their own person from this conflict. For example, I asked the question “What religion or culture did you grow up with or raised with?”? I asked this question because it created a framework of what kind of environment they were exposed to as young children which then lead to the follow up question of “How has that affected your perspectives on certain situations?” I asked this question because it allowed me to observe how they responded to situations they were put in or how they responded to new information such as through newspapers or the news channel. By conducting this study, I wanted to find out background information on what culture the individual had and how they used/not used their traditional culture and dominant culture to become their own individual person.
In order to accomplish what I wanted with this research I had to look at a couple different issues with same sex marriage and homosexuality while finding data from a combined four decades. I was to look at laws and legal issues from in this country and also from around the world, the attitudes and beliefs and why it has evolved also from this country and around the world and finally what is currently going on in this country regarding same sex marriage issues and laws. The data collected and articles analyzed were from the past four decades or about forty years until current time or ending within the last five years. Each article was used for a specific part of this research and was used in either one or multiple categories as stated in the above with section headings.
ReplyDeleteAnother way I was able to collect data was to give a questionnaire survey on a website called SurveyMonkey.com and have people partake in it. This website offers the individual or company the option to create ones own survey with specific questions and answers. The website also allows the individual or company to see the results in forms such as the specific answers people provided and actual data on graphs, but all data is still confidential although. The hard work and counting one would need to do with a paper survey that would have to be handed out is already done via the website. The survey consisted of 10 questions about beliefs, attitudes, religion, political affiliation, age, gender and a couple others. This information was then in turn used to make generalizations about a specific group, demographic, race, age or so on. This survey although is not perfect due to the fact of it being only given in one part of the country, here in Central Florida. I do take into account this problem but the information can still can used. The survey took the average person less then five minutes and was then collected and put into a folder as to keep it confidential. The surveys were only read once all surveys were complete. Each survey was totally confidential and the subject had the right to answer none or as many questions as they wanted. Each subject was also given a brief synopsis of the research, what the information was going to be used for and also asked to sign a form of consent to the research. Once all the surveys were complete I collected the information and put them into tables to help me better organize the data found. This data was used as secondary research to help me prove the primary research and articles that I have used throughout this paper.
I will be conducting my research at Lake Meadow Naturals, and organic farm in Ocoee Florida. Here I will be able to tour the farm and interview the manager. My intentions in visiting this farm are to find out what all goes in to organic farming and what is stopping all farms from converting to it. Getting to tour the farm allows me to see how an organic farm actually works. It provides good insight to the smaller details that are sometimes left out and may be the most important like what kind of feed they give to their livestock. I only visited one farm which obviously limits the amount of information I could obtain. To further this research it would be very beneficial to visit multiple farms and compare and contrast the similarities and differences between them. Another thing that might be helpful would be to visit a farm that is not organic. This could benefit the research by showing just how much different and potentially better organic farming is as opposed to general farming.
ReplyDeleteI conducted an interview in order to really get the real opinions on what students felt about mission work today. If I had stuck with a survey, I would have received one sentence rather than talking to someone for a few minutes and getting more in depth. I surveyed eight people (two adults and eight students) in comfortable settings for them. I chose two adults because I wanted to validate the information I had collected from the scholarly journals. I then interviewed eight students because they are the ones I really wanted to get the information from.
ReplyDeleteMy participants were chosen based on their willingness to participate in my study and under the criteria that they were students (except for the two adults) and that they were involved with mission work. I chose this criteria because without participating in mission work, they would not really know what goes on abroad or what the trips entail. In my interview I asked questions regarding mission work. They addressed generation differences, different issues faced in these trips, and what students though of the actual goals of mission work. These questions were important because my paper addresses the issues of mission work from a newer generation’s perspective. For example, I asked the question “Are there generation differences in the way these trips are/will be carried out?” because our world is changing and if we continue to do things the same way, there will be no progress. Also, I asked “Do you see mission work as problematic at all for the people participating and/or the people they aim to help?” because in my opinion if we can figure out these problems, mission work can improve for the better!
I also continued to ask follow up questions if the participant was confused or if I wanted them to elaborate and/or get to the root of what they were trying to explain. (See Appendix A for a list of all interview questions).
By conducting this study, I wanted to find out from a student’s perspective what they thought of mission work, problems with it, and if it is different than it was in the past. Or if it will be different from what mission work was in the past. I got a lot of useful information that I can use in my final product.
I conducted a survey in order to figure out the types of factors that most influence college students in their major and career decisions. So far, I have surveyed 20 college students at the University of Central Florida because they most fit what I am researching. My participants were chosen randomly. I posted this survey on a UCF college page and the respondents chose to take the survey through their own willingness. I chose the criteria of them being college students because my research is based on this specific age group. In my survey I asked questions regarding certain factors and their influences on major and career decisions. For example, I started out saying that the participants will need to rank the factors listed below from 1-5, 1 being the lowest and 5 the highest, of how much they influenced their career/major decision. Examples of factors included teachers, parents, hobbies, and celebrities and athletes. I also asked for the gender of each participant and their major. By conducting this study, I wanted to find out what factors influence college students in their career decisions. I also wanted to see if gender played a role in the types of factors that were the most influential.
ReplyDeleteFor my research I engaged into a lyrical analysis of multiple rap/hip hop songs from multiple eras in order to experience first hand how hip hop's culture and message has evolved and changed from good to bad or vise versa. I analyzed ten songs, two from each era of music so I can get the full cultural change in the music.
ReplyDeleteI chose to analyze these lyrics and songs myself because I have experience with hip hop music and I am apart of the public so I can interpret what the majority is thinking but at the same time find the deeper meaning and consciousness with the music through my experience. In my research I asked questions regarding how the songs are initially interpreted then analyze the deeper meaning to the songs. For example, I asked questions like "Who was the piece written for?" and "Why was this piece written?" Asking these questions helped me analyze the purpose of the message of the piece and who it was directed towards, the message the artists are trying to send them. In doing this study, I will come to see how the message has changed over time and what the artists have put out for people to hear (whether they're fulfilling the public's desires or talking to the people).
I conducted a few interviews in order to find out personal stories of avid heavy metal fans. I also dispersed a survey to the public in order to see the general knowledge on my subject. I interviewed three young adults in private because I wanted them to be able to open up and be emotional, since heavy metal tends to evoke a lot of deep personal emotions. My participants were all acquaintances that I knew were touched by this genre of music. Their willingness to participate was extremely helpful because they also want to alleviate the negative stereotype that is placed on their favorite type of music. Before interviewing them, I knew they have a deep emotional attachment to the music and would give me the personal stories that I needed for my research. In my interviews I started with general questions, but as the interview progressed I asked more personal questions in order to receive more emotional and thoughtful responses. I wanted to ease into these questions because although I knew my subjects I did not want them to be guarded with their responses. For example, I asked what is your favorite phrase from a song? Does this phrase evoke certain emotion? I asked this question and the follow up question because people tend to get emotionally attached to certain lyrics because it either reminds them of a certain memory or they can relate to it. This question received very deep and emotional answers. I also asked how they started listening to this genre of music because I wanted to know if someone influenced them into listening or a major event turned them into a heavy metal listener (See Appendix A for a list of all study questions). By conducting this study, I wanted to find out why heavy metal fans listen to this genre. I wanted to show the personal connection with the music and to show my audience that heavy metal is therapeutic and the fans need this music to express themselves. I wanted to show the positive affects of this genre and how the negative stigma in society is unjust.
ReplyDeleteI conducted a focus group in order to find out how people respond to media, mainly public service announcements and commercials, associated with animal rights. I observed ten UCF students because they are typically opinionated in controversial subjects. Some college students have tight budgets, so they would be the best subjects to discuss the reasons as to why they would or would not choose to pay extra for products or food that take animal welfare into account. My participants were chosen based on their availability and their diverse opinions on animal rights. I wanted them to feed off of each other and face opposition in their discussions, like they would in society.
ReplyDeleteBefore the focus group began its discussion, the participants were given a survey. The survey provided statements regarding views on different aspects involving animal rights, and the participants would fill in strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree, or strongly disagree. These statements were important because it would not only give me an idea about what the subjects thought about animal rights, but they also corresponded with the types of videos I would show them during the focus group. For example, I provided the statements “most medical research done on animals is unnecessary and invalid” and “There are too many people to feed in the world to worry about how we are treating far animals” and later showed videos regarding animal testing and food production (See Appendix A for full survey). After they watched the videos, they would take the survey again and I would be able to compare how the videos changed their answers. Each topic in the survey corresponded with a video that targeted different persuasion methods, for example, animal research videos targeted sympathy and used gruesome footage, while food production targeted human wellbeing, as well as animal wellbeing. By conducting this study, I wanted to find out what type of media affected the targeted audience the best, and why current media is not working the way that producers want it to.
For my study, I conducted short interviews in order to determine the average person's television viewing habits and how likely they were to use what they've seen on television to help them in court. It consisted of basic demographic questions, as well as questions regarding hours of the week taken to watch television.
ReplyDeleteMy study was conducted around the University of Central Florida with 20 different students because they would be over 18 years old and would all have different ideologies, backgrounds, and experiences.
My participants were chosen at random, based on their willingness to participate. For my research, however, I only included the participants that watched television, as there were a few people that did not watch television.
In my interview, I asked question about television viewing habits because the most prominent issue in my research topic involves crime drama programs and how those shows affect their expectations in the courtroom.
For example, I asked the question "How many hours a week do you spend watching shows like CSI, Bones, etc?" because I needed to be able to see just how much of their time is used to watch these shows. I also asked "How likely do you believe you will refer to what you saw on CSI to assist you if you were in a jury?" because it is one thing to watch these shows, but another to try to apply them in real life. (See Appendix A for a list of all interview questions)
By conducting this study, I wanted to find out, on average, how many people watched crime drama shows and how many would try to utilize their practices if they were to be put on a jury for a serious criminal case.
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I conducted a survey to be able to get blanketing information quickly and from a lot of sources. I had responses as a write in though to get a little bit more in-depth information than multiple-choice answers. From there I furthered my research by conducting more in-depth interview with those who elected to participate. This gave me more depth to answers and more of an understanding of opinions. I surveyed 15 people associated with the LGTBQ community inside and outside of UCF because I found 15 a suitable amount of people to see if any patterns could be drawn in beliefs of the community. I also selected both groups to get a mix of older and younger people involved in the LGBTQ community to avoid just focusing on one group. I selected my participants by those who were willing to participate in the survey and I looked for those who were in the LGTBQ community. I found the opinions of these people to be more valuable to my study simply because the vast majority of my questions had criteria that could only be effectively answered by those involved in the LGTBQ community or an LGTBQ relationship. My study first required the participants to identify there sexuality and state if they had ever been in an intimate relationship with someone of the same sex. Then this was followed by questions addressing well known stigma and problem within the LGTBQ community such as someone’s opinion of having to label their sexuality and if they had ever found difficulty being in a relationship while still being in the closet. I identified the issues such as labeling and the issues of being in the closet, with these I would ask people to state their stance and explain why. It was important for me to know where they stood to identify any notable trends and furthermore I asked why because I want to see if a lot of the people within the LGTBQ community have the same mind set as well as being able to explain why certain beliefs are held. I asked the question “Do you find it to be limiting to classify your orientation and or difficult to do so?” , because I wanted to further understand if people in the gay community find it difficult do limit their identity and if this is found to be harmful. I also asked the question “Did you find that one of you being in the closet did or if one of you would have been in the closet it would put a strain on you relationship? Why?” , this would gave an opportunity to see if there is a conflict in same sex relationships that is holding them back and destroying its self. Lastly I asked the question “Do you belief people should just come out and classify their sexual orientation?” I asked this to identify if there is a divide in the community between those who are openly gay and those who aren’t. My goals in conducting this research was to find out if it harmful to narrowly identify peoples sexual orientation, if in the closet couples are in fact harming the advancement of the gay rights movement from within and lastly if there is animosity between those in and out of the closet or acceptance.
I conducted a survey in order to bring to light the major areas within the decision making process most students struggle. I surveyed 20 students around the University of Central Florida Campus. My participants were chosen in a random fashion in order to develop wide range of demographics and majors so that a larger range of the student body could offer information about the decision making process.
ReplyDeleteIn my survey I asked questions regarding the main areas and points that most students struggle with during their decision making process. These questions were important because they set up a base of knowledge on when common flaws are in the average student’s process. I asked questions like, do you struggle with self-evaluation or external variables such as advice more? I also asked whether the students would be open to applying the self-regulation model of decision making to their decisions or if there were any parts of the model they felt they would benefit from most. By conducting this study I wanted to outline the main flaws in the decision making process of many college students today. With this I want to pose a new decision making process based on the self-regulating model of decision making, or provide tips that would ease the process of decision making for students when determining their major/career choice.
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I conducted an interview/survey to find out men and women's views on relationships and what they find to be important. I observed this with six people two of which were couples and two which were single, one boy and one girl. I found that the boys pretty much had the same expectations/wants for women and women had the same expectations/wants for men. I chose my participants based on their willingness to participate in the study. I chose the criteria of people in relationships and ones that were single so that I could compare viewpoints.
In my interview, I asked questions regarding what they wanted in a relationship such as which qualities and also made them answer the questions as they felt the opposite sex would. I found these questions of importance because I wanted to see if women and men had realistic views on what they felt their partners expected as well as what qualities each gender wanted. By conducting this survey and interview, I found out that genders usually desire the same qualities (men had the same wants as other men and women had the same wants as other women), I also found that men feel that women have huge expectations of them.
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I conducted a survey to learn what the public opinion on the metal state of the Joker and to learn what they fear. I surveyed 11 people who had knowledge of the Joker comics and of people who had at least seen the Dark Knight movie. The participants of my survey where picked from a Batman fan page, not all the responses where relevant, only 11 where on the questions I posted.
In my survey I asked the participants to state what mental state they believed the Joker had based upon from their experiences regarding the Joker. I asked this question to discover what the public opinion of the Joker was and to relate it to my discoveries while doing research. Also I asked what their definition of fear was to deduce what fear is to the public. I followed this question by asking them whether they feared the Joker to discover if the Joker fell under their own definitions of fear and link it to my own conclusion on how the Joker represents society today. By conduction this survey I wanted to know how the public thought of the Joker and fear to relate it to see if it related to my findings.
I conducted a survey in order to discover how the mindsets of younger generations have changed concerning the perspective on women in leadership positions. I surveyed 20 business major students at UCF because these students are the ones who will be working under a boss/leader at a firm. My participants were chosen based on being a business major and whether they have taken microeconomics.
ReplyDeleteIn my survey, I asked questions regarding what the students’ preferences are for a leader, in order to get a non-biased response for whether women should or should not be obtaining boss level positions. Later I gave the students two examples of potential CEO leaders that had the same credentials, one female the other male, and later asked them to write down who and why they prefer to be their boss. This allowed me to determine whether gender truly mattered in the corporate world. For example, I asked the question “would you prefer working under a female or male CEO? And why?” because I wanted to see how stereotypes impact a women’s viewpoints on becoming the top leader. I also asked, “How would you define the word leader? And do you see yourself as a leader?” because I wanted to compare the confidence levels between girls and boys in order to predict who the future CEO’s. By conducting this survey, I wanted to find out how younger generations mindsets towards women taking leadership roles have changed over time.
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ReplyDeleteI conducted a survey in order to explore the relationship between various attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions in the media and its effect on the ideal body image. I surveyed twenty female students at UCF who were knowledgeable in beauty and style. My participants were chosen from individuals whom I had been previously acquainted with and whether or not they frequently read beauty-related articles or watched television.
In my survey, I asked questions regarding the influence of media on an individual’s perception of the ideal body image. These questions were asked in order to explore the role of mass media in the building of one’s social construct of reality. These questions are important because I wanted to observe more precisely how images shown in magazines, television programming, and general advertising affects a young woman’s perception of her physique. For example, in my survey I asked, “how often is your mood negatively affected after reading a magazine?” in order to observe if women felt more or less confident after viewing a beauty magazine. Additionally, I asked, “if you do not make attempts to look like female models in these magazines, do you feel you will be perceived as less attractive than other women?” to observe if the images of models were the new standard (See Appendix A for a list of all survey questions). By conducting this survey, I wanted to explore the factors contributing to the influence of the ideal body image by the media.
I conducted an interview to better understand what determines credibility in the financial world. More specifically, I focused on facial structure and viewers perception. I interviewed 20 students, randomly selected from a public area to ensure diversity in my participants. My participants needed no qualifications to be a part of my study.
ReplyDeleteIn my interview, I asked questions regarding the virtual faces I made. These questions were important because they encouraged responses that would enhance the quality of my research. For example, after showing them a virtually created face, I asked the question, "On a scale of $1-100, how much money would you lend this person in trust of them paying you back"? Also, I asked why they chose that number in order to gain more information. (See Appendix A for a list of all interview questions). By conducting this study, I wanted to support the accuracy of past research on facial perception and also determine how significant appearance is between lenders and borrowers.
I conducted a focus group in order to determine if exposure to advertisements containing more average size models would make women feel more accepting of their bodies and boost their confidence. I surveyed 10 female students from UCF who are exposed to advertisements more than average. My participants were chosen based on acquiring a diverse body size range, having an interest in fashion, as well as their willingness to participate.
ReplyDeleteIn my focus group, I asked questions regarding their current body state to get a good sense of their self confidence and if they have been a victim of the body ideal in the past. At first I started off by asking a couple questions regarding how confident they were in themselves to see their current state. Then I got into deeper questions to get a better understanding on what effects how they view their body. For example, I asked "How much do you think the media effects your self confidence from not at all to very much?" There are many factors that can influence a person's body satisfaction such as family, friends, or jobs. It was important to know just how much fashion advertisements played a part to get better results. Another question I asked was "Do you think if companies used more average sized models, you would be more accepting of your body?" I thought this was an important question because although they might think the media isn't playing a role in their body dissatisfaction, after exposer to the advertisements containing more average size models, they may realize it did indeed raise their confidence. This is why I gave the participants the questionnaire not only before exposure to advertisements to the media images containing more average size models, but after as well to see how their immediate state had changed. (See Appendix A for a list of all interview questions). By conducting this focus group, I wanted to determine if positive factors could be a result of making models more realistic in the media.
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To continue my research, I began by conducting interviews among people who are familiar with dental visits. My interviewees consisted of many people across different races, genders, and ages. These subjects had either been on a dental visit within the last 3-6 months and could recall their experience or they were planning on attending one soon. By including both of these groups in my research, I was able collect feedback from two different views. This was extremely helpful because it allowed me to hear the perspective of someone who had already gone through a dental visit opposed to someone who is about to partake in one. For example, someone who is about to partake in a dental visit may provide more detail on his or her emotion, especially because it may still be existent. Someone who has already had their dental visit, on the other hand, may potentially refrain from revealing certain details because it is already in the past and they may personally deem these details insignificant.
I sat down with my subjects and ensured that they were in a relaxed environment in which they could feel perfectly comfortable answering my questions. I began by asking interview questions, which naturally transitioned into casual conversation. I proceeded to use my interview questions as a guide and focused more on the content and flow of the conversation rather than making sure that all of my interview questions were answered to a tee. By conducting this study, I hoped to gain more knowledge on the personal aspect of dental fear and to analyze and compare it to other factors that contribute to dental fear as well.
I conducted a survey in order to compare why people get tattoos and how they are viewed in society. My survey also explores how tattoos affect people socially within their group of friends, family, or in the work force. The participants of my survey are chosen based on age, and ethnicity. I randomly select people between the age of 18 and 65 to fill out my survey. I ask people from varying generation to analyze the progression of the tattoo stigma and how tattoos are perceived today. I also survey tattoo artists, who are willing to participate in my survey. I want my participants to have varying age, ethnicity, and religion to see if there are other external influences on the tattoo stigma.
ReplyDeleteIn my study I am looking for various reason and views that people have tattoos. I am looking for reasons such as religion, or media influence, or parental influence of why or why not people get tattoos. I also want to understand the careers of tattoo artists and how they are perceived and if their career field lessens their credibility. Questions I ask in my survey are if the participants have any tattoo and why or why not. This question helps me see how people stand on tattoos, whether they dislike them, or the see them as a symbol or art. Another question I ask is “how do you think tattoos effect how people see people, socially, physically, and mentally? (What is their mentality of those with tattoos?)” because this allows me to also understand the current stance of tattoos and how their stigma has changed or not. What I look to get from this survey is a full understanding and solid knowledge about tattoos in society and how they are developing.
I conducted a survey to evaluate the public knowledge and perspectives on naturopathic medicine and the factors that influence their health decisions. I surveyed 15 people so far mainly consisting of students attending UCF. My participants were randomly chosen since I’m trying to gain information on public knowledge and am not targeting a specific group of people.
ReplyDeleteIn my survey, I asked questions regarding individuals’ opinions and views on naturopathic medicine, their political affiliation, how they go about choosing a doctor and factors that impact their health decisions. These questions were important because they help gain insight on individual knowledge on naturopathic medicine and what specific factors to target when educating the public about this field. For example, I asked the question, "Do you know what naturopathic medicine is?" to really see how many people are even aware that it exists. I also asked if culture, religion, money, transportation, or personal beliefs have an impact on your health decisions because I wanted to see if certain factors prevent individuals from being exposed to the field or more exposed to it. By conducting this survey, I wanted to find out how many people are actually aware of naturopathic medicine and would be willing to try it, if a certain political affiliation is more open to it since this could help with the licensure issue among the states, and how individuals go about choosing their doctors to find out how naturopathic doctors should be advertising or presenting information to the general public.
I conducted an online survey in order to discover how many of my peers have been involved in cyber bullying, whether they are victims or bullies themselves. I surveyed 10 people on Twitter, and 10 people on Facebook, and 10 of my high school friends, because these are the places in which I would find people that can relate to this topic. I chose these groups of people based off of their willingness to participate in this survey, and their involvement in social media.
ReplyDeleteIn my survey I asked questions regarding cyber bullying and the affects social media has on it. These questions were important because it gave me an idea on hoe relevant cyber bullying is in our daily lives and how many people have and still are affected by it. For example, I asked the question “Have you ever been bullied on the internet?” because I wanted to know how many people have been bullied. Also, I asked, “Have you ever posted a picture of someone without their consent?” because I wanted to get an idea of how many people have been bullies themselves. (See Appendix A for a list of all survey questions). By conducting this study, I wanted to find out how cyber bullying has affected my peers lives, and whether social media has had a large impact on it.
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ReplyDeleteI am doing a comparison of three of the major religions and their Biblical identification to modesty versus the view of Feminism on outfits and religious modesty. I am looking for similarities in religious views and in ways of dress. I also would like to expose the extremism from both religions and from feminists.
I have conducted a series of three surveys in order to analyze people’s opinions about charities and their attribution of funds. The questions on each survey varies from asking simple questions such as which charity they donate to and how much they donate, or questions in which require more critical thinking. These include whether the donors care about how much salary the CEO of their chosen charity makes or if they care what their money is being spent on. The method of asking these questions is very important. For example, the wording of each question is vital since you must restrain from influencing and persuading the respondents answering the survey. My surveys were posted on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These surveys include mostly multiple choice questions in order to make the surveying process quick and easy for respondents. Social media is an easy access pathway to attain a variety of answers from a large population demographic.
ReplyDeleteFor further analysis upon this topic I have conducted a focus group with three people. Within this focus group the same questions on the survey were asked. However, since the three people are present at the same time, there is much room for argument and persuasion upon beliefs within the subjects. Debates within the group led to conclusions which are expected to be experienced by many people who are or plan on donating. By conducting this survey and focus group, I wanted to explore people’s beliefs upon charities and their funds. This specific ideology, can hinder or allow people to donate with ease.
I conducted a survey in order to view the younger generation’s(ages 18-24) perspective on leadership. I studied/observed/surveyed 29 # of people (students) out of random on the UCF class of 2017 Facebook page because I would get a wider variety of answers vs. picking students myself. My participants were chosen at random to participate in my study at UCF. I chose this criteria because I felt in me picking who to survey vs random people choosing to take my survey I would come across a less biased opinion. In my survey I asked questions regarding character traits of a leader. These questions were important because I am researching if the younger society today views leadership as a gender role. For example, I asked the question “Leadership qualities call for people to be agentic: Strongly disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly agree” because that is a trait that in past generations were tagged to men. Also, I asked “Idea creativity is a trait from a specific gender: Strongly disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly agree” because past generations felt women were more creative than men. By conducting this study, I wanted to find out if the current views of women in the business place would be the same for the future generations and where that gap lied.
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