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I’m not going to lie Professor Guy, this class was a tough one. I think I underestimated how much work goes into research at a social work level. Maybe underestimated is the wrong word. I just don’t think I fully understood how much goes into it. I knew there was a lot; it is researchContinue reading “It’s the end of the world/class as we know it.”

Before class on Monday and learning more about ethics in terms of research, I just incorporated what I know about ethics in other aspects into research. Plagiarism is a big thing every where and not giving credit when it’s due, so I knew that was really important to research as well. Another aspect that makesContinue reading “Ethics & Research”

I will say, having to do the literature review first and a decent amount of time before the research proposal is due helps a lot. Sure, some of us have a bit of editing to but that main chunk of our paper is completed. Looking and thinking about the paper as a whole is completelyContinue reading “Self-Efficacy and Final Research Paper”

Well, there’s definitely no shortage in trying to choose a research design. Some are much easier to understand than others. With my proposal, I feel like I’m having a hard time pinpointing and deciding on certain things like who and how I would sample and research designs too. I think I am looking towards moreContinue reading “Research Designs”

Hmm, I’m not sure that I tend to gravitate towards one type of research method or not. I think both are able to show you many different and important figures and information, but they are used for different things. If I wanted to get a statistical or precise number, to see if there was aContinue reading “Quantitative/Qualitative/-ative”

What are my thoughts and feelings about statistics? Why do you think you feel the way you do about statistics? What can we do as a class (or individuals) to appreciate statistics more fully? What is the purpose of statistics, if any? I’ve never been a math person. It’s not my forte. I omitted takingContinue reading “How I feel about stats”

That’s not even a question, it never should be. I think if you can help it, you should do your best to set aside your biases in whatever the context may be, whether it’s about research or a stand point. Biases can complicate things and do not allow the full picture to be painted. InContinue reading “To Bias or not To Bias”

This is really how I feel right now about this literature review and the research paper. While the lady who went over the library indexes with us on Monday was very thorough, I am still just so overwhelmed by it. The one and only time I did a literature review was last semester and thoughContinue reading “Uses of Research”

Do you have what it takes to write an effective literature review? What particular strengths would you build upon and what are the areas that you believe need attention when you start to develop the literature review? Share an image or images that best represent your thoughts and feelings about the literature review assignment. I thinkContinue reading “Literature review + me = not 2gether 4ever”

Describe your experience or experiences with research as a subject. How do you feel about research? Do you see any benefits and/or downsides in using research in social work practice? What are your fears and concerns, if any? How do you think this will impact upon your motivations and work for this course? Hmm..research. I don’t really mindContinue reading “My true feelings about Research”