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Assignment One:

Primary Research & Inquiry Planning

Its that time: PICK a topic of interest that you truly enjoy. Select
Key Vocabulary something that has value to you, an activity, or film series which you
cant seem to get enough ofand this will serve the basis of your
first assignment. This first phase is the beginning portion of our
Primary Research:
Research that you personally extended, semester-long inquiry project. As a part of this project,
collect. This could be you will be conducting interviews (primary research), and you will
collected through means of be tentatively planning an area for extended inquiry/research
observation, surveys, (secondary research). You will summarize, interview, analyze, chart,
interviews, and/or
and propose an area for extended observation & inquiry. The result
experimentation (Brizee &
Driscoll, 2010). will look more like extended note-taking & planning rather than a
traditional paper.
Secondary Research:
This type of research involves
collation, summary, and/or
synthesis of existing research
studies/work; in other words,

Source: Goins Writer


you are taking someone elses
primary research and
summarizing, synthesizing,
and integrating their findings
to a particular study/research
work of your own (Baker &
Brizee, 2013).

RELAX!

I. Summarize/Give Background: Select a particular area of


interest that you would like to do a semester-long project on (this
& may be a movie series, TV series, game, etc.)

A. Write at least a 500 word summary which describes relevant


background information on your site in such a way someone
unfamiliar with your topic can get a sense of what you are
talking about
B. In a cohesive paragraph, address items like:
What is the site? Film? Show? Game?
Who are the significant players/people within the site?
Who are the behind the scenes staff that make the event
WRITE happen?
Significant background on the evolution of the site
General facts/trivia
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II. Conduct 2 Interviews: After providing background on the site, select 2


people to interview that have some knowledge or familiarity with your Formatting Concerns
selected figured world.
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A. Conduct at least TWO interviews with people who have familiarity Font, Single-Spaced,
with your selected site. If you select a TV show, a good interviewee Saved and Uploaded in a
would be a fan or a real life counterpart (e.g. If I were interviewing Microsoft Word Document
someone about Sherlock, I could interview an actual detective). Works Cited or Reference
This interview can be recorded as a part of your observation notes; it page included with your 2
does not need to be a completely separate document. interviews cited, and 8
B. Prior to the interviews, you need to develop your questions and clear secondary sources,
them with me. meaning you will have a
total of 10 entries on your
III. Develop a Chart: Take the ideas that stood out from what you have works cited/reference page
gained from your interview and general knowledge from the site and Cite your materials in
search for reputable sources via Google Scholar, NPR, the UNCC whatever citation style is
Library Databases, and/or TED Talks. appropriate for your
a) List ideas/questions/things that stood out to you when you intended major (IEEE,
collected your sources, re-visited the site/played the game/ MLA, APA, Chicago-
watched the show, etc. Turabian, etc.)
b) Convert these detailed ideas into shorten search terms (3-4
words max)
c) Use the above databases to find at least 8 reputable sources
on your topic (Sources used should be published from 2000
onward; no sources prior to 2000 will be allowed)
d) List the search term that you tried, and all the necessary TO FIND SOURCES:
publication information including the active internet link so
that you can return to the source NPR
TED Talks
IV. Write a proposal: In 100-200 words, propose an area for research and UNCC Library Databases
inquiry based on what you have observed and the 8 sources you have Google Scholar
found. Explain what you are you are interested in, give a bit of
background information, and state what you intend to research.

V. Write a Literature Review: Write a cohesive, theme-organized literature


review which briefly summarizes the conversation so far on your selected
topic.
a) Summarize the main thesis of the source as it relates to Assignments are ALWAYS
your research. In other words, only include summary DUE prior to 11PM,
information about your source as it specifically relates to Saturdays.
your topic; DO NOT summarize the article in its entirety.
b) Every summary should be between 3-4 sentences long, and DRAFT COMPONENTS:
not OVER 4 sentences.
c) ONLY 2 direct quotations allowed; the rest of the source 1. Draft for Peer
material MUST BE PARAPHRASED Workshop (2/11)
d) Use credible sources such as peer-reviewed journals, public
2. Draft w/ Peer
radio segments, & TED Talk presentations.
Commentary (2/18)
e) Parenthetical or footnoted citations should be throughout this
section depending on the citation style. 3. 2nd Revised Draft (2/25)
f) Create a textbook compilation of all your sources on your
4. Portfolio Check 2 (2/25)
course portfolio and link to this page in your assignment one
document; sources should be available in full texts for other Due dates are also listed on
readers to listen, view, and/or read. the Canvas calendar,
assignments, & assignment
VI. Works Cited/Reference Page: Create a works cited/reference page with submission links.
all the sources you have summarized for the project. Follow the
formatting guidelines of APA, MLA, IEEE, Chicago, etc. as appropriate
for your intended major.

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