Assignment 22

I have never done an original research before.

I think what makes original research different from a library research is that, with a library research; the material is material from another research that was conducted by someone else. While original research would be someone else's original knowledge/material.

The library research guides original research in that it gives the researcher an idea on what to pay attention to or look at.

The pros of library research are that, the information is there for you to use as oppose to going out to look for the information yourself. On the other hand its cons are people and things change all the time. So information is always updated. But the library materials are materials that have already been done and completed. Hence might not be too current.

While with an original research the material is more current. But it could be very expensive too and time consuming.

I think the critical thinking skills involved in both types of research include observation, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, explanation and maybe inference and a little bit of Meta-cognition. 

For me the most important critical thinking skill for library research is analysis. Because one has to be able to analyze the data collected to know what to use.

For an original research, interpretation and conclusion. One should be able to interpret the information gotten and make appropriate conclusions as to what to use.

Assignment 20

The success I am having right now is that, whenever I try to look up something on my research topic, it is not so difficult for me to find it. On other hand, knowing what to use and what to include in the power point or what not to include makes it a little bit difficult. Because I usually get a lot of information.
For my classes and other researches, most of them include a lot of writing papers, and doing some research assigments every week. So trying to put everything together makes it a little bit difficult as I am also working on my research for this class. Sometimes with some of my classes trying to find exactly what you are looking for is really hard as one website tells you something and the other website tells you another. But one has to always make sure s/he has the right information.

Assignment 19

I found some statistical information about my research. And yes each resource indicates how the data was collected and/or analyzed.

I think they did so because they wanted readers too understand the table/chart when they look at it. And also to explain how they arrived at their conclusions.

 

Here Are my resources:

1.  Belville, Russ. April 15, 20009. Who are you? US Government Statistics on Adult Marijuana Users. Cannabis Culture Magazine. www.cannabisculture.com

2. NeuroImage. Vol. 41, Issue 3, pages 1067-1078. Corpus Callosum Damage in Heavy Marijuana use

Urvashi Vaid Presentation

My answers to Questions

1. I know there is a lot of discrimination experienced by the LGBT Population. For example they are not given equal rights to marriages like the Heterosexual/straight population.
2.  The information presented did not really differ in any way from what I had learned or believed in the past. 

Why?

The presenter related what she was talking about to what affects us in our day to day lives.

The presenter included some of her own life experiences.

She emphasized on marriage how it matters a lot emotionally, legally (immigration).

I know it is one aspect that affects the LGBT population a lot. 

3.     Some things I learned- there has been a dramatic tolerance about many adults and their favor for same-sex marriage.

Men earn $1.50 more to every dollar a woman makes.

Gay families are significantly poor than heterosexuals

Lesbian families are poor than heterosexual population and even children raised by the LGBT people are more poorer than children raised by heterosexual parents

In addition to what I learned, Colored people are always left out when people talk about LGBT and the presenter noted that it is due to ignorance that LGBT population is always limited to white people.

4.     Yes. 

She has written some books on LGBT 

She worked for the National Foundation on Gays and Lesbians

She has a degree in Law

She has some much education on the topic she is talking about..

She is a Lesbian activist

Also she worked for 30years in the LGBT movement

5.     What I think will assist me in my alternative view point paper is

A lot of things about same sex marriage I can't even write them all;

But here is one; the straight population worries about how the same sec couple would raise their children.

6.     I did not see anyone ask a question.

Intellectual property to me means being creative.
According to Merriam Webster it is property (as an idea, invention, or process) that derives from the work of the mind or intellect, also : an application, right, or registration relating to this.
For example writing a song.
From academic or everyday life and example is writing a project., creating a PowerPoint.
I think how it changes when it can be manipulated and shared is it gets improved. For me sharing what your already know with someone gives you the opportunity to learn more.
 

Assignment 15 Google 101

Think how the page I am looking for will be thinking. That is one thing I did not know before. It has changed my opinion in that instead of writing a whole paragraph, if I know the definition of the word, I will just go ahead and write it. I will use it when I need more explanation of a word that I have an idea what it is but do not know its definition.

Assignment 13

I think bloggers might not be the best source of news all the time. But it also depends on what one is looking for. For me, I had one great information on my semester research topic from a blog written by a doctor.
In one article and Expert gives advice on successful blogging. He adds  that it is a great way to let other people share their ideas and one can reach out to their fans easily.
http://www.copyblogger.com/blogging-experts/

Citation
Michael Stelzner, Copyblogger, 4 Ways to Grow Your Blog with the Power of Experts. June 2012.