Foundations for Research
Question 1
Almost all organizations or industries conduct research to improve a product or process. When most people think of research, they tend to think of something like searching for a cure for cancer. However, research is everywhere and touches us in many ways. It contributes to things as trivial as where the next McDonalds will pop up and as important as determining the safe stopping distance for vehicles approaching a flashing school bus that is dropping off children.
Share an example of how research has impacted the world around you. Explain how the research either informed or impacted you and/or your decisions and actions.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Question 2
Reflect on a case that you are aware of in which “bad” research yielded harmful results. What do you feel led to the outcome? What do you think should have been done differently?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Question 3
Reflect on two authors whose nonfiction works you admire or respect and could possibly use as sources in a research study. This could be due to their style of writing or their experience (as related to your occupation or a research project). Do you think your personal opinion of an author or his or her work can bias the contents of a literature review? Explain your rationale.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Question 4
Imagine that you are advising a fellow student about how to prepare his or her proposal for a presentation for the institutional review board (IRB). What approach or steps would you advise him or her to take or emphasize to ensure his or her best chances of gaining IRB approval?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Question 5
Reflect on your interest in conducting research up to this midpoint of the course. Note what research, if any, you would like to do as a part of a career, and explain the rationale of your choice.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Question 6
If you were a member of an institutional review board, what would you do to ensure that ethics are not being compromised in the proposed research process?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Question 7
Reflect on research that you are aware of that has impacted your personal or professional life in one way or another. Briefly give a synopsis of the research; how it affected you; and, as the consumer, what follow-on research you would find beneficial.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
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Research Foundations
Question No. 1
Almost all businesses or industries perform research in order to improve a product or process. When most people think of research, they envision something like finding a cure for cancer. However, research is all around us and affects us in a variety of ways. It helps with things as simple as knowing where the next McDonald’s will open and as complex as establishing the proper stopping distance for motorists approaching a flashing school bus that is dropping off children.
Give an example of how your research has influenced the world around you. Describe how the study informed or influenced you and/or your conclusions and actions.
The length of your diary entry must be at least 200 words. There is no need for references or citations.
