Thursday, November 20, 2014
IP Peer Review Response
Seeing as I have forgetful peers, I received no feedback from them. This was quite disappointing as I like to hear from my peers and see what suggestions they have for me. This week I will be going through my own work and making revisions. I have much more to write and more research to do. In the future I would like to see more effort from my peers. The work they do affects me as well as them. I wish I had more to say, but seeing as I have NO feedback I really don't know what to say.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
IP Rough Draft Reflection
Let me just say that research essays are A LOT of work. They are most certainly not a walk in the park. Actually conducting the research and finding helpful and reliable sources is quite difficult, even if the UVU library search engine is super helpful.
It's also difficult not being one sided and not only looking for information that supports your argument. I keep having to remind myself that I have to address the opposing vie and refute it to better build my argument. That involves researching the other side of the argument which is tidious because I want to find research that helps me strengthen my argument not something that goes against it. However, in the long run having refuted the opposing side will make me more credible.
Though research is hard and long it is really cool to learn so much about just one specific thing. Dedicating your time to a narrowed down topic makes for a very interesting learning experience. I enjoy learning so this is good. This is very good. Hard work does pay off.
It's also difficult not being one sided and not only looking for information that supports your argument. I keep having to remind myself that I have to address the opposing vie and refute it to better build my argument. That involves researching the other side of the argument which is tidious because I want to find research that helps me strengthen my argument not something that goes against it. However, in the long run having refuted the opposing side will make me more credible.
Though research is hard and long it is really cool to learn so much about just one specific thing. Dedicating your time to a narrowed down topic makes for a very interesting learning experience. I enjoy learning so this is good. This is very good. Hard work does pay off.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Annotated Bibliography Reflection
Annotated Bibliographies are haaaaard! They take will power and brain power and ALOT of time and effort.I learned that there are MANY places you can search for information. Some of those places are good sources and some of them are not. You have to learn the weave out the good ones from the bad ones.
The other hard part was writing my thoughts on each. I had to go deeper than a simple "This was a good source" or "this was a bad source". I had to think of why they were good or bad and what made them that way and then give my thoughts on what the author wrote. This was a difficult assignment. Annotated Bibliographies are not fun but they sure so teach you patience.
The other hard part was writing my thoughts on each. I had to go deeper than a simple "This was a good source" or "this was a bad source". I had to think of why they were good or bad and what made them that way and then give my thoughts on what the author wrote. This was a difficult assignment. Annotated Bibliographies are not fun but they sure so teach you patience.
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