Disucssion 1: Neighborhood Walk (300 – 500 word writing assignment) Take a half hour walk around your neighborhood. Write a two page narrative about the walk indicating things you noticed for the first time and things that are familiar to you. Indicate your impressions and feelings about this neighborhood, the people, and the social environment.
Discussion 2: Listen to the Man on the Mountain audio clip. I it about an hour long, so be prepared to take notes while listening.
Using OER* sources, interpret as best you can the Man on the Mountain Metaphorical Story describing the process, elements, and methodologies of research (i.e. cases, research question, research field, theoretical background, quantitative and qualitative methodologies(jotting, measuring, dependent and independent variables, participant observation, counting, mapping), reporting (articles and journals), longitudinal research, interdisciplinary research. Note the connection of “water” as the theoretical stream leading from the mountain, to lakes, to rivers, to the ‘ocean of research’.
You created a list in class of several terms integral top research. Using th OER* to understand the terms, indicate elements of the story that “fit” the words.
And, in the end, create your own ending to the story and post it here.
Discussion 3:Annotated Bibliography (written form in APA format, as presented in class and sample)Based on a theoretical stream that relates to your social question and research field, annotate five journal articles, with each annotation includinga.
a.brief summary of the article
b. how this relates to your specific theoretical stream
It should about 150 – 200 words per journal article.
