Different Types Of Message Or Artifact Oriented Research Assignment

Week 4 Assignment: 1. 2. 3. List and briefly explain the different types of message-or artifact-oriented research. The message-or artifact-oriented research, puts importance on emphasizing and understanding the message and its context such as shared ideas or primary values. The two types of message-or artifact-oriented research: Archival/Documentary Research: This research aims to find, analyze and understand the messages or communication that has happened in the past and it can also be used to show the original policies, ideas, and motives that influenced the communication. Library/Documentary Research: This research is centered on examining a research topic through published and collected information involving journal articles, books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers etc. It can also consist of films, dramas, and audiotapes. Briefly explain what survey research is and the different types of data-collection methods. Survey research is studying the people’s attitudes, behaviors, opinions, or thoughts about a topic related to the research. For example, researchers can conduct survey research about the number of people who bought a certain product. It is a useful method of gathering and examining data from a large group of people. The four data collection methods: personal interviews, telephone interviews, mail questionnaires, and self-administered surveys. What is focus-group research? A focus group is a small, but diverse group of individuals whose responses are studied in research focused on the topic with guided or open discussions about a new product or something else. This determines the reactions that can be expected from a larger population. 4. What is network analysis? Network analysis is a method used to analyze, control and monitoring interactions or communication between a large group of people such as business processes and workflows. Which is then interpreted to find answers pertaining to the research problems. 5. Use an example to explain pretest-posttest research design. Pretest-posttest research design is a method where measurements are taken both before and after an experiment. This means you test them before doing the experiment, then you apply your experimental manipulation, and then you test them again and use the data you collected using the before and after results. For example, see how not sleeping vs sleeping before a test can affect the Randomized Control-Group. Administer a pre-test to the treatment group and the control group. Then have the treatment group get no sleep and the control group get sleep. Administer a posttest to both groups and the use the data collected from both results. 6. Use your own words to explain what a literature review is. A literature review is a comprehensive summary of major writings and other sources pertaining to previous research on a certain topic. The main purpose is to summarize, evaluate, and the validity of research findings. 7. List the 17 steps of writing a literature review (pp. 239-240). 1. Choose and then narrow (i.e., focus) the topic. How narrow the topic becomes depends on the purpose, scope, and type of project (see Chapter 2). 2. Formulate a working statement of the problem. According to Hubbuch (1996), the statement should begin with, “What are the basic trends and developments in?” 3. Search the literature, employing either a general-to-specific or specific-to-general search strategy 4. Once all sources have been abstracted, examine the bibliography records for themes, topics, issues, patterns, and developments. 5. Write a thesis that summarizes these trends. 6. Refine the statement of the problem. 7. Choose an organizational strategy for the review and create an outline for the summary section. 8. Write each part of the summary section by focusing on the trends, themes, or ideas, citing studies you have read as illustrations or examples. Use the literature to develop your thesis or argument for each section. Do not just give abstracts of your studies. Show how the studies are connected and how they relate to the themes. Critique, where possible, the validity of the research. 9. Form conclusions about each main section and about the topic in general. 10. Identify gaps in the literature and propose questions for further study. 11. Write the introduction to the paper, orienting the reader to the subject, what will follow, and the significance of the topic. Make sure you define all terms needing clarification. 12. Refine the summary section. Write transitions between the sections by pointing out common elements or referring to the thesis and mini-thesis statements. 13. Put the review aside for a few days and prepare the reference list, citing only those sources that actually appear in the review. 14. Reread the review, refine the grammar, and edit carefully for clarity. Sometimes reading it aloud will help uncover mistakes. 15. Check the review carefully for spelling, typographic, and punctuation errors. Make necessary corrections. 16. Examine the review one last time with an APA manual in hand (or whatever manual you are following) to be sure all stylistic conventions are followed. Make necessary corrections. 17. Print the final version of the literature review. Proofread it carefully. 8. List at least 4 basic elements of good writing (pp.253-257).    Tense and Agreement Voice Grammar  Paragraph Structure