In the book Introduction to Research: Less Fright, More Insight: a Customized Version of Research Methods: Are You Equipped?, the author defines a case study as “an in-depth observation of an individual, animal, event, or treatment method (pp. 73).” In this paper, the student will be writing a case study about herself, and she will explain what it is that she has learned about research. More importantly, the student will then evaluate her experience from a biblical, Christian perspective.
The Subject: Ambier Williams The subject of this case study is a 27-year-old woman, named Ambier Williams. Although Ambier has been in school for many years, this is her first experience in a research-based course. She enrolled into Liberty University,
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According to textbook readings, there are two types of research, basic and applied. Crawford (2016) states “basic research is conducted to further the collective knowledge about a topic within a field of study, and applied research occurs when research is conducted to solve a practical problem within a field of study (pp. 48).” In Chapter Three of the book by Crawford (2016), it discusses the “Goals and Methods of Psychology” (pp. 45-48). This chapter brought to Ambier’s attention that psychological research had three goals: description, explanation, and prediction (Crawford 2016). Ambier was first introduced to the APA style in the first module, and the information she learned, in this module and all modules that came after, aided her when she composed her first writing assignment. She learned how to construct her title page, body, and bibliography. Although she did not have to complete an abstract, the course material instructed on that as well. Ambier gained a deeper understanding of the importance of giving credit (citing) to sources in order to prevent plagiarism. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary (2013), plagiarism is “the act of using another person 's words or ideas without giving credit to that person (what goes
The Merriam-Webster dictionary write that case study can also be a situation in real life that has been analyzed and studied to learn about something. For example, a client has a product that doesn’t sell well in one period time, and we are as a design agency assigned to solve the problem with a campaign. So we use a case study to analyze problems regarding the product. Make a deepen understanding to the matter by collecting data from several sources and making a
The type of research conducted often depends on the epistemology of the researcher. Epistemology is considered the justification of knowledge; it is about the relationship between the researcher, knowledge, and how knowledge is created (Carter...
When beginning as a writer, I can say that I did not like to research at all, especially about the topics which were assigned. This is also because I wasn’t entirely sure on where to find academic articles or editorials, let alone be able to cite and use them in a project. I have improved on this gradually throughout almost every assignment this class has given me. Another example of this is from project two, which was the rhetorical analysis: “Adamos and her partners have provided a way so that the two different audiences can relay and comprehend the information of her argument within an academic and editorial context” (Rhetorical Analysis). When writing the rhetorical analysis paper specifically, I was able to conduct proper research and improve because of my new ability to find great
(Durmer & Dinges 2005). The average college student is sleeping 6.7 hours during the weekdays and 7.4 hours on weekends. The standard person needs 7.5 and 8 hours per night, which means that students, specifically college and high school, are not receiving the necessary amount of sleep to function properly. Single adults with full-time jobs had greater difficulty falling asleep than those with significant others and without jobs. “An estimated 40 percent of American adults admit that their work suffers when they are sleepy.” In general, no matter the assignment, the cognitive performance becomes progressively worse as the assignment extends. This can be classified as the effect of fatigue when the brain can no longer process any information and has chosen to shut down from loss of sleep. Specifically, college students are reported as to be suffering more than other entities from working odd hours, long studying sessions, excessive eating & drinking habits as well as taking periodic naps whenever they can during the day. In order to earn the necessary grades to stay in college, students have to risk their health in order to finish the assignments
Walliman, N. (2005) your research project: a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher. 2nd ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd.
In the field of psychology, there are many reasons why a psychologist would use a case study as a research method. One reason to use a case study is so the psychologist can illustrate a problem (American Psychological Association, 2009). For example, a case study was conducted on a child named Genie that grew up in severe isolation. Due to her extremely neglectful circumstances, Genie never spoke a word until she was discovered at the age of 13. Because of the case study observations conducted on Genie, psychologists were able to conclude that if an
a) The purpose of a case study is to review a case that took place and determine the successes and errors of the case. From the successes and errors of the case, an individual can learn from them as well as teach others how to avoid them, or what to do differently (Rogers
In the article, “How to Read and Understand Scientific Research,” the author Chris Kresser explains different kinds of scientific research, how to find the research papers and ways to get a good understanding of the papers. Scientific research can be largely classified into two types- original research and review papers. Original research is established on the researcher’s own conclusions through experimental or observational studies. Whereas, a review paper is built upon others’ research works published previously, with a different perspective on the conclusion. According to Kresser, reading review articles is a good way to begin research on a topic. Because different studies performed, and results deduced by other authors provide a good background
Procedure of research conducted in early semesters whereas 35 students followed a pretest to identify their knowledge about plagiarism. The participants completed paraphrasing assignment continuously in over the next 6 weeks with 100 to 125 words in each assignment and they were provided a citation in APA style right after the post test. This ended by the post test which was done immediately after they finished with their six-week practice.
Research is defined as systematic investigation in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions (OUP, 2014). The biopsychosocial model has already been described.
What is a case study? A case study is a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time. There is many different types of cases; rape, robbery, arson, kidnapping and finally murder. Case studies lead to trials;a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings. One famous case study that went to trial was Jodi Arias Trial. Her case was her getting convicted of brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander.
Whenever it come to the research paper, I struggled tremendously. The topic for the paper was “How to do Good Research.” While brainstorming I began to get overwhelmed. I have never done a research paper before and I didn 't know where to start. This is where I can grow as a writer. Acquiring more knowledge on how to research accurately and correctly would be helpful. There is an abundance of information online, trying to sort through it all is mind-boggling. Learning how to correctly cite sources following APA guidelines would be beneficial as
As every researcher first step is to know how much work has already done in related subject or topic and for this so many articles, journals, research papers are being studies to start research work. When research mention citation in its research work. He distinguish his own work from other sources.
Case studies are a collection of data obtained using various methods gathered on an individual or group to record areas of interest in order to assist with analysis and provide recommendations. The study should include the name of the person, although this should be protected to provide anonymity where appropriate, and a brief description of the subject. The setting where the study is to be performed should be included. The aim of the observation must be presented along with a report of the findings. The type of method used will depend upon the subject and the area of interest. Data is gathered on the subject in this case observations were used to provide the data. An interpretation of the study will be made in order to provide a conclusion and recommendations made if applicable. Freud famously used the case studies that he carried out on his patients to develop his Psychoanalytic Theory.
Validity- anthropologists uses case studies to explain their application of addressing any human related issues so that their work is clear and solid (Firth 1981:193).