Review Research Skills

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Review of Research Skills and Experience
This essay will help me examine my experience with research and any skills I have learned along the way. I think this process will evoke many emotions; such as intimidation, anxiety, fear, and excitement. We all have strengths and weaknesses, some we know and others we do not. I do not know what I do not know yet; but I will learn many things as I move forward.
There are many things I do well. I tend to learn fast, can apply knowledge in practical ways, and am willing to keep trying until I succeed. I hope all of these skills will help me learn the mechanics of writing a proper research paper worthy of receiving an acceptable grade. This is a learning process so I am trying to remind myself to keep my …show more content…

I think I will learn about new strengths and weaknesses as I complete the signature assignment. The areas I discover are lacking, I will try to make improvements; the areas I discover are competent, I will try to utilize to benefit the composition of my final paper.
Challenges
There are many challenges that come along with completing a proper research paper. While I have submitted several essay papers with success since enrolling at Ottawa, I have never done anything close to a formal research paper before. I have a lot to learn, but the upcoming course progression looks very helpful in building the knowledge necessary to complete the signature assignment in an appropriate manner.
I think I will have to review the tutorials included with the weekly materials several times to ensure that I am working through the process in the right way. I will submit a draft to the writing center for feedback with ample time to make edits that I am sure will be necessary. I will also incorporate any feedback I get from fellow classmates after they get a chance to review it as part of the week 6 …show more content…

Explaining an idea requires more than just compiling lots of data. I believe I can organize the information in a usable way to foster understanding by others. I have experience doing this; writing operating procedures for projects and managing a diverse staff performing the work with a variety of responsibilities.
Research Mechanics
I believe the hardest part of writing the research paper will be selecting a topic. There are an endless array of subjects and even subsets that make choosing feel like I am falling down the rabbit hole. Even with the assignment being limited to two breadth areas, most of the topics can be either too broad or too narrow. It is hard to decide where to start and where to go next.
I have learned a lot already from the week one materials. I will be able to utilize many of the skills I gained in the Liberal Arts I Seminar; like critical thinking for analyzing research data and using the APA formatting and referencing requirements correctly. Putting research and findings from someone else into my own words will be another learning experience, but I

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