Lesson 2 – What is Research?

Discuss your research project• Have you interviewed yet? With who?• Have you found a project you like? Discuss your options.• Hand in contracts if you have one completed. These MUST be

turned in by October 1st.

Youtube! Yay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhLZ2I2MaeQ

Discussion Topics• What is creative research? What is the goal of creative

research?• What role does research play in the world? Are certain types

of research more valuable than others?• Should research be publicly funded?• What role does research play in one’s education? • What does undergraduate research look like? • What are the benefits of doing research as an undergraduate?

Narrowing Down Your Topic• Break into groups of 3.• Create a thesis topic for a hypothetical research project that

interests you all based on the following “ideas”:• Art• Media• Faulkner’s Reappropriation of the Christ• Breaking the fourth wall in theater

BTW…• September 30th, 5:30 PM, in Turnball Conference Center• Fall Research Showcase• MANDATORY that you attend.• Check-in with Victoria at her poster presentation.• (If you realllly cannot find Victoria, have another presentor

sign your program and supply their email address so I can check)

Assignments• Read a couple of the assigned articles, 2 or 3 should do (If you

choose “The Heart of the Matter,” skim). Write a ~250 word response to them to post on the subreddit by Sept 16th, and reply to two other students’ responses by Sept 23rd. Upvote stuff you want to talk about during our next class.

• Prepare 1 page double-spaced, discussing your goals and expectations for participating in research. What do you hope to get out of participating in your research project? What do you expect you will be doing? What skills do you think you will develop that will help you later on in your career? How does this experience fit into your overall career goals? Email this to Blaise AND Victoria before next class.

• Send your completed contracts to Blaise AND Victoria ASAP – scan them in the library or email us the information and bring the hardcopy to our next class.