Full Description
Research and writing---essential skills for academic inquiry-are at the core of undergraduate and graduate studies. Research, Write, Create: Connecting Scholarship and Digital Media is a concise and essential book that guides students through the task of writing proposals, term papers, and major research projects. The authors, both experts in media literacy and digital projects, place traditional research methodology within the present research context, allowing for the incorporation of newer digital tools throughout the process.
Research, Write, Create is a research text that enables students to envision a research project, execute comprehensive research within digital media, and make use of new tools available through schools, libraries, and the Internet. As both an advanced research and writing resource and an essential guide to conducting research and conceiving projects in a digital world, Research, Write, Create will have appeal to a wide range of students.
Contents
PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER OUTLINE; NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SCHOLARSHIP; FROM PAGE TO SCREEN; CHANGING PATTERNS OF RESEARCH IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS; BEGINNING THE RESEARCH JOURNEY; RESEARCH STRATEGY; RANKING SOURCES BASED ON RELIABILITY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS; LEARNING TO SEARCH ONLINE DATABASES; KEYWORDS; ACADEMIC INTEGRITY; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER OUTLINE; GETTING STARTED; SELECTING A RESEARCH TOPIC; WHAT IS THE RATIONALE OR PURPOSE FOR YOUR RESEARCH?; MOVING FROM YOUR INTERESTS TO A TOPIC; A REFINED TOPIC AND ITS COMPONENTS; TOPIC TO PROBLEM; PROBLEM TO QUESTION; QUESTION TO HYPOTHESIS; HYPOTHESIS TO POSITION; CREATIVE PROJECT DESIGN; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; BLOGGING; WIKIS FOR COLLABORATION; WIKIS VERSUS BLOGS; MICROBLOGGING; AGGREGATORS; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; SOCIAL NETWORKS; PODCASTS; SOCIAL BOOKMARKING; FOLKSONOMY; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; DOCUMENT SHARING; VOIP TECHNOLOGIES; DIGITAL IMAGE COLLECTIONS; DIGITAL AND STREAMING VIDEO; CITATION MANAGERS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGIES; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SCHOLARSHIP; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; CREATING A QUALITY PROPOSAL FOR A DIGITAL PROJECT; THE BASIC PROPOSAL FORMAT; PROPOSED TITLE FOR YOUR PROJECT; GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; THE INTRODUCTION; REVIEW OF LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY AND DIGITAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; TIMELINE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; RESEARCH AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES; DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GENRES; WHAT DO ALL ESSAYS HAVE IN COMMON?; INTEGRATING NEW MEDIA; CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS WITH THE PROFESSOR; DISCIPLINES AS DISCOURSE COMMUNITIES; THEORIES AND METHODS; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; MAJOR KINDS OF SCHOLARLY ESSAYS; PURPOSES OF RESEARCH ESSAYS; ABSTRACT; MAKING A MAJOR PROJECT MORE MANAGEABLE; TERM PROJECT; THESIS; CAPSTONE PROJECT; ASSOCIATIONS, JOURNALS, AND ERESOURCES; IDENTIFYING RELEVANT ASSOCIATIONS; DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC EJOURNALS, EBOOKS, AND DATABASES; EVALUATING RESEARCH STUDIES; FILTERING DOCUMENTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET; DRAFTING THE ESSAY; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; TITLES AND SUBTITLES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH QUESTION; HYPOTHESIS; THESIS STATEMENT; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; REVIEW OF LITERATURE; RESEARCH PROBLEMS AS PUZZLES; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; THE METHODOLOGY SECTION; DESIGNING THE RESEARCH METHOD; DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC METHODS; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; BUILDING CONNECTIONS AMONG THE SECTIONS OF THE STUDY; METHODS; TRIANGULATION; THE BIG PICTURE: CREATING THE TOTAL PROJECT; DEVELOPING THE TOTAL PROJECT; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; CHAPTER OUTLINE; CREATING A COHERENT STUDY; CREATING LINKS AMONG PARTS OF THE STUDY; THE ANALYSIS OR BODY OF THE STUDY; THE RESULTS OR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY; THE CONCLUSION OF THE DIGITAL ESSAY; ENDNOTES; THE FINAL BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX OR APPENDIXES; STYLE AND SUBSTANCE; REVISING AND POLISHING THE TOTAL PROJECT; FINAL CHECKLIST; CHAPTER SUMMARY; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX
