What do you know? I AM a researcher!

Research in Everyday Life (via Communication Research Methods, 4th (& 3rd ed.) - Merrigan & Huston. Chapter 1. ) ( Is also do-able without the textbook)

Will be presented orally in class. You do not have to write out your responses but it helps to have specific notes to which you can refer. Your examples can be presented via text, visuals, and/or oral explanantion

PART I: "Bring in" an example of some "everyday" thing (a concept, a phenomenon, a pattern, a truism, etc.) that you "know"/believe to be true -- via any one of the 3 listed methods from Chapter 1 (tenacity | authority | a priori: pp. 7-8). Be prepared to discuss & explain to the class. {equivalent explanation of terms in alternate textbook on reserve: Frey, et al = pp. 8-12: Exper/Intuition/Auth/Trad/Myst}

PART II: "Bring in" an example of some " everyday" thing (a concept, a phenomenon, a pattern, a truism, etc.) that you "know-is-so" [ i.e. believe] & where you developed that belief via primary sources to which you have been exposed. (can also refer to alternate textbook on reserve: Frey, et al. see pp. 17-20.)]

PART III: "Bring in" an example of some " everyday" thing (a concept, a phenomenon, a pattern, a truism, etc.) that you "know-is-so" [ i.e. believe] & where you developed that belief via secondary sources to which you have been exposed.

Here are some (hypothetical) "Examples" of some everyday things that I "know" (or think I do): listed for reference only

- People get more colds in the winter because of the increased presence of germs.

- People raised in wealthier families tend to be more generous with donations to charities (per capita) than people from more modest families.

- Generally, people who drink coffee suffer less from clinical depression. It must be the caffeine.

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STEP 1:Before class, become familiar with either one of your assigned current event that was in the news in the last week:

STEP 2:In class, each person will be given 3-5 minutes to CONCRETELY answer the specified epistemology-based question -- using the language-of-scholarship:

If you are rusty on key terms {e.g. Epistemology; Paradigms ( Discovery/Interpretation/Criticism); Everyday-Ways-Of-Knowing; Methodology; Research Question vs. Hypothesis; The Scientific/Positivist approach; Toulmin Model of argumentation (data/ warrant / claim)]. Be sure to look them up PRIOR to the class session. Depending upon which edition you are using, you can find most of these terms in the first few chapters.

	Select one of these current events. If necessary, read up on what it’s all about	Prepare to explain…1,2,3
Oluwatomi Adedeji SR	>There are signs of continued organizational dysfunction within in the Grammys/ Deborah Dugan was recently put on administrative leave >Recently leaked internal emails at Boeing suggest technicians & employees always had doubts about effective pilot training casting deeper doubts on the company’s credibility	(1) If Investigating the Data in this news item, I’d most likely aim for replication \|or\| triangulation \| ________ (2) Of the 3 paradigms, the one I’d probably apply for this investigative project is ____--because… (3) Based on the content presented in the news item, I think it’s most appropriate to phrase my research claim using a Research Question \|or\| a Hypothesis--, because…
Terrance Stokes II SR	>Some assert that Meghan & Harry’s recent actions are as “earthshattering” as the abdication of George VI (Duke of Windsor) in 1937 > NYTimes article on social media effects on rates of anxiety & depression	“ “ “
Mark Graziano SR	> The Giants just hired Joe Judge as head coach even though he has no experience in that job. How can he have communication credibility with the players? > The “Rollbot” – a device introduced last week at the Consumer Electronics Show—can be categorized as an example of AI ( Artificial Intelligence)	“ “ “
Jimmy Krause SR	>The U.S. Navy just named an aircraft carrier after Doris (Dorie)Miller, the 1^st African American to receive such an honor > The bush fires in Australia are likely to cause lasting effects to the land and to the animal life.	“ “ “

	Select one of these current events. If necessary, read up on what it’s all about	Prepare to explain…1,2,3
Kyle Caulfield SC	>The “Rollbot” – a device introduced last week at the Consumer Electronics Show—can be categorized as an example of AI ( Artificial Intelligence) >Recently leaked internal emails at Boeing suggest technicians & employees always had doubts about effective pilot training casting deeper doubts on the company’s credibility	1) If Investigating the Data in my selected news item, I’d most likely aim for replication *\|or\|* triangulation \| ________ (2) The paradigm I’d probably apply to for my investigative project is _____, because… (3) I know that Methodology must align with Paradigm, therefore one of my possible Methodologies I could use is_________ _ because…
Alex Chalk SC	>U.S.D.A. considering scaling back of food quality in school meals to pre-Obama levels >>Last week’s Presidential Candidates’ debate further demonstrated how these events have evolved from ideological forums into tools for performance (dramatism)	“ “ “
Jason DiBenedetto SC	> The Giants just hired Joe Judge as head coach even though he has no experience in that job. How can he have communication credibility with the players? > Dr. Plummer’s frequent assertions that human ability to effectively multitask is a myth	“ “ “
Joseph Gessner SC	>The bush fires in Australia are likely to cause lasting effects to the land and to the animal life. > Several recent firings have resulted from the Astros (baseball) sign cheating scandal	“ “ “


	Select one of these current events. If necessary, read up on what it’s all about	Prepare to explain…1,2,3
Rhania Kamel SL	>NYTimes article on social media effects on rates of anxiety & depression >Last week’s Presidential Candidates’ debate further demonstrated how these events have evolved from ideological forums into tools for performance (dramatism)	(1) Based on the content presented in my selected news item, I think it’s most appropriate to investigate using an EWOK approach or an FWOK, because… (2) Of the 3 paradigms, the one I’d probably apply to this investigative project is _____---because… (3) In order to accomplish the WARRANT factor in my argument model, THE underlying theory I’ could use is ________- because…
Devin Luehs SL	>Several recent firings have resulted from the Astros (baseball) sign cheating scandal > The U.S. Navy just named an aircraft carrier after Doris (Dorie)Miller, the 1^st African American to receive such an honor	“ “ “
Quintar Mathis SL	>Dr. Plummer’s frequent assertions that human ability to effectively multitask is a myth >U.S.D.A. considering scaling back of food quality in school meals to pre-Obama levels	“ “ “
Zachary Shaw SL	>There are signs of continued organizational dysfunction within in the Grammys/ Deborah Dugan was recently put on administrative leave >Some assert that Meghan & Harry’s recent actions are as “earthshattering” as the abdication of George VI (Duke of Windsor) in 1937	“ “ “