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WHAT’S THE PLAN, STAN?
What’s the Plan, Stan?
• Today:
– Data Mining: Story Sources
– Research Question Experiments
– Research Proposal Dissection
– Research Proposal Construction
What’s the Plan, Stan?
• This week:
– Continuing research
– Refining Research Question
– Drafting Proposal
What’s the Plan, Stan?
• Next week:
– Preparing proposal written draft
– Preparing proposal presentation
• Research Proposal Presentations: Week 4
Data Mining:
Story Sources
Data Mining: Story Sources
• How can a story be used in an argument?
Data Mining: Story Sources
• How can a story be used as evidence?
“My Experimental Phase”
Experiment
• In your groups, consider your story as a
potential source for your research topic.
• What broader topics might you be exploring if
you’re using this story as a source? Write
some ideas on the board.
“My Experimental Phase”
Experiment
• What research questions might you ask within
this topic that your story source will help to
answer? Write 2-3 questions on the board.
“My Experimental Phase”
Experiment
• What evidence can you pull from the story to
use in your argument? Write some
suggestions on the board.
“My Experimental Phase”
Experiment
• Switch groups. Imagine you’ve been asked to
take over this very important research project.
What other sources do you need to flesh out
this project? What kinds of evidence will
complement the story?
Data Mining: Story Sources
• Do you have any sources that contain stories?
• What kinds of stories might be told about your
topic?
• How can you find stories about your topic?
• How might you use story for
evidence/argument in your project?
RESEARCH QUESTION EXPERIMENTS
What makes a good research
question?
What makes a good research
question?
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No clear, obvious answer to the question
Complex and intriguing subject
Arguable
Narrow and specific
Can you improve your research
question?
• Write your research question on the board.
Can you improve your research
question?
• Step back
• Move to the right
• Observe your colleague’s research question
Can you improve your research
question?
• Can the research question be more specific?
• Circle the nouns
– Write suggestions for more specific nouns
• Put a box around the verbs
– Are there more specific or action-oriented verbs
that can be used?
Can you improve your research
question?
• Take a step to the right.
• Observe your friend’s research question and
suggestions for specific topics.
• Can you add additional specific nouns/verbs?
• Write a suggestion of a source or a place to
look for a source.
Can you improve your research
question?
• Go back to your question.
• Observe your friend’s feedback.
• Can you incorporate suggestions to strengthen
your research question?
RESEARCH QUESTION  RESEARCH
PROPOSAL
What is a research proposal?
What is a research proposal?
• A way to get $$$ for your research
• A way to work out your ideas about your topic
• A way to get feedback on how to conduct your
research
• A way to get others excited about your project
(sometimes works for you, too!)
How does one write a research
proposal?
• In new groups, read over Dr. Stan’s NSF GRFP
Research Proposal.
• Draw a rhetorical triangle on the board. Fill in
with examples of rhetorical devices
How is this research proposal
structured?
• What are categories of the contents? Write a
formula or flow chart on the board.
How do we write PWR2 research
proposals?
• Check out the research proposal page at
www.stanlabf15.wordpress.com/researchproposals
How do we write PWR2 research
proposals?
• Check out the research proposal page at
www.stanlabf15.wordpress.com/researchproposals
Research Proposal Formulas
• What sorts of sentences appear in each
section of the proposal? In the class google
doc, create “fill-in-the-blank” sentences that
one might find in each section.
Research Proposal Brainstorm
• Experiment with ways to brainstorm.
– Flow chart
– Mind map
– Outline
– Drawing
– Fill-in-the blank
For next time
• Continue your research and refinement of your
research question
• Create a detailed brainstorm of your research
proposal
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Background
Research Methods
Current and potential sources
“Broader impacts”
• Experiment with at least two ways to brainstorm,
turn these in to Canvas