Category: English 497: Research Methods in Composition Studies
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13: Blakeslee/Fleischer Prompts, Ch. 4
Prompt 5 (Blakeslee p. 113): Observing a setting I am planning to use a general physicians’ waiting room as a site for my research. Other potential sites would include different types of waiting rooms, but I am limited to these lobby areas by the scope of my research. The general…
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12: Research Plan Update
No Prompt (extra entry): Update to research question and other details The future audience for my proposal is scholars in my field. More specifically, I’ll be trying to reach scholars in technical communication and gender studies, rhetoric and composition. (While I envision someday producing products with a “general public” audience,…
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11: Blakeslee/Fleischer Prompt, Ch. 4
Prompt 2 (Blakeslee p. 105): Researching in Multiple Ways Cairns, Kate, Johnston, Josee, and Baumann, Shyon. “Caring About Food: Doing Gender in the Foodie Kitchen.” Gender & Society 24.5 (2010): 591-615 . Print. Cairns, Johnston, and Baumann conducted interviews with 30 subjects to examine how gender is constructed and perceived…
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10: How to work with my setting
No Prompt (extra entry): On problems presented by my setting I am growing increasingly excited about the prospect of studying automated check-in systems at doctor’s offices. However, this subject also presents some problems that I need to work through because of the setting. I initially thought that working in a…
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9: Blakeslee/Fleischer Prompts, Ch. 3
Prompt 8 (Blakeslee p. 52): Identifying a setting The setting I am now considering for my research is a waiting room in a general physician’s office. I believe it is a good setting for my research question for a number of reasons, most specifically that it will allow me to…
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