The gist of my Independent Study

Independent Study

Question: What is the relationship between the key words selected for an article and the information later associated with the article by the reader, specifically the key words for internet searches as they link with the information people access and retain?

Meeting

Meeting 1 (Jan 18^th, 2012): Read The Shallows: What the internet Is Doing to Our Brain, Nicholas Carr, and research four articles that pertain to the focus question. Example might be article on the association of key words in questions to answers, how key words for documents are chosen, etc.) Create annotated bibliography

Meeting 2 (Feb. 1^st, 2012): Complete The Shallows: What the internet Is Doing to Our Brain. Develop questions, about learning techniques and the libraries techniques for categorization (the difference between paper and internet) for interviews later. Interview Rui Wang (Anthropology Librarian) and Tim Peters (Director of Information Services). Write a short annotated bibliography/ summary of the interviews and four articles.

Meeting 3 (Feb. 15^th): Find three more relevant articles and create annotated bibliography. Contact at least two professors on or off campus whose research shows a link to the focus question.

Meeting 4 (Feb. 29^th):  Research potential side effects (If information is being limited through keyword searches; what is being missed, who’s choosing it to be missed, alternative methods of organization).  Contact two more professionals on related topics. *

Meeting 5 (Mar. 14^th): Research potential observation or testing methods, Selected readings from H. Russell Bernard Research Methods in Anthropology.

Meeting 6 (Mar. 28^th): Research potential applications of further research in this area. Write a short paper (3-5 pages) on what these might be, suitable to be inserted in the conclusion of a paper.

Meeting 7 (April 11^th): Write Background information of introduction and have proof read by three professionals. Final draft of question should be completed.

Meeting 8(April 25^th): Assemble all materials into a cohesive package.

Goal: to have the introduction of a research paper, the question, and methods/means of answering the question written in final form for a possible senior project. The final projects should make the conducting of a senior project much easier.

-by each meeting annotated bibliographies will be turned in before meeting, and four articles read by the meeting.

Meeting will be held 3:30- 4:30 PM on Wednesdays, every other week beginning on January 18^th and continuing the following dates:  February 1^st, 15^th, 29^th, March 14^th, 28^th, April 11^th, 25^th.