this class is an “incubation plot” we’re going to grow some ideas to help us parse what we need to do for our proposals
why would someone bother being on your committee
going to conferences: sit in the back row and decide whether you need to be there
inquiry methodology (why you do it), rather than research methodology (how you do it)
elaborate on your ideas and he’ll give us a structure
most important question is why bother, what’s significant
college versus university
focus to teach old material versus research to develop new knowledge
To Advance Knowledge Geiger about the rise of the research university
after ww2 rise of am research universities
teaching is a shorthand fro research
part of inquiry methodology is also a question of how much and where are you going to get the money
money from state, donors, tuition, grants – we write the grants
now we have to substantiate that we can get grants to pay for ourselves
teaching, research, service – the main goals
Geiger’s book is good at talking abt what has changed
2010 catalog of federal funding
http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jrichardson/courses/298AW13.htm
deliverable from this class is a proposal
first draft defendable
research methods get the most points in the university system, but his checklist is more balanced
some are targeting what’s of interest; do you want to hitch your wagon to that—justification or significance
hedonic calculus to evaluate the ideas
theoretical or logic al framework
axes are K, T, U knowledge, theory, unknown
ways to challenge ppl’s work: papers at conferences are almost always abt the method
because they know ppl are going to attack them on the method
qual versus quant: sample size
attacking on the problem – justification because it goes back to the funding
GRAPES funding opportunities
maybe have someone in mind that you’re writing this proposal to
what’s the consequence of not doing that work?
knowledge voids – what most of us will be doing
theoretical conflict – what some of us will be doing
have to be passionate abt it
cocktail napkin or elevator speech 25 words or less
why is it interesting
Amy Van TKTKT has won every prize because she and he worked really hard on the proposal
the abstract – look for calls for papers
if you get an A, it should be publishable
some editors go to conferences to listen to the doctoral students. double-blind – nobody
your committee tells who you are
if you choose demanding faculty members, you are working harder
it’s not the same degree
set a high standard for yourself
MT: want to pick a topic that has tangents so you can keep growing
Problems: knowledge voids (ex. Science Magazine) authors good at characterizing their topics
start with a literature review – what do we know nothing or a lot about?
implicit – there is a context (MT: populations are different)
MT: as things change so fast, could it be too late by the time you finish?
knowledge voids require thorough literature review
want the committee to be confident that he knows the literature
personal website lays claim to an area, but ppl can steal your ideas
get a reputation
personalized emails worked for a student
to be known for something
want your name to be nown is association with your gang (like tagging)
theoretical conflicts: fct of how much work has been done in an area
how do you motivate employees theory X and theory Y altruism and monetary gains
studied a lot different ppl looking at the same topic with diff conclusions
problem statement—set of declarative sentences that capture the idea/topic. Not questions. If you have aninterrogative? hang onto it because that’s a wuestion
they all say the same thing in different ways
stmt of objectives
what you’re going to do is related to the problem, but it’snot the problem
don’t use the word “to” for your problem, because that’s your objective
diff between vision, mission, goal, objective – don’t belong in the problem stmnt
Slide 8
Declarative Statements
some things we’re going to assume to be true
where do footnotes have to occur?
part of this is epistemology
how do you know that?
Slide 9
Problems Exist
maybe the nature of the question requires different specialist – multi- inter-disciplinary work
MT: can ppl do both methodology and theory?
Slide 10
Establish that there’s a problem – must be a knowledge void or theoretical conflict
PP, IP, SP
principal proposition – fact
interactive proposition – However, yet
Speculative proposition – Therefore,
MT: How can we stimulate curiosity to enhance the transmission of constructive information?
Dad: How ppl can be more far-sighted? How the type of information affects long-term planning.
cognition, decisionmaking, epistemology, cultures, businesses
- something as an expected fact
look at lit reviews from dissertations on proquest – has to be close and not that old
ARIST , etc. sources that publish reviews of the literature
in you own specialty, where can you find someone who has already talked about your topic
find a meta-analysis for quantitative review
now you have to create the tension – another assertion that identifies an opposition to the previous statement
third sentence should NOT be an objective sentence
either pop or its denial must be true
seleting a problem
how do you choose?
MT: tangents – someone who has made their name on tangents – the rest of her life was variations on a theme
Turckle
cover all aspects of the topic, so ppl have to talk about you
you become the expert in all aspects of the topic
breadth versus depth
Borgman hot topic,
Slide 17
relate the problem statement to its past
Einstein’s theory of relativity – 1905 – if he were doing truly original work, he would still have references. every problemhas a history
we are dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants
Slide 18
why is it important to do what you’re doing?
you can write a paragraph about the significance why solving that problem is important -
Scholars have identified factors that affect far-sighted decisionmaking—which is better for TKTK-- among TKTK. However, no studies about the role of curiosity and its effects on whether ppl make far-sighted decisions. Therefore, a study of what promotes curiosity and
far-sighted decisionmaking results in better quality of life/outcomes/TKTK. Scholars have identified TK factors that affect decisionmaking. However, no studies of how information ppl use for decisionmaking . Therefore, not how does curiosity play into this?
however, little work done on the role of curiosity in decisionmaking
therefore, a study of methods to heighten curiosity among different audiences may promote far-sighted contemplation of decisonmaking and consequences
curiosity, why? influence for better decisionmaking and therefore, more far-sighted decisionmaking therefore better outcomes and fewer negative consequences from short- and mid-term thinking/decisionmaking
applicable in all fields: social, business, political,
then maybe I can focus on one area of those and then I can do the others as further research
why aren’t others now meeting the need? i.e., what are the obstacles and how would you be the one to overcome them
Slide 20
convince me, I want to be persuaded
persuade me
MT: maybe I can develop the abstract for that conference with this exercise
Slide 22 Quiz
PP, IP, SP, J or S
need to explicitly define the known, the unknown, and the theory—what are those variables
this sample problem doesn’t work
statement, however, therefore
Slide 23
hypothesis can be the third ststement
investigation bias
not framed as a problem
Slide 23
no definitions, is staff performance the correct measure? what type of library? professional understanding – why is this important
Slide 24
scope issue, is that cohesion of access necessary?
Slide 25
many better ways to justify
Slide 26
why are backlogs a problem?
not a research problem
request to fund operations
Slide 30
this is all a fct of lit review
you can pick off one contribution to a bigger knowledge void
people say x, y, z make a difference. no one has done a study of this
life is a multivariate analysis
provides the potential for tangential growth
look at chronicle of higher ed because discuss where you can get funding
amy vaqn soit – look at all of those awards
Harold lancour scholarship for research outside the us
GSRM – summer research mentoring applications aren’t due yet
Slide 31
Slide 32
parse an article from a referreed peer-reviewd journal amd see if you can find the ??
what’s your topic and how do you characterize it? knowledge void or theoretical conflict
MT: which makes the most $$/status?? theoretical, but hard to find
Slide 35
do you like the status quo?
Slide 36
must create an intellectual tension
write an assumption, create tension, propose the therefore
did it relate to its antecedents?
2nd paragraph devoted to its significance
