To be honest I thought that freshman seminar this week would not help me at all. I walked in thinking how is this information going to help me in the future, but this week I was pleasantly surprised. the information that was given to us can not only help me in group project, which to be honest I had no idea on how to get going on, but, I can use this information on future assignments not just in my college career.
The first step to me was obvious, but no less important for that. The first step was to state the problem and to do that you must consider the purpose of your research. You must take this step to help you order thoughts in one direction. The second step is to consider the current research on your subject. To do this you must consider what has been said about the subject of your project, and you must ask what new information your research will reveal. The third step was to consider the methodology that you are going to use. This includes such thing as which disciplinary methods that are best. Whether you want to take the single, multi, or interdisciplinary method when you research your projects. The fourth step is to decide your framework, such as how you structure your research, and how you present your research to your audience. At first it truck me kind of odd that the fifth step wasn't the second or third step, I always thought that developing your thesis statement was one of your most important steps, but then I thought about it for a little while and this analogy came to mind before you can build a house you have to have a blueprint, before you caan delve into your research you must decide how your going to go about it. The last step is your conclusion. I think this is like a catharsis were you go into the new insights that your research has brought and the limitations of your research. this also helps out the people who are reading your report. It gives them a realistic view of the good and the bad of your paper.
Another thing she did was use the class as a way to illustrate how you apply this method. I liked her example because not only did it explain the purpose of Freshman Seminar better, it also explained their reasoning in structuring the class the way they did. this also showed us that they were trying to make sure we got as much out of this class by structuring it the way that they did.
This weeks freshman seminar not only made it easier to do my project but it also gave me skills that I can use in the future. this week connected the journey of the African people from the beginning, into the past, then how to live in the present with character, and they gave me skills I can use to better the future
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