https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy My reflection on modules 1-8 completed in LSSL 5367 en-us 2020-11-22 00:37:08 UTC 2025-09-27 13:08:04 UTC hello@padlet.com amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809397 Right from the start, I was very intimidated by this course. Starting the course with Dr. Banerji's video definitely worried me. When watching the video, I come to realize I was a "Google researcher", which added to my anxiety of beginning a research course. If I could give advice to a future student, I would say do not get intimidated, everything will soon fall into place! ]]> 2020-11-22 00:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809397 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809527 The Patten readings (1-5) in this module helped me begin to feel a bit at ease. I printed out each reading (1-5, 7, and 11-14) to be able to refer back to them throughout the course when needed. As I continued with the modules, I did find myself referring back to various readings for extra help, so I would recommend anyone having difficulties to do the same. ]]> 2020-11-22 00:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809527 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809558 The first Patten readings done in this module (7, 11, 12, and 14) were the most difficult for me to comprehend. I found myself reading each one about 5 times mainly because I had a difficult time with the terminology. I eventually was able to comprehend what I was reading once I started breaking up each reading into sections. This is something I would also recommend to someone who is having a difficult time with the terminology, as I did. Also in this module was Patten reading 13, which on the other hand, was easier to comprehend. This reading also became the most useful when searching for the empirical articles. I would recommend keeping this reading handy!  ]]> 2020-11-22 00:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809558 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809749 When I finally decided on a topic for my research proposal, I thought the articles I found where empirical research articles. Unfortunately I later found out that was not the case. Although I first had a difficult time trying to comprehend why the articles I found were not empirical articles, I slowly started to see the difference. This happened once I compared the first articles to the news ones I found with my new topic. The articles I found when I switched my topic had data to support the research, which was not seen in the first set of articles I found. My advice for someone who is having a difficult time finding empirical articles would be to 1. trust Google Scholar and 2. look for the main points in the articles. Is the research in the article based on experience or was data collected? This was my problem as the articles I first found were based off of the experiences rather than data. ]]> 2020-11-22 00:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809749 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809797 The two videos from Dr. Rockis were very informative. I enjoyed watching these two videos because almost all of the information that was discussed was new to me. Also, Dr. Rockis does a great job giving explanations and uses visuals which  made it simpler for me to grasp this new information. I would recommend to others who are not sure where to begin in regards to grant proposals start by watching these two videos. ]]> 2020-11-22 00:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809797 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809840 The literature review is a huge part in the research proposal and after the mistake I made with the empirical research articles, I was very nervous when working through this module. I continuously looked through each article to find correct quotations to use, and my advice to others would be: DO NOT put anything in your literature review that you can not back up using empirical research articles. ]]> 2020-11-22 00:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809840 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809870 The methods section was a fun module to do! I enjoyed thinking of how I would conduct my study, and thinking of which method would better suit my research. When I had my mind set on using surveys and interviews, I enjoyed thinking of the information I wanted to gather and used that to create my Google form with the survey questions. In the end of the module, I finally felt everything was coming together. My advice would be to think closely of what results you need for the study, which will help guide in thinking the best way to get those results. ]]> 2020-11-22 00:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809870 amanda_solis074 https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809920 When I reached this module, I was relieved to see I had made it! I was finally able to see how everything I worked through in each module came together to create a research proposal. Putting all of the pieces together was very rewarding! I have never felt more proud of myself as I did when I turned in my final research proposal. ]]> 2020-11-22 00:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_solis074/fainf9o21gn3mfuy/wish/948809920