Research Report Topics - Group 19 by Peter Markham

Mr. Peter's Topic

markham4 — 2017-08-22 05:08:30 UTC

Topic: The impact and outcomes of social media on adolescent's mental health and social well being.

Research Question: What specific social media factors affect Teenage mental health?

What key words did I pick up in my brainstorming? Social media, media, technology advancement, stress, loneliness, teenage culture, social media culture, government policy on social media, censorship, government restrictions

Where do I start my background reading? Proquest, Gale Cengage databases.

What sources have found so far? Academic journals relating to social media, statistics of usage of social media sites with young people, critical thinking "Cottrell" booklets.

William

2017-08-22 06:06:15 UTC

Topic: Impacts of exercise upon daily sleep

Hypothesis: Exercise has an positive impact upon the quality and length of sleep.
Key words I picked up in brainstorming:
Exercise, sleep, adolescent, dream, obstructive sleep apnea, International students.

Where do I start my background reading?

Proquest & Google

What sources have found so far?

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/916768201/BCC382D3679A4AE8PQ/15?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/1560011833/BCC382D3679A4AE8PQ/12?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/1707979426/BCC382D3679A4AE8PQ/4?accountid=130654

Martin

2017-08-22 06:06:31 UTC

Topic: The importance of teenagers keeping fit and losing weight

What key words did I pick up in my brainstorming?

Tina's Report Topic

zhang548 — 2017-08-22 06:06:41 UTC

Topic:
Factors that influence people’s attitudes and beliefs toward the death penalty

Hypothesis: There are changing attitudes and beliefs toward the death penalty, then whether social beliefs and religion are the main factors that influence people opinions and attitudes toward the death penalty.
What key words did I pick up in my brainstorming?
belief, human right, burden of the mother, government costs

Where do I start my background reading?
Proquest, Google

What sources have found so far?

Russel

2017-08-22 06:06:44 UTC

Topic:
Thoughts are real - our thoughts cause biological and physiological effects.

Key words I picked up in brainstorming:
Thoughts, brain, mental input, biological and physiological effects, mental imagery.

Where did I start my background reading:
Proquest & Google Scholar.

What sources have I found so far:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811906001017

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v409/n6818/abs/409403a0.html?foxtrotcallback=true

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10481881109348619

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behaviour-change/article/assessment-of-positive-and-negative-affect-as-a-result-of-thoughts-and-real-life-experiences/057DF67124CF0A7C8E8439CA41EFEBE6

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920996408001898

http://findingthefield.com/?page_id=136

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/11/11/consciousness-creates-reality-physicists-admit-the-universe-is-immaterial-mental-spiritual/

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/216258061/EFF9DE36F2FE4A3DPQ/3?accountid=130654

https://www.eomega.org/article/the-power-of-thoughts

http://www.lifesolutions.co.uk/the-articles/einstein-and-energy-the-power-of-thought

Hi I am Maggie

2017-08-22 06:06:49 UTC

Topic:

Key words I picked up in brainstorming:

Where did I start my background reading:

Wilk's Report Topic

2017-08-22 06:06:50 UTC

Topic:
The effect of latchkey kids towards developing children in Australia.

Hypothesis: Evidence shows latchkey kids perform badly in school, then certain factors influence this without guidance from their parents.

Key words for brainstorming:
Employed parents, low-income family double salary family, single parent family, family discord, laws for low-income parents in Australia
Where to start my background reading?
Proquest

Sources being found so far?
http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/html/10.11648.j.ajns.20150404.19.html#paper-content-7

http://study.com/academy/lesson/latchkey-kids-definition-effects-statistics.html

https://daily.jstor.org/latchkey-generation-bad/

Fiona

2017-08-22 06:07:02 UTC

Topic:The Influence of white people policy on Modern Society.
Key word: White Australian policy
USA:Ku Klux Klan
Martin Luther King, Jr
Native American&Abriginal Australian.
Hypothesis:If the withe policy didnt influence modren society,then the situation of racism would not be exist.

What is your topic?
[Refer to p. 121 of the AE manual. Provide a brief description or a descriptive title] The influence of White policy on modern society
What is your main research question?
[Refer to pp. 122 – 123 of the AE Manual] As non-white,have you ever experience a situation which could considered as Racism?
What are your sub-questions?
[Refer to pp. 122 – 123 of the AE Manual]
What search terms will you use to begin your research?
[Refer to p. 124 of the AE Manual] Racism, White History, White Australian Policy. American History

Bell

fu000040 — 2017-08-22 06:07:55 UTC

Topic: Whether the high-tech AI will totally replace human beings' place in the future.
What key words did I pick in my brainstorming?
developing technology, automatic robotic organism, types of job in the future, AI...
Where to start my background
Proquest, Science, Google
Source being found so far?
Academic journals for robot and AI technology, statistic of people suffered from unemployed because of more robots applied to working area

Jerry's Report Topic

2017-08-22 06:08:04 UTC

Topic: The factor behind why young people buy luxury goods.

Hypothesis: Adolescent wants and needs are influenced by advertising of luxury goods, then what factors influence young people to buy these products.

Key word I picked up in brainstorming:
Desire, Middle east countries, Compare mentality, Different values of cognition.

Where to start my background
Google Scholar and ProQuest

What sources have I found so far?
https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/200617791/6D6C3DAE2EC1406APQ/8?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/920114339/DD19E2F5C59642CBPQ/1?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/1434119319/DD19E2F5C59642CBPQ/2?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/1013613157/DD19E2F5C59642CBPQ/3?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/274631450/5BC50D02C23A4019PQ/1?accountid=130654

https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/274590278/B42A4AFC663C4E13PQ/4?accountid=130654

Lin's Report Topic

xie00069 — 2017-08-22 06:09:48 UTC

Topic: Racism and ethnocentrism in modern society.
Hypothesis: Racial equality is just a dream, then in what ways can racial equality be achieved?

Where do I start my background reading?
Google and ProQuest
what sources have I found so far?
https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/1762012256/C8FFC56CE3BA4CF6PQ/3?accountid=130654
https://search.proquest.com/socialsciences/docview/210175208/C8FFC56CE3BA4CF6PQ/7?accountid=130654

Tianyu's Report Topic

2017-08-22 06:12:37 UTC

Topic: Same-sex marriage: are laws keeping up with changing attitudes?

Key words I picked up in brainstorming: gender equality, LGBT discrimination, current laws in China and Australia, future options for LGBT people, attitudes, gay referendum, opinions and recommendations.

Where do I start my background reading?
Google and proquest

What sources have found so far?

Victor's Report Topic

2017-08-22 06:22:15 UTC

Topic: Evidence suggests cooperation and collaboration in the future is important.

Hypothesis: Cooperation and collaboration in learning and at work in the future is essential, then factors to make this happen need to be studied.

Key words I picked up in brainstorming: team, teamwork,

Tingting's Report Topic

2017-08-22 06:23:06 UTC

Topic: The factors that influence the attitudes of humans on the subject of euthanasia.

Hypothesis: Euthanasia is becoming more popular in some countries, then attitudes and religious beliefs toward euthanasia must changing.

key words i picked up in brainstorming:
human rights, suffering，euthanasia，patient‘s choice，family willingness

where to start my background reading？
proquest，academic journals

Morin's Report Topic

2017-08-24 07:06:56 UTC

Topic: The roots of people discriminate Jews and the way that it affects today.

Hypothesis: The roots of people discriminate Jews actually is the roots of any kind of discrimination which, should be avoided for a more equal community.

Lin's Report Topic

2017-08-24 07:42:07 UTC

Topic:Arguments between Male chauvinism and Feminism

Maggie's Report Topic

ho000152 — 2017-08-24 07:43:59 UTC

Topic: The factors that influence pet animals in public places.

Hypothesis:
It is hypothesized that as a result of the perception that pets pose significant safety problems that will be the major factors leading to nonacceptance in public places

Bells' Topic

fu000040 — 2017-08-24 07:44:56 UTC

Topic: The relationship between AI technology and human beings.

Hypothesis: AI already plays an important role in people's lives, then in the future what factors impact their role over humans.

Tianyu's Report Topic

li000706 — 2017-08-29 05:53:07 UTC

Topic: The relationship between laws and attitudes about same-sex marriage.

Hypothesis:
If laws about same-sex marriage are keeping up with the attitudes of everyone, then all people will suffer less discrimination through increased public awareness and opinions.

Rick's Report Topic

2017-08-29 06:33:03 UTC

Topic: Why is terrorism prevalent in the world today?

Key words I picked up in brainstorming:crime,drug,history,
Religious terrorism

Hypothesis:
Terrorism exists in the clash of Civilizations and war.

Where did I start my background reading:
Proquest, Google

What sources have i found so far: