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- choosing_a_topic @the_quest
- {{page>questguide}} ====== Choosing a topic ====== ===== A topic is a place ===== We embark on research because we want to know more. Any researc... ou have to set limits on what you will study. The topic of a research project is like the setting of a st... a time. In fact, that is sort of where the word //topic// comes from. //Topos// in Greek means ‘place’. W
- research-exercise @1002:2020
- scholarly publication by an anthropologist on the topic of gifts, exchange, economic organization, or a related topic. Make a claim about the author’s relationship to ... and use it to develop your own understanding of a topic. The ideas in scholarly publications are not mere... to find out more about what people think about a topic: Do a bibliography crawl. Check the list of refer
- what-we-will-do @1002:2020
- the things that anthropologists talk about. Each topic complements the others, and together they help us... ay lives. The semester is divided into four main topics, each presented in a three-week sequence called ... lturalism Anthropologists approach each of these topics by placing it in a comparative, cross-cultural f... to rethink how their societies have defined this topic and how it might be defined differently. * In th
- 5.1.2 @1001:2020
- you not only understand the main ideas from each topic we have covered, but that you can explain them in... em. To review for this assignment, look at each topic we discussed and ask "So, what? Who cares?" * Why do anthropologists care about this topic? What is important about it for them? Why do they... In other words, you want to think about how each topic in this class contributes to the aims of anthropo
- essay @6916:2020
- academic, peer-reviewed publications on a single topic. You should explain what theoretical perspectives... article to analyze, I would choose something on a topic you care about. Then, go to the library guides fo... search for relevant scholarly literature on your topic. For instance, if you were looking for an ethnogr... hey cite, and especially whose past work on their topic they oppose or challenge. These works are probabl
- topic_statement @2667
- # Topic statement # Write about a page describing one possible [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topic]] of your research project as you understand it now, based on your reading. This assignment is y... lso my first chance to offer guidance. While your topic can and will develop and become clearer as you co
- possible_topics @2667
- # Statement of possible topics # Write about a page describing several possible [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topics]] for your research project, based on your reading. This assignment is your first chance to sho... lso my first chance to offer guidance. While your topic can and will develop and become clearer as you co
- asking_a_question @the_quest
- ====== Asking a question ====== Once you have a topic, you should start asking questions that can drive... too great for the art of the trainer. (Aristotle, Topics, Book I, Part 11) In other words, if you’re won... nswer, but to complicate our understanding of the topic (see [[Choosing a topic]]). Research questions force us to think about things in a new way. The answer t
- cultural-critique @1002:2020
- ence of a cultural ideology. Consider all of the topics we have discussed in this class: pregnancy, chil... ry source. You are not required to research your topic by finding scholarly sources (or secondary sources) on your topic. Your argument will be stronger if you explain yo... **, that is, does each focus on one main point or topic? * Is the **order of topics** clear to a reader
- proposal_of_possible_topics @3601:2020
- ====== Proposal of possible topics ====== ^ Due: | April 20 at 9 a.m. |\\ ^ Length: | 500 words |\\ ^ We... you have taken or are taking and think about the topics that sparked the most controversy. Where did you feel like you needed to choose a side? (A topic in which you clearly felt like one side was stron... versy.) Unlike a research paper into an empirical topic, a good topic for this paper will be more abstrac
- progress_report @2667
- e items: * What is your [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topic]] and how did you arrive at the precise, clearly-defined topic that you have now. What is interesting or problem... es have been the most useful for facts about your topic? Which help you think about the problems your top
- exposition_of_a_key_concept @3621:2024
- efinition or encyclopedia article for your chosen topic.((I am assuming this is everyone’s first instinct... eady have a valuable sense of how to explain your topic because of your class journal, your contributions... , sit back, reflect on your familiarity with your topic, formulate questions, make notes, and then consul... 16-year-old audience. ==== What counts as a good topic? ==== For your essay, choose one key concept fro
- 2024 @3621:2024
- the class Canvas site.//)) ===== Weekly plan of topics and readings ===== ^ Week ^ Date ^ Topic ^ Main reading ^ Other reading ^\\ | **1** | **February 19** ... 1|No language left behind]]** | “Meta AI Research Topic: No Language Left Behind” (n.d.); “New AI Model T... rg/10.1515/9781800732261-014. “Meta AI Research Topic: No Language Left Behind.” n.d. AI at Meta: Resea
- about @6901:2022
- as ideals and as empirical social phenomena. Each topic is meant to expand how how we think about things ... han add to a stock of knowledge. In some ways the topics are chosen because they are difficult in one way... ng or unfamiliar for other reasons. I chose these topics for one reason only: I wanted to expand my own i... t reflection on an open question about the week’s topic. While each of these are graded, they are not mea
- welcome_to_the_seminar @3621:2024
- consider the argument that a lot of contemporary topics social scientists want to understand better are ... on practices and ecologies of communication. Each topic is meant to expand how how we think about things ... han add to a stock of knowledge. In some ways the topics are chosen because they are difficult in one way... ng or unfamiliar for other reasons. I chose these topics for one reason only: I wanted to expand my own i