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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
- first_essay_improving_ai_reference_material @2700:2025
- your own knowledge and thinking about your chosen topic. Imagine that your writing will be on Wikipedia ... ral public land when they do a web search for the topic. It is easy to imagine a future in which all enc... ill be the AI-generated summary about your chosen topic. You can use any tool for this that you want, and... the first part. Using your own knowledge of this topic and the sources from class, edit the AI-generated
- 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
- 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
- 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
- what-we-will-do @1002:2020
- the things that anthropologists talk about. Each topic complements the others, and together they help us... to rethink how their societies have defined this topic and how it might be defined differently. * In th... anthropologists have developed to understand the topic. Usually there is a chapter from a textbook assig... y catalogue. * In the third week, we examine the topic in a comparative framework, usually by examining
- possible_topics @2667
- scribing several possible [[:The Quest:Choosing a topic|topics]] for your research project, based on your... lso my first chance to offer guidance. While your topic can and will develop and become clearer as you co... ed the who, what, where and when of each possible topic, and how precise have you gotten about the settin... this research? * What is interesting about each topic to you? Why do you care about it? Is there a [[:T
- asking_a_question @the_quest
- ====== Asking a question ====== Once you have a topic, you should start asking questions that can drive... 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... formation on which we base our understanding of a topic, and that leads to problems. We solve these by as
- 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
- 1 @2667
- t these forms of religion, and how to formulate a topic of research, your first assignment (due on March ... itics and the global order ## Finding a possible topic A good [[the_quest:choosing_a_topic|research topic]] focuses on a clear who, what, where and when, like the setting of a story. One of the
- 1.1 @1002:2022
- our 3-week modules. Each focuses on one important topic in anthropology, but together these are just a sm... * The third week extends the investigation of the topic by asking how we can turn the lens of anthropolog... se. They will help you collect your ideas about a topic before class so you can have something to contrib... tutor. * **Eat some brain candy.** Explore the topic of the week through new media, and see how the we
- 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
- 7 @2667
- /2007/12/18/us/18witchcraft.html. ## This week's topic ## This week we are talking about Christianity i... ring schools and medicine. So, yeah, it's a big topic. Let's narrow it down. ## A narrow topic ## * Given that European imperialism has led to so many chan... in postcolonial African societies*. Within this topic, though, there is also a lot of diversity. There
- 1.1 @1002:2024
- our 3-week modules. Each focuses on one important topic in anthropology, but together these are just a sm... * The third week extends the investigation of the topic by asking how we can turn the lens of anthropolog... se. They will help you collect your ideas about a topic before class so you can have something to contrib... your tutor. * Eat some brain candy. Explore the topic of the week through new media, and see how the we
- 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