research and critical analysis nov 6
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WritingtheDiscussionSection.docxDiscussion: Mitigation Recommendation
Important: the requirements of the Discussion Section may differ from one course to the next. Therefore, it is very important to read directions carefully to understand what your professor is asking.
For KG 604, you will use research conducted throughout the semester that reports on your research problem; you will use this to introduce your discussion. This is important, as it provides ‘proof’ that the problem is relevant today.
Activity: Reintroduce and Summarize the Problem and Populations Affected
(think of this like your formal introduction into the Discussion section)
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Whatever your research problem is, you will need to summarize the proof that the problem exists today by |
1. Identify the problem:
2. Identify populations affected:
3. Identify the location: |
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1. the problem 2. populations affected by |
providing an ‘example’ of your research problem happening in the world. |
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the problem 3. location of the problem, if applicable |
For your ‘example’, you will use articles found for KG- 604, but in other courses it may be a case study from |
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your textbook, a summary of |
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the problem provided by your |
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professors, or you may need |
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to find a relevant ‘case’ on |
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your own. |
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Activity: Find a Company/Organization/Policy Working to Mitigate the Problem
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Complete the orange columns in your notebook.
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Use p. 18 to find and summarize an existing evidence-based solution to use as a foundation to YOUR recommendation. |
Conduct further research using methods on p. 18 to find a company/organization/ program/policy that is doing a good job trying to mitigate this problem (this could be from another state or even another country where populations are comparable).
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1. Name of company/organization/ program/policy:
2. Include detailed evidence that this ‘solution’ is working (do not forget to include dates/years, and statistics as support):
3. Identify specific ‘parts’ of the ‘solution’ that you wish to recommend:
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Guidance: Foundation to Your Recommendation
Through Your Existing Sources
1. Go to your news article or any of the research articles used for the Literature Review
2. Do any of the above sources mention a policy, program, law, etc. that has been implemented to help reduce the problem?
3. If yes, go to Google and find that policy, program, law etc. (save it)
4. If no, proceed below.
Through Additional Sources
If your news article or any of your research articles do not tell you about a law, policy, or program etc. that has been implemented to help reduce your research problem, please use the guidance below to help you find a foundation policy, program, law, etc. You will need this for next class.
1. Go to Google -OR- the Monroe College Library databases associated with your major (see pp. 8-9 in the Foundations text for databases you should be using)
2. Type in the search bar your research problem + population + chosen search term
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Your Research Problem
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· Legislation · Policy · Law · Intervention · Program · Education |
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Activity: Develop Your Recommendation with Evidence
Complete the orange columns in your notebook.
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Form your recommendation |
Use your selected company/organization/ program/policy as a basis for your recommendation. |
Connect this recommendation to the research problem.
1. Identify what is the same and different between your research population and the ‘solution’s’ population:
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Different:
2. Explain how you envision the “specific parts of the ‘solution’” helping to mitigate your research problem: |
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