1 ASSIGNMENT 1 REVIEWING RESEARCH AND MAKING CONNECTIONS Due Week 4: 122 points For your first assignment, you will analyze the article follow ing the Ask, Research, Learn, D o process . This process was introduced in your webtext as a simplified ver

 

For your first assignment, you will analyze the article 

follow

ing

the 

Ask, Research, Learn, D

o process

.

This process was introduced in 

your webtext as a simplified version of the sociological research 

process. It’s a useful tool to help you think critically, answer 

questions, and solve problems. 

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ASSIGNMENT
1
REVIEWING RESEARCH AND
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Due Week 4:  122 points
For your first assignment, you will analyze the article
follow
ing
the
Ask, Research, Learn, D
o process
.
This process was introduced in
your webtext as a simplified version of the sociological research
process. It’s a useful tool to help you think critically, answer
questions, and solve problems.
REVIEW THE RESEARCH
Review
t h e  
Article
“Most Americans think
the government could be
monitoring their phone calls and emails”
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact
-
tank/2017
/09/27/most
-
americans
-
think
-
the
-
government
-
could
-
be
-
monitoring
-
their
-
phone
-
calls
-
and
-
emails/
USE THE RESEARCH
U
se the research
information presented in the article to answer the
questions below. You should write four paragraphs, one for each
step
listed in bold. Refer to Chapter 2 of the webtext as necessary.
1)
Ask
:
•
What was the topic of the
research?
•
Who was studied in the
research?
•
What was the research question that was
answered by the information in the article?

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2)

Research

:

•

What research 

methods were

used?

•

Summarize the process researchers used to 

collect

data.

3)

Learn

:

•

What were the key findings of the

research?

•

What conclusion was drawn from the 

research?

4)

Do

:

•

What 

are two

additional

follow

-

up 

questions 

that you have based on this 

research?

•

Why did you choose these follow up 

questions?

FORMATTING

5)

Your assignment must follow these formatting 

requirements:

•

Use Times New Roman font (size 12), with 

one

-

inch margins on all sides.

•

Use section headers (Ask, Research, Learn, 

Do

) and write left

indented paragraphs 

under each 

corresponding section.

•

References are not required for this 

assignment as you will use 

the assigned 

article

and your webtext.

•

Include a cover page cont

aining the title of 

the assign

ment, the

student’s name, the 

professor’s name, the course title, and the