week8

discussion 1

Watch the following video  http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_wertheim_crochets_the_coral_reef.html The idea of a hyperbolic space is, as the speaker said, about anything that grows so much at the edges that it becomes 'curly' or 'wavy'.  Give an example of an object that you suspect might be a hyperbolic space in this way

Discussion 2

Find a research based journal article from a reputable social science or criminal justice publication and provide a synopsis of it here. You may choose either quantitative or qualitative inquiry based studies. There are many journals out there from which you can choose. Here are a couple you can use: http://www.ssrc.org/about/   http://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci

1. What technique was used to select subjects?2. Are there independent and dependent variables?

3. Was this qualitative or quantitative inquiry?

4. Anything else of interest about the research.

Additionally, discuss whether or not the research was pertinent and necessary. Was it timely? Could it have been improved? How will it inform the public and/or public policy?

In this assignment you need to be SURE the research article is qualitative or quantitative. I think many of you will again find informational articles and be a bit confused by that.

If the article is providing data, but not a research hypothesis or research questions, then it is not a research study. We now need to focus on what a research study is.

The point of this discussion is to FIND a RESEARCH STUDY. Not just an article that provides information. Do some research, folks. FIND a true research study. If you find an informational article and want to post it, that's all right, but remember it will not meet the requirements of this discussion board.

RESEARCH STUDIES ONLY, please!

Discussion 3

Look at the World Bank’s report entitled “Food Price Hike Drives 44 Million People into Poverty” (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:22833439~menuPK:2246551~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:258644,00.html ).

Please answer and discuss the following questions. 

1. What are the causes of these food price hikes, i.e., who or what determines them?

2. What are their impacts on the developing world as opposed to the developed world?