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Carl Roach
Oct 26, 2011, 5:21:17 PM10/26/11
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A note about primary research:
All elements of your primary research MUST be pre-approved by me.
Elements of primary research may include but are not limited to:
1. Site visits
2. Interviews (I need to approve both the interviewee and the
questions)
3. Surveys
4. Email inquiries
5. Observations
You will write a primary research protocol in the next three weeks or
so and post it in your blog, but before doing any of that, you must
have your primary research approved by me first.
Write a brief paragraph describing your plan for gathering primary
research.
All elements of your primary research MUST be pre-approved by me.
Elements of primary research may include but are not limited to:
1. Site visits
2. Interviews (I need to approve both the interviewee and the
questions)
3. Surveys
4. Email inquiries
5. Observations
You will write a primary research protocol in the next three weeks or
so and post it in your blog, but before doing any of that, you must
have your primary research approved by me first.
Write a brief paragraph describing your plan for gathering primary
research.
Carl Roach
Oct 26, 2011, 6:28:03 PM10/26/11
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Also, be sure to target a specific audience and a specific change you
would like to bring about.
would like to bring about.
Jorge Campos
Oct 26, 2011, 6:32:03 PM10/26/11
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I would interview a HR directors in a Northwest Indiana small to mid-
size business with the purpose of learning about the challenges a
company goes through when trying to shop for health coverage for its
employees. Also, how the recent and future changes in the health care
laws in our country affect the cost incurred by the businesses of
northwest Indiana.
Audience:
Entrepreneurs, Local political officials, small business owners in the
Northwest Indiana region.
size business with the purpose of learning about the challenges a
company goes through when trying to shop for health coverage for its
employees. Also, how the recent and future changes in the health care
laws in our country affect the cost incurred by the businesses of
northwest Indiana.
Audience:
Entrepreneurs, Local political officials, small business owners in the
Northwest Indiana region.
Delana McCarroll
Oct 26, 2011, 6:34:04 PM10/26/11
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I would like to speak with a qualified doctor or nurse and discuss
real life situations with them. I'd like to ask them about their
knowledge about the affects of smoking and second hand smoke. I'd like
to ask how they think smoking affects the actual smoker and how it
affects pregnant women, children and the elderly. I would also like
them to tell me about their own personal opinion about the situation
and find out if they have any statistics on the subject for this
actual area of the country. My audience will be smokers to inform them
of the serious risks included with smoking, parents to inform them of
the serious risk brought upon their children when exposed to second
hand smoke and the elderly to inform them of the delicate condition of
their heart and cardiovascular system and how smoking and second hand
smoke affects them more than ever. I would like to inform everyone of
these risks and hopefully someday having smoking banned at least in
bars and restaurants. I cannot stress enough how unfair it is for non-
smokers to be affected by second hand smoke when trying to go out to
dinner or have a good time.
real life situations with them. I'd like to ask them about their
knowledge about the affects of smoking and second hand smoke. I'd like
to ask how they think smoking affects the actual smoker and how it
affects pregnant women, children and the elderly. I would also like
them to tell me about their own personal opinion about the situation
and find out if they have any statistics on the subject for this
actual area of the country. My audience will be smokers to inform them
of the serious risks included with smoking, parents to inform them of
the serious risk brought upon their children when exposed to second
hand smoke and the elderly to inform them of the delicate condition of
their heart and cardiovascular system and how smoking and second hand
smoke affects them more than ever. I would like to inform everyone of
these risks and hopefully someday having smoking banned at least in
bars and restaurants. I cannot stress enough how unfair it is for non-
smokers to be affected by second hand smoke when trying to go out to
dinner or have a good time.
William McCloud
Oct 26, 2011, 6:35:27 PM10/26/11
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William McCloud
My plan of action for this research is to observe the normal day of a
teenager. I have a teenage brother and teenage cousins that I plan to
watch for a few hours just to see how music changes their moods. I
want to see how they act and respond to things before they listen to
music that has harsh lyrics and crude language, and then see how they
act and respond to things afterwards. Then I want to interview them
and ask them a few questions about the music they listened to and how
they felt when they listened to it and after they listened to it. I
want to interview them to see if they noticed the change in their
attitude, demeanor, or aggression level. My primary audience is
parents of teens and administration so that they could get a glimpse
of what could be putting their children at risk of teen pregnancy
among other things. I want parents to pay more attention to what’s
going on in the lives of their teens. I want parents to treat their
teens with respect, but also try to keep an eye on them so that they
can be productive. The effect that I want is for parents to be more
aware of what the teens are listening to.
My plan of action for this research is to observe the normal day of a
teenager. I have a teenage brother and teenage cousins that I plan to
watch for a few hours just to see how music changes their moods. I
want to see how they act and respond to things before they listen to
music that has harsh lyrics and crude language, and then see how they
act and respond to things afterwards. Then I want to interview them
and ask them a few questions about the music they listened to and how
they felt when they listened to it and after they listened to it. I
want to interview them to see if they noticed the change in their
attitude, demeanor, or aggression level. My primary audience is
parents of teens and administration so that they could get a glimpse
of what could be putting their children at risk of teen pregnancy
among other things. I want parents to pay more attention to what’s
going on in the lives of their teens. I want parents to treat their
teens with respect, but also try to keep an eye on them so that they
can be productive. The effect that I want is for parents to be more
aware of what the teens are listening to.
Sarah Addington
Oct 26, 2011, 6:36:33 PM10/26/11
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I would like to do interviews of 2 teachers that have had experience
with teaching 5th grade students in both a middle school setting as
well as in an elementary setting. I am focusing on the Lake Central
School Corporation and would especially like to speak to one of the
teachers that transitioned with the students in January of 2008. The
first semester of that school year the 5th grade students were in an
elementary school setting and transitioned with the same teacher for
the spring semester into the middle school. I will be speaking to the
administration at the Lake Central School System as well as other
Indiana administrators. The change that I would like to see would be
for the 5th grade to be back in the elementary schools and for no
other school district to decide to reconfigure their school system in
this manner.
with teaching 5th grade students in both a middle school setting as
well as in an elementary setting. I am focusing on the Lake Central
School Corporation and would especially like to speak to one of the
teachers that transitioned with the students in January of 2008. The
first semester of that school year the 5th grade students were in an
elementary school setting and transitioned with the same teacher for
the spring semester into the middle school. I will be speaking to the
administration at the Lake Central School System as well as other
Indiana administrators. The change that I would like to see would be
for the 5th grade to be back in the elementary schools and for no
other school district to decide to reconfigure their school system in
this manner.
Eric Jorgensen
Oct 26, 2011, 6:36:58 PM10/26/11
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Since my topic is education based I could interview a principal or a
teacher. The principal may have a completely different opinion
primarily because his job is performance based by if the teachers do
well or not. On the other hand the teacher could go the other way
because she may not care if her students are doing well in school.
Second an interview with a politically active member of society
involved at a high level in change of the education system. These
could range from a verbal interview to emails exchanged back and forth
between myself and the person.
My primary audience would be either tax payers not yet active in the
fight for better education or possibly Indiana politicians who are
either against education reform or on the fence about it.
The change obviously would be that I want to have a real education
reform. or at least a real reform for part of the system whether it
be adding laws that facilitate easier incompetent teacher removal or
better education spending.
teacher. The principal may have a completely different opinion
primarily because his job is performance based by if the teachers do
well or not. On the other hand the teacher could go the other way
because she may not care if her students are doing well in school.
Second an interview with a politically active member of society
involved at a high level in change of the education system. These
could range from a verbal interview to emails exchanged back and forth
between myself and the person.
My primary audience would be either tax payers not yet active in the
fight for better education or possibly Indiana politicians who are
either against education reform or on the fence about it.
The change obviously would be that I want to have a real education
reform. or at least a real reform for part of the system whether it
be adding laws that facilitate easier incompetent teacher removal or
better education spending.
Jorge Campos
Oct 26, 2011, 6:37:31 PM10/26/11
to ENGL 10500-22
I would interview a HR directors in a Northwest Indiana small to mid-
size business with the purpose of learning about the challenges a
company goes through when trying to shop for health coverage for its
employees. Also, how the recent and future changes in the health care
laws in our country affect the cost incurred by the businesses of
northwest Indiana.
Audience:
Entrepreneurs, Local political officials, small business owners in
the
Northwest Indiana region.
The change I would like to bring about is the education of our
size business with the purpose of learning about the challenges a
company goes through when trying to shop for health coverage for its
employees. Also, how the recent and future changes in the health care
laws in our country affect the cost incurred by the businesses of
northwest Indiana.
Audience:
Entrepreneurs, Local political officials, small business owners in
the
Northwest Indiana region.
community in matters currently affecting our Northwest Indiana economy
so that they can make the decisions that they see as important and
vote to either change the political landscape or simply become more
active in the community.
Maria Chavez
Oct 26, 2011, 6:39:39 PM10/26/11
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Based upon my issue that Bilingual Education is not accepted by
everyone, there are two things that I would like to do. I would like
to either conduct an interview or a survey. If I were to interview
someone I would probably interview the bilingual education program's
principal or a teacher that works there. If I were to interview the
principal or a teacher I would aske them about their opinion of
bilingual education. I would try to see if they themselves think that
bilingual education is effective and benefitial. I would also ask them
if they know about the number or percentage of parents that are
against the programs. If I do not conduct an interview then I would
like to conduct a survey. In that survey I would ask the bilingual
students if their parents agree with them being there. In other words,
I would ask them if their parents are pro or against bilingual
education programs. With this survey I'll be able to figure our a
number or percentage of the parents that are pro or against BEPs. I am
not sure which option is the best for this phase of the project, I
have both ideas in mind.
The audience to whom I'll direct this would probably be teachers,
principals, and other school-related individuals that might be
interested in the controversy that surrounds bilingual education
programs. The parents of the students could also be part of the
audience since some of them are clearly against bilingual education
and I am trying to change that.
The change that I amtrying to bring about is that I want people to
accept bilingual education programs. I want non-believers to support
bilingual education so that non-English speakers continue to have
better and equal opportunities in this country. I want people to be
well-informed about all the benefits that come along with being a part
of a bilingual program. I want teachers, principals, parents, and
students to understand that bilingual education is essential and of
paramount importance in this country. I also want people to understand
that bilingual education programs not only help and benefit non-
English speakers, but they also benefit schools, and those around the
students.
everyone, there are two things that I would like to do. I would like
to either conduct an interview or a survey. If I were to interview
someone I would probably interview the bilingual education program's
principal or a teacher that works there. If I were to interview the
principal or a teacher I would aske them about their opinion of
bilingual education. I would try to see if they themselves think that
bilingual education is effective and benefitial. I would also ask them
if they know about the number or percentage of parents that are
against the programs. If I do not conduct an interview then I would
like to conduct a survey. In that survey I would ask the bilingual
students if their parents agree with them being there. In other words,
I would ask them if their parents are pro or against bilingual
education programs. With this survey I'll be able to figure our a
number or percentage of the parents that are pro or against BEPs. I am
not sure which option is the best for this phase of the project, I
have both ideas in mind.
The audience to whom I'll direct this would probably be teachers,
principals, and other school-related individuals that might be
interested in the controversy that surrounds bilingual education
programs. The parents of the students could also be part of the
audience since some of them are clearly against bilingual education
and I am trying to change that.
The change that I amtrying to bring about is that I want people to
accept bilingual education programs. I want non-believers to support
bilingual education so that non-English speakers continue to have
better and equal opportunities in this country. I want people to be
well-informed about all the benefits that come along with being a part
of a bilingual program. I want teachers, principals, parents, and
students to understand that bilingual education is essential and of
paramount importance in this country. I also want people to understand
that bilingual education programs not only help and benefit non-
English speakers, but they also benefit schools, and those around the
students.
brandy lopez
Oct 26, 2011, 6:40:18 PM10/26/11
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Brandy Lopez
Since my topic is based on cursive handwriting becoming obsolete, my
focus is aimed towards schools. Especially Elementary school, since
those brief years are the years we begin to learn and write in
cursive. My audience consists of future generations that will be
affected by the fact that cursive will eventually be around no longer,
and another audience is the school board that are allowing this to
take place. In my research i will be searching for facts and thoughts
on this matter by searching state websites and school websites, in
order to get the correct opinions about this matter.
I will conduct a short survey asking simple questions, the people
involved in the survey will be between the ages of 13-60 and split
into groups. By doing the survey i will see what the two different
generations will have to say about this matter and find out if one
side cares more than the other for the fact that cursive will no
longer be around in schools.
I plan on also interviewing a teacher from the local elementary
school, to see his/her opinion on the matter at hand. The questions i
have so far include:
1. Are you aware of the fact that cursive is becoming
obsolete?
2. Do you think this is a good thing or bad thing. why.?
3. Do you use cursive at all anymore.
4. Do some of your students write in cursive when it's not
mandatory?
5. What is your overall take on the issue? opinions and
thoughts?.
Since my topic is based on cursive handwriting becoming obsolete, my
focus is aimed towards schools. Especially Elementary school, since
those brief years are the years we begin to learn and write in
cursive. My audience consists of future generations that will be
affected by the fact that cursive will eventually be around no longer,
and another audience is the school board that are allowing this to
take place. In my research i will be searching for facts and thoughts
on this matter by searching state websites and school websites, in
order to get the correct opinions about this matter.
I will conduct a short survey asking simple questions, the people
involved in the survey will be between the ages of 13-60 and split
into groups. By doing the survey i will see what the two different
generations will have to say about this matter and find out if one
side cares more than the other for the fact that cursive will no
longer be around in schools.
I plan on also interviewing a teacher from the local elementary
school, to see his/her opinion on the matter at hand. The questions i
have so far include:
1. Are you aware of the fact that cursive is becoming
obsolete?
2. Do you think this is a good thing or bad thing. why.?
3. Do you use cursive at all anymore.
4. Do some of your students write in cursive when it's not
mandatory?
5. What is your overall take on the issue? opinions and
thoughts?.
Julia Vander Wal
Oct 26, 2011, 6:40:33 PM10/26/11
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I think that what I am going to do is conduct an interview through
email. This way the person can take time to look at the question and
sit down and put thought into my inquiries. I am going to contact a
few different people. The first person I will try to contact is
someone from the fast food industry. A potential person I could do
this with is a friend of mine who works at a fast food restaurant and
deals with fast food first-hand and on a daily basis. The second
person I will try to interview is a dietitian. I will ask this person
their opinions on the effects of fast food on the human body and
whether the consumption of fast food long term saving cost is worth
the risk. I may also conduct a survey asking people how often they
consume fast food and possibly whether they physically feel better
after eating a meal at a takeout place versus a home cooked meal. I
think my main target audience is going to be parents of children.
Most adults are stuck in their habits as far as eating; kids can be
swayed if the right tactics are used. If more children are taught the
consequences of eating unhealthily at an early age they will hopefully
value the importance of a healthy diet and in consequence lead to more
families eating healthier in the future. The specific change that I
would like to bring about is to have Americans no longer be known as
the fattest nation. It's ridiculous how many people are overweight in
this country and it's self destructive and preventative.
email. This way the person can take time to look at the question and
sit down and put thought into my inquiries. I am going to contact a
few different people. The first person I will try to contact is
someone from the fast food industry. A potential person I could do
this with is a friend of mine who works at a fast food restaurant and
deals with fast food first-hand and on a daily basis. The second
person I will try to interview is a dietitian. I will ask this person
their opinions on the effects of fast food on the human body and
whether the consumption of fast food long term saving cost is worth
the risk. I may also conduct a survey asking people how often they
consume fast food and possibly whether they physically feel better
after eating a meal at a takeout place versus a home cooked meal. I
think my main target audience is going to be parents of children.
Most adults are stuck in their habits as far as eating; kids can be
swayed if the right tactics are used. If more children are taught the
consequences of eating unhealthily at an early age they will hopefully
value the importance of a healthy diet and in consequence lead to more
families eating healthier in the future. The specific change that I
would like to bring about is to have Americans no longer be known as
the fattest nation. It's ridiculous how many people are overweight in
this country and it's self destructive and preventative.
Kayla McCoy
Oct 26, 2011, 6:48:35 PM10/26/11
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Audience is going to be administrators at the local elementary
My goal is to get sex education into the school's curriculum and if it
is in effect i want to make sure it is being taught so that kids want
to listen to what they are saying.
The main thing that i want to do is to interview teen mom's and get
their insight into how they are doing now. I also want to find out if
they took sex education in school and if they really listened. I
really think that when i interview teen mom's it will hit people
emotionally. I want to know if they used protection and why they
didn't. I want to get their stories and ask them so many questions. I
also am thinking about maybe doing a survey to find out what people in
our community are thinking about sex ed in schools. i think that
people have a right to express their opinion. I also want to talk to
the local planned parenthood and try to get some statiscics about what
people go there and what the most popular thing is to get there. I
want to know what age the kids are that go in there.
My goal is to get sex education into the school's curriculum and if it
is in effect i want to make sure it is being taught so that kids want
to listen to what they are saying.
The main thing that i want to do is to interview teen mom's and get
their insight into how they are doing now. I also want to find out if
they took sex education in school and if they really listened. I
really think that when i interview teen mom's it will hit people
emotionally. I want to know if they used protection and why they
didn't. I want to get their stories and ask them so many questions. I
also am thinking about maybe doing a survey to find out what people in
our community are thinking about sex ed in schools. i think that
people have a right to express their opinion. I also want to talk to
the local planned parenthood and try to get some statiscics about what
people go there and what the most popular thing is to get there. I
want to know what age the kids are that go in there.
Kayla McCoy
Oct 26, 2011, 6:41:08 PM10/26/11
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My Audience is going to be the administrators at our local elementary
school.
The change I want to come is for all elementary schools to put into
effect sex education as part of the curriculum and if it is already in
effect I want to make sure that it is taught in a way that kids are
really going to listen to what is being taught.
I think that I really want to interview teen moms. I think that if I
interview some teen moms it would really get to the administrator's
emotions. I want o find out why they decided to have sex so early and
why they didn't use the proper protection. I also want to try and
interview someone who woks at planned parenthood to try and get local
statistics to what number of kids are going in their getting birth
control versus the number of pregnancy test get taken. From the teen
moms I want to know how they are doing now and if they would have
changed what they did. Another big question I want to ask the teen
moms is how many of them actually took sex ed and really listened to
what they heard. I thin that best research i can do would be to
interview people. I'm also thinking about doing a survey to find out
how many people actually took sex education in school. I think that
would be a great way to find out what people around here are
thinking. Maybe even add in the survey what they think about sex
education in schools so that i can show the administrator what the
people want done.
school.
The change I want to come is for all elementary schools to put into
effect sex education as part of the curriculum and if it is already in
effect I want to make sure that it is taught in a way that kids are
really going to listen to what is being taught.
I think that I really want to interview teen moms. I think that if I
interview some teen moms it would really get to the administrator's
emotions. I want o find out why they decided to have sex so early and
why they didn't use the proper protection. I also want to try and
interview someone who woks at planned parenthood to try and get local
statistics to what number of kids are going in their getting birth
control versus the number of pregnancy test get taken. From the teen
moms I want to know how they are doing now and if they would have
changed what they did. Another big question I want to ask the teen
moms is how many of them actually took sex ed and really listened to
what they heard. I thin that best research i can do would be to
interview people. I'm also thinking about doing a survey to find out
how many people actually took sex education in school. I think that
would be a great way to find out what people around here are
thinking. Maybe even add in the survey what they think about sex
education in schools so that i can show the administrator what the
people want done.
Emily Sams-Vitalone
Oct 31, 2011, 6:01:36 PM10/31/11
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I would like to interview a teacher in the elementary schools and a
principal if possible. I would plan on asking them about their current
curriculum, how it affects the way they must teach, what they would
rather do, and how they feel about the no child left behind act. I
would also like to interview a retired elementary school teacher and
ask them about how teaching was when they first started compared to
how it was when they were in their last few years. I would also like
to visit an elementary school and observe a teacher and actually see
what they do and how they have to go about teaching.
principal if possible. I would plan on asking them about their current
curriculum, how it affects the way they must teach, what they would
rather do, and how they feel about the no child left behind act. I
would also like to interview a retired elementary school teacher and
ask them about how teaching was when they first started compared to
how it was when they were in their last few years. I would also like
to visit an elementary school and observe a teacher and actually see
what they do and how they have to go about teaching.
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