Research Methods Essay

The Hampton Project, led by Dr. Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, Is where I worked as an intern. The project which investigates the lives and fates of hundreds of African Americans who were enslaved in the Hampton plantation, It seems mainly a historical-anthropological project. However, in its core it is also related to representation and social and political power -including the work that was assigned to me- which was sorting and finding the names of the people who were enslaved in Ridgely’s properties…

of this article was to explore certain coping techniques termed as approach coping, avoidance coping, or observations of available social support for their role, if any, in the relationship between the Type D personality and perceived stress. The research also examined whether the distressed, also known as, Type D personality facilitated the association between perceived stress and signs of burnout. The researchers explored how Type D personalities are identified, their psychosocial affects,…

Typically, when people think of doing research they automatically go to Google to search their topic and gather the information needed. One issue that this causes is that this specific search engine finds thousands of results that may not even be relevant to what one is searching for. This causes long hours of frustration and it takes researching a lot longer than it has to be. I was once a Google addict when it came to school assignments, but thanks to a few professors I now know that other…

In this assignment, I will review the project proposal of Patrick Overby. I am the City Financial Planner in Omaha, Nebraska. Patrick’s project proposal focuses on building a new fire station in Omaha. Omaha’s Fire Department is designated to receive a completely new fire station in central Omaha, near the current fire station. I will conduct a formal cost-benefit analysis for Patrick’s project proposal. Patrick’s project objective is a simple plan to build a new fire station in the…

This entry will discuss the DNP student’s progress with implementation of her scholarly project. The DNP student implemented her project on May 20, 17. The DNP student prepared every day for her presentation. The preparation for this project implementation was intense. The DNP student was in constant contact with her mentor to make sure everything was going to run smoothly. The DNP student was able to have assistants help with organizing refreshment. There were expected and non-expected findings…

medicine. Despite this, in recent years (that is, relative to the existence of animal testing), such research has received significant amounts of criticism, primarily being that animal testing is cruel, inhumane and unnecessary. However, opponents of animal testing overlook several factors as to why animal testing occurs - if humanity truly found it unnecessary to use animal specimens in research, we simply would not. Humane Treatment of Specimens The first of these factors is the fact that…

Video documentaries are popular secondary sources. Secondary sources are one of the many instruments of knowledge that historians examine and interpret to gain an understanding of history. Vikings is documentary series release in 2012 that was written and narrated by Neil Oliver from the BBC Network. In the documentary, Oliver analyzes the massive history of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the end of the Viking Age. A large emphasis is place on artifacts and travel since Oliver is an…

Chapter 10 Qualitative Field Research I. Introduction a. Field research incolves the direct observation of social phenomena in their natural settings i. Typical field research is qualitative that quantitative b. In field research, observation, data processing, and analysis are interwoven cyclical processes II. Topics Appropriate for Field Research a. Field research is appropriate for topics that are not easily quantifiable, that change over time and a best observed in their natural settings i.…

In high school, I went to an upper level math-science academy. This school was similar to college, with set lecture/lab times, research days, and small class sizes with informal assessments. During research days, we divided into our small research groups to work on our year-long research project. We wrote scientific papers and presented our findings to the whole academy at the end of the year, which was quite the educational experience. For my senior year…

long journey I have changed to General Education Degree after already having many of the classes that I am required to get a concentration in History. As a former History major it was a good experience. I have learned many ways to do research. Learning to do the research and find the point of view from more than one source and find the truth. This also has given my tools I…