Another thing I feel that is important to take note of is that my research topic changed as I did research. When I first walked into the library session, I wanted to research the "effects of electronics on teens and their finances." Immediately after the first source I found on the academic database at BYU, I decided to change my topic because it wasn't specific enough, and it wasn't very clear. After changing my research topic to how "social media, gaming, and electronics affect teens, their habits, and their morals," I was able to find all the sources I needed. Previously, I stated that keeping my sources within the limit of 6-8 would be hard. After talking with my professor, I found out that I can have up to 20 sources; knowing this, I will be able to find even more evidence to support my research argument than I had previously expected.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Research Paper - Effects of Social Media, Electronics, and Gaming on Teens
Today in Writing 150, we met in the library research section for class. Before class began, I couldn't help but feeling like the lecture would be waste because I felt like I already knew how to research things. And even if I didn't know how to use a special BYU academic search engine, how hard could it be? Within the first 5 minutes, my opinion had completely changed. During the research lecture, our librarian would first inform us of a search engine that BYU provides, and then let us practice using it. After allowing us enough time to find some good information on our topic, she would move on to another search engine. It amazed me how precise and effective all of the search engines are that are available through BYU. The research question that I hope to answer is, "how have social media, gaming, and electronics affected teens, their habits, and their morals?" So far, I have been able to find a solid 10 sources that I know I will be able to utilize. When I first began thinking about this project, I thought it would be hard to find enough sources to fulfill the assignment, but as I found more and more sources, I realized that if the limit of allowed sources was 6-8, I was going to have a lot of trouble choosing which ones to use. Learning the process of completing an annotated bibliography has been very beneficial to me, and I'm excited to read each of my sources in depth.
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This sounds like a very interesting topic. Growing up I was quite the video gamer. It can be very distracting, I remember I would constantly rush through homework so that I could get together with friends and play the latest games. I had a lot of fun with it all, but I do think that it can alienate you from those around you and it can give you a greater tolerance for violence.
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