Graduate Transformation

1. Graduate Transformation Writing

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Context

Part of the reason you are taking this course is that you are thinking about your future. It is hard to know what to expect when you venture into something like graduate school, but with a little reflection you can foresee yourself succeeding through many challenges. Here, we take a moment to think through some of the “big questions” that are likely on your mind already.

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Surveying all that you’ve learned in this course so far, what lessons have been most significant for you? How do you see yourself becoming a member of the academic community? What does that mean to you? What challenges do you foresee with regard to academic writing? How will you overcome these challenges? What fears and excitements are you feeling as you start this program?

Ashley Murphy posted Sep 3, 2024 5:18 PM

Good Evening,

Lessons that have been the most significant for myself, is to always keep wanting to learn and grown when it comes to School. As for my academic community, to listen and learn from my peers and to always be open minded. 4 years ago (COVID time) at the age of 32 I decided to get my bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, gaining so much knowledge from my classes and my peers. It was so scary for me to get my degree at the age of 32. I am almost 37 and now I am a graduate student deciding to get my Master’s in psychology. I am not sure if this is a fear or a challenge of mine in the academic community, but I am so eager to get into the field I want to get into.

As for challenges regards to academic writing would be starting off a paper I have always struggled with this since I was in middle school or younger. I have always enjoyed writing but the struggle of starting off a paper is something I have a hard time with. Sometimes doing the research as in, I hope I am finding the correct information. My fears starting this is making sure I am not too hard on myself which tends to happen a lot. The excitement would be learning more on academic writing. I am excited to learn more on how to start a paper, or how to outline a paper, and to know to not repeat myself, sometimes I repeat myself without even knowing.

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2. Graduate Transformation Writing

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Ashley Murphy posted Sep 3, 2024 5:18 PM

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3. Graduate Transformation Writing

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Angelina Sciolla posted Sep 1, 2024 5:00 PM

So far, in addition to the tips on literature searches and the time spent on identifying academic journals related to my area of study, I found value in the readings and their guidance on how to identify areas of study and, ultimately, a thesis.

In The craft of research, I learned that I should be asking questions about the things that 1) I want to know more about and 2) that need to be further explored in my field. Brainstorming questions around topics can help identify specific areas of focus that can be explored. This was helpful for me because I tend to think too much about the thesis statement itself and the way it should be constructed and skip over this kind of exploration. To be fair, I may be doing it in my mind and take it for granted as a process but asking the questions What do I want to know? and What needs to be further explored in this area? can help to inventory and then reveal just what it is you wish to study. One day you think you know. And then youre exposed to a new idea or piece of research, and you wander into new territory. This self-interrogation (my term for it) is a step that should be fully articulated before you zero in on your topic.

At the same time, it can be overwhelming because if youre fascinated by different areas of your field of study as I am, you want to explore everything. Similar to what I heard from other students in the capstone workshop that was held several weeks ago, making a choice can be one of the challenging parts of the process.

Additionally, in Critical reading and writing for postgraduates, I appreciated the section in Chapter 2 that defined the different types of front-line literature that can be used. Ive written several papers and, although I have been able to broadly identify different types of resources, it was helpful to have specific definitions to reference when I start to critically evaluate the types of literature I may need and may want to use for my capstone.

References

Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & Fitzgerald, W.T. (2016). The craft of

research. (4th ed.). University of Chicago Press.

4. Graduate Transformation Writing

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Field: Liberal Studies

Activity 2: Identifying Journals & Reviewing Your Field – Paper

Context

Knowing the status of your field is an important place to begin you studies. What kinds of questions are being asked in the literature? What type of work is gaining traction or falling out of favor? Are there any major schools of thought that are under heavy critique? How has the field or subfield changed in the past 5, 10, or 20 years? These are things you will want to know as you strive to situate your work among current scholarship.

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Part I: Find 5 journals (not journal articles) in your field using the Regis library. List them in a Word document. You will be adding to this list as you progress through the course.

The point of knowing journals in your field is to know where you should go to see trends, current topics, authors, etc. For example, if I study social media and its affects on interpersonal relationships, I may want to review new issues of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychological Research on Cyberspace and Human-Computer Interaction and The Journal of Social Media and Society. By keeping up with these journals, I can see new research, see what the trends are, and find reviews of new books or publications in the field.

Use this link from the Regis Library if you have questions on what a scholarly journal is: .

Part II: The main assignment this week is designed to introduce you to writing and to the research in your field. Under your list of 5 journals, insert a page break so that you will start Part II on a clean page.

The first step of the assignment is to do research on your field. Depending on your field, you may want to check newspapers, magazines, library databases where one can find articles published in scholarly journals, and Google Scholar (once in Google, hit the more link and find Scholar on the dropdown menu), among other possible sources, for information on the state of your discipline or area of interest.
Then, write a 3page (not including the cover page, reference page, or journal list), double-spaced paper discussing the trends or topics you have found in your preliminary search. Include an APA cover page.

In your paper, explain what current trends you found. Explain what is currently being studied within your area of interest. Determine if there are hot topics or controversial findings within your field. For example, within organizational communication, there were many studies carried out on bullying in the workplace over the course of several years. A common topic now is downsizing and its relation to survivor syndrome. There is also work being done on the effect of sleep deprivation on mood and communication as well as productivity. Use this assignment to determine what is happening in your field. The paper should follow a basic essay format that includes an introduction with a thesis statement, a body that explains your main points, and a conclusion. You should also cite sources. Provide information on which ideas came from which sources. You will learn more and more about APA style as we proceed through the course, but take your best shot at using APA style so that you can start to familiarize yourself with the patterns and rules.

Before submitting your paper, ask yourself the following questions. If you answer “no” to any of the following questions, take the opportunity revise your paper. For this paper, it is okay to write in the first person.

Is the introduction interesting? Is it brief? Is it connected to the topic of the paper?
Can you easily identify your thesis statement (i.e., the conclusion of the paper, i.e., what you are arguing in support of)?
Is your thesis statement included in the first paragraph?
Are the main points that support your thesis or purpose clearly explained in the introduction?
Does each paragraph have a clearly articulated main topic?
Does each sentence relate to the main point of that paragraph and to the overall purpose of the paper?
Do you present clear transitions to let the reader know you are changing topics?

Your assignment will be graded using a rubric. Grading rubrics provide the standards according to which you are graded and determine how many points (or what percentage of the total score) adherence to each standard is worth. All rubrics can be found in the “Course Resources” folder.

Please use the after writing your paper. The checklist can be found in the Course Resources folder. Go through each item on the checklist, checking for compliance, and use this process to make needed adjustments to your paper. Check each box after you have made sure your paper is correct. Copy and paste your completed checklist to your paper (or submit the checklist to the same dropbox as a separate document) to show that you have gone through the checklist and made all the requisite adjustments. If you do not understand some part of the checklist, please add a comment so that your instructor can answer your questions.

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