PSYC02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Topic Sentence, Master Sergeant, Local Consistency
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Week 5 lecture #5: tuesday may 31, 2016. Develop research question locate relevant empirical articles. Analyze articles (locate areas of convergence, areas of divergence/contradiction, and gaps in literature); make paraphrased notes from each article; create analysis page where critical notes from within and across papers can be connected (see getting started guide for ideas) Think about how evidence explicitly fits together (synthesis) to lead to this "take home message" (concept mapping/outline) argument should be persuasive: logical and plausible ------> Have a main point to make (an argument) and support it with evidence from the film and data from at least two peer reviewed articles. Having a point to make/argumentation justify your conclusion using evidence. -ranges from explanation to exposition to support of burning issues. Most simple: conclusion based on evidence/ take home message". Most dynamic theses often are an affront to somebody or something. Unpopular ideas; push against convention; challenge an existing theory; or, provide new.
