Sociology 2206A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Time Management, Literature Review, Operationalization

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2206A/B
• Professor: Stephen Lin

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Importance of research proposal: convincing others that you have a worthwhile research project. If your topic is too broad, you will find too much information and not be able to focus: background reading can help you choose and limit the scope of your topic, specify the context for your research (ex. Do you want to compare your topic by time periods: other relevant questions. Impacts on society: who can use your findings (application, any potential harm, any potential for public or policy interest, unintended outcomes, framing a research question. It is ok to modify your research question (process of trial and error: find out what is best for your entire group, re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t stud(cid:455) e(cid:448)er(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g so fo(cid:272)us. November 21, 2017: creativity, thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g (cid:272)riti(cid:272)all(cid:455) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g (cid:862)outside the (cid:271)o(cid:454)(cid:863, avoid repeating what has been stated already, go beyond the obvious, exercise your sociological imagination (link knowledge and experiences to the broader social issues, literature review.