JOSIE HI.

[briannaamber17-blog]

LAST TUMBLR EVER Week 15

So this is the last Tumblr Tuesday post I will ever have to do and I couldn’t be happier. I am so ready for the vacation!

For our website we have to keep in mind, how will we employ ethos, pathos, and logos throughout and also when we design it. Here is a little reminder. Check It out!

Homepage/About me: I will employ Ethos as a writer in this respective section by, making sure that when I introduce myself everything is factual and up-to-date and that throughout my website my grammar and punctuation is correct. I will also ensure that I am credible for the information I will be providing about myself.

 Assignment Reflections: For this section I will employ ethos by, using my previous assignments as resources to ensure that the information I’m providing is factually correct.

Reading Reflections: For the last section I will employ ethos by, using the e-book as a credible source, to summarize the readings we have explored and discussed.

Homepage/About me: I will employ Pathos as a writer in this respective section by, using an appropriate photo of myself to show credibility and imply that this is my website. I will also make sure I use the appropriate colors, sizes, and styles of font on my homepage so that it is legible for my audience.

Assignment Reflections: For this section I will employ Pathos by, showing a sense of value on all the assignments I have accomplished that way my message has an emotional impact. I will also make sure that I use colors that are simple and not too much.

Reading Reflections: For the last section I will employ Pathos by, using emotional language to discuss how the readings met my expectations and how they were beneficial to the assignments we completed.

Homepage/About me: I will employ logos as a writer in this respective section by, providing a layout that is organized and not all over the place. Seeing those two websites helped me realize what a good website looks likes and how a bad one looks. Therefore, I will use Aarons website as an example.

Assignment Reflections: For this section I will employ logos by, providing evidence from my assignments to make my message clear. I will also make sure that this page is legible and organized for my audience.

Reading Reflections: For the last section I will employ logos by, using facts, statistics, and examples from the e-book to convey my message and show how the readings will be beneficial as I continue to develop as a writer.

Now that I am a designer, I will use ethos, pathos, and logos throughout my website.

Ethos: I will make sure that my grammar and punctuation is all correct and I will ensure that I use credible sources for all my pages in my website.

Pathos: I will ensure that the layout of my website is simple and not to colorful because as a Rhetoric writer that is not professional. I will also make sure that I use motivational appeals and emotional language for my audience.

Logos: In my website I will make sure that I use factual information, examples and quotes to convey my message. I will also make sure my website is organized and looks nice.

BOOM! I am finished with my LAST tumblr. I can finally be relieved from stress every Tuesday! Whooo Hooo!!

[josephineroque-blog]

Hi! You did a great job! I used your tumblr Tuesday as an example for mine because I got a bit lost. I like how your post was divided in sections  which I can already tell your website will be divided and organized using grouping, contrast and balance. My only advice would be to remember to maybe use different font sizes when it comes to headings and body text ,but keep the same font style. I didn't see it mentioned in your post, so just an idea for you. Good luck on your website and happy holidays!!

[josephineroque-blog]

Ethos. Pathos, Logos FTW!

 “How will I execute Ethos, Pathos, and Logos as a producer, creator, writer, and activist?”   

We must know what Ethos, Pathos, and Logos mean. So I decided to add the definitions to remind myself throughout this post ( and help others, hopefully.)

SECTION A: As a writer!

 1. How will you employ

Ethos?

           My homepage will carry the credibility that I am the author for the website. It will be credible because I am a student enrolled in the university of Texas at el Paso taking RWS 1302 class and I can share the experience of taking the class with professor Audrey. I will express situations and feelings I went through first had.

Pathos?

          The section that includes Assignment Reflections will carry plenty of logos. This is the section that I will express my achievements, my difficult times and my reliefs throughout the semester when working on all the assignments. I will also be sharing my experiences and thoughts on some of the readings from the required textbooks from this course when I get to the Course Reading Reflection.

Logos?

           I will cover logic with the fair use statement, informational graphics and facts. My writing fluency must stay at the same pace and rhythm. It must be well written. Including examples, pictures, facts and an in depth description when needed. Logos will be available in practically everything. For example, my homepage, the tabs I include and the text in these sections.

SECTION B: As a designer!

As a designer overall I should be able to express myself and engage my viewers visually and artistically. I should be able to capture their full attention without overwhelming them at all.

 2. How will you employ

Ethos?

           I will portray credibility through alignment and grouping. The Website must inform my peers in a professional manner. I believe that using vertical and horizontal elements can sustain a professional look if used adequately. Not too much, just enough. I would like to separate work, for example having a section dedicated to just the assignment reflections. This will cover a grouping aspect in my webpage. For example, diving sections and using correct grammar. Making sure the webpage looks up to date and all my sources are correct as well as the information I use in the sections of my webpage.

Pathos?

I will portray emotions through consistency, Contrast, and balance. My Headings will carry a bigger font size, and the same style of text and my body text will carry a smaller font size but perhaps the same text style. An ongoing feeling throughout the webpage. I would like to keep the same feeling well balanced and equally weighed. If an image expresses a strong feeling and my text from the opposite side lacks emotion that it can definitely throw off my balance, however images and graphics will weigh more than text so I must be precise with this issue. The background color will be a light gray, were I can still add images and text without overwhelming anybody and for the website to remain professional.

Logos?

Like mentioned above the organization of the home page and other sections are very important and they resemble Logos. Being able to navigate the webpage without difficulty is a must for my web page as well as the webpage itself making sense to my peers and I. Perhaps when I explain my work or reflect on my readings I can include quotes, by doing that my viewers will have an easier understanding to what I mean. I will make sure to portray a message and make it well known, my viewer must not go in my webpage looking for stuff, the stuff should be available in an instant. #ChallengeAccepted

[josephineroque-blog]

EXTRA CREDIT

WHAT: As the holidays approach I like to give back to those in need residing in my community. After thanksgiving dinner I packed 20 meals and headed out for them to be delivered. The meals provided a warm piece of turkey, stuffing, green beans, corn. cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes with bon bits and gravy. I also handed out butter cake.I also passed out a couple blankets that were not being used in my home. I learned that some individuals stay up all night during this season because it is so cold outside and although it was such a hassle to ep all the meals warm it was all so worth it.  I also learned some people go to a shelter to receive meals but go back outside to try and receive more because they are not full, they stay hungry. But sadly I also learned first hand some people do not want your food, and will make sure you watch what happens to it.

The following mini clips show some of the first plates I put together and the pieces of butter cake:

SO WHAT: As a future social worker I learned that you cannot always save everybody, but you sure can make a difference. You will not always get a happy outcome but you will leave knowing you tried your best to understand the situation and try again next time you get the chance too using a different method.

NOW WHAT: I am now aware that people are lacking basic needs here in El Paso, Texas. I will get involved every holiday ( for these days are known to be deadly to some individuals) and cover what I can. I also realized that next time I pass out lunches or blankets or even good thought I can provide pamphlets that indicate where and when free food is offered, available shelter space and even free clinics. I learned that at El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, I can request such items, dedicate my time, and change people's lives. After all I got a full week to rest and one day changed the night of 20 individuals. I look forward in getting involved more here in Here in Horizon City.

[briannaamber17-blog]

On the Road to Creating a Website

So creating a website is the last and final assignment of the semester and I couldn’t be happier. After making my website I will finally be stress free!

In my website I must follow all the guidelines and must make sure I use the five principles of design such as:

Contrast: Design such as font style and size are different from one another.

Consistency: Making sure design is consistent and similar.

Balance: When images and text have equal weight, such as spreading out the content.

Grouping: Keeping sets of like items on the same page and not scattered.

Alignment: Lining up elements on the page either vertically of horizontally.  

- The first website http://trendlines.ca/

1) The balance of this website was not good at all. On the left side there was a graph showing the USA Gasoline components and on the right side there was only 3 bullet points of information, creating no balance at all.   

2)  The contrast of this site is not very good because there is so many different colors, sizes, and styles of font. It is difficult to read the graph since their is so many different colors going on.

3) The use of consistency is not good either because the design is not consistent. In the graph they used many different colors for the font and on the right hand side they used black making it very distracting.

4) The alignment is not in proper format because the textbox’s that are on the graph are not aligned properly. Some are diagonal, and they are all different sizes and colors. As for the grouping, the results of the chart is on the right hand side when it should probably be right under that way you know those are the results.

5) Based on my analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, the effectiveness of the site was very helpful because there was so much color that it took away from the chart. Everything was scattered everywhere and had no consistency at all. Looking at this website now I know what NOT to do.

- The website http://www.aaronxmarquez.com/

1. The balance of this site was a lot better because the images and text had equal weight. The text was on the left side and the picture was on the right but it transparent that way you could focus on the text more than the image.

2) How is contrast employed on the site? The contrast of Aarons website was very organized. The style, size, and color of font was all the same. He also highlighted the key points in yellow to show you that, that information is important. He also put a black background so it wouldn’t take away from the text.

3) The sites use of consistency was on point because the design was consistent, he used only white and yellow for the font which is very simple and not to much for the audience.

4) Everything in this website was aligned and not scattered all over the place, which made it look organized.

5) Based on my analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, the effectiveness of this site was very helpful because it showed me how my website should look. Aarons website was very organized, it didn’t have to much, it was just simple and straight to the point. I also liked this website because it looked fancy and it also incorporated movement when you would scroll to the next page. This gave me a better understanding on what my website should look like.

Now that I have a better understanding now its time to outline my own website and how I want mine to look!

1. To ensure that my website is balanced I will make sure that my images and text share equal weight for instance if I put an image I will imply that I put a fair amount of text, not too much and not too little.

2. On my website I will also ensure that I use contrast such as incorporating the same style, color, and size of font that way it can look organized and simple.

 3. I will employ consistency by making sure that my design is consistent and not a different layout on each page. For example, on Aarons website he had the same layout for all his different pages.

4. Using alignment and grouping can make my website more effective because that’s what makes it look organized. For instance, in the first website I saw everything was not aligned and the information was not grouped well o it made everything look like a mess aka “capirotada”.

 5. The colors I plan to use for my website is mostly black and white because I think that’s what makes it look organized. I feel like color takes away from the text  and objective.

 6. I can ensure that my website is going to be well- designed because I am going to go over the website guidelines and go in depth to make sure I understand the directions. I am also one who loves to ask questions therefore if I have any I will make sure I ask that way I am on the right track. In addition, the website creator WIX, gives you many options of designs that you can chose from so I think that will also be very helpful.   

Now that I have analyzed what a good website looks like I can now use that as an example to help me create my own!

[josephineroque-blog]

HI! I think you did a great job. I loved how you restated what each category meant, you saved me the hassle of going back and forth in finding definitions. I think I learned more in your post! every time I'm editing my website I will compare it to a “capirotada”, and fix it right away. Thanks! My only advise is to use both websites you just analyzed to just make sure you don't create the mistakes that were found, and emphasize the great aspects found in the good website. I think your website will come out great since your post has a lot of information regarding the subject. Good luck!!

[josephineroque-blog]

Week 14 : Thinking About My Website

SECTION A: DESIGN PRINCIPLES APPLIED?

I will analyze the following website first http://trendlines.ca/.

QUESTIONS FOR ANALYSIS:

1. Identify and describe the balance of the site. This website has an off balance between the images and the text. As you can notice above the the graph takes the majority of the space on the page, yet the text in the graph is still small which is equal to the text from the rest of the website. The website focuses on graphs, however, I think that the information about signing up for a membership or the simple details explaining the main idea of the webpage itself should be clear, bigger and should stand out. The reader must not go looking for anything, the creator must make sure he keeps the viewers attention and explains everything clearly and briefly.

2. How is contrast employed on the site? From my point of view the body text seems to use the same text font as the title text. The body text is bold and the title text is bigger , but not in bold. However, I do think all the text overall even the bigger text is still quite small. I do not know what to read first and it makes it all a bit overwhelming.

3. Evaluate the site’s use of consistency. The contingency in this page would be the text font all over the website. It is almost the same text with the same size.

4. Describe the site’s utilization of alignment and grouping. Alignment and grouping comes hand in hand. The page seems more of a horizontal webpage rather than vertical. And the text is located on your right side and the graphs on your left, the heading statements on top of the page and all these three items represent grouping.

5. Based on your analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, describe the effectiveness of the site.

I believe this is an effective website for individuals who are very much familiar with graphs and statistics since the website is mainly a membership that you sign up for to have access to all the numbers. The one shown above is the gas pump.

I will now analyze the second website which is, http://www.aaronxmarquez.com/

QUESTIONS FOR ANALYSIS:

1. Identify and describe the balance of the site. This website is very clear and balanced out. The weight between the images and text are well balanced. The images don’t make the viewer ignore the text and the text is very clear to read. This portion is perfect!! ( the colors as well are great, they do not overwhelm me or bore me)

2. How is contrast employed on the site? The font size is different as it should be. The titles and subheadings are bigger than the body text. They carry the same text font which doesn’t throw the website off in anyway. It is very clear and you can easily tell what it is that you will be reading.

3. Evaluate the site’s use of consistency. I would definitely say all elements resemble each other.like I mentioned before the text may be in different size but the font is the same and the spacing is the same. Length wise is very similar throughout all the body text and all the tab text is the same. All the text added in this website was very well done.

4. Describe the site’s utilization of alignment and grouping. The website designer definitely has some background knowledge on what it is the people look for. He grouped his work in topics and eat section had is title or subheading, and image, and text. All this didn’t mix up anything though, it was clear and very nice to follow along. He also mixed and matched the alignment through this website and it looks great!

5. Based on your analysis of the site in terms of the principles of design, describe the effectiveness of the site.

I am confident that this website is very effective. It met all the criteria and was not missing anything. I think it is a great website! And although it had a lot going on I didn’t feel overwhelmed and still got a professional feel from the website.

SECTION B: IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR OWN DESIGN:

1. What will you have to do to ensure that your website is balanced? I will make sure I choose pictures very carefully. I now know that most of the websites page should be located on my right side. Colors also have to do a lot with the presentation of my work so if I am unsure of the balance I will choose white and black, those colors are very balanced by themselves. I will try and go back to my old website from RWS1301 since we focused on it all semester and I may get ideas from it. My book also mentions to be very careful with irregular shapes, big shapes and texts, those weight more than their opposite.

2. How will you use contrast on your website? My book mentions that if I make the material distinct from each other throughout the website my work will be more clear to the reader. This includes highlighting, background colors and the font sizes. I will definitely keep this in mind.

3. Where will you employ consistency on your website? Consistency is a must throughout my text. From headings, to subheadings and to body text. This section of the book reminded me of APA formatting. Consistency means having an easy to read website without overwhelming anybody. The text on headings should b different in size than the body text. The pages should resemble each other no matter how many there are, if I add a list the bullet points should be almost or the same, and the text font should appear professional. I will definitely do all this on my website!!!

4. How can you use alignment and grouping to make your website more effective? I will use alignment and grouping effectively throughout my website. I will choose between vertical or horizontal alignment and my book mentions which is is best for the reading. It also mentions that pictures are usually added when white is around, it also mentions to use headings and add a border. Will do!

5. What colors will you use for your website? Why? I will definitely go with a Shades of white and black for my background so I can have space for any added images. It will make it clear and not overwhelming. The website will look very clean too!! The font will definitely be black for a professional look.

6. How else can you ensure that your website is well-designed?

I will ensure it will be a good website by following the guidelines and tips mentioned in the RWS book, I can also go back and look at these two websites to ensure and remind myself what is a good example and what is not a good example, and finally get feedback from my peers and professor if possible. I am confident about the outcome of my website!!

[carvellion-blog]

Week 13: Wrapping Up The Film: Creating A Plan Of Action

a. What days and times will you commit to the project? 

We decided as a group that we will meet on Fridays at 1 pm in the library on the 3rd floor and on Sundays at noon on the Gmail.com website working on the assignment at the same time.

b. What days/times are you working as a group and when will you work alone?

Our team (G.A.S.S.) will meet on Fridays in person discussing racial diversity in overall fields. The section that i will be working on is lack of racial diversity in graphic design and do this outside of our meeting times.

c. Specifically, what aspect of the project will you address on each of those days? 

The aspects that we will address as a group on that Sunday is trying to put our ideas together to so that we can as a group meet all the requirements that are to be used on the project.

d. Specifically, what will you do to complete those aspects of the project?

Our adjective to complete this assignment is  focus and connect more on the topic. Then i will use my assignments and articles that i researched to add to the project improving anything that needs to be fixed.

 e. What specific aspects of the assignment are you most concerned about? What can you do to address those concerns? 

My main concern for the assignment is that all of our majors are different and i feel that all of our ideas want come together because our fields are different causing everything not making sense to the audience. One way this issue could be address is asking others that have done this assignment that had this issues or asking our professor or scholars for help to give us a specific idea.

f. What specific aspects of the assignment are you most comfortable with? Why?

What i am most comfortable with in this assignment is working on my part which graphic design because of done most of my research on it. I also feel comfortable with my group members part to because i know they have done there research and that our ideas will come together making the project turn out great.

[josephineroque-blog]

Hi Carvellion!! Great job!! I believe our concerns are the same about loosing our audience throughout our documentary but April's response made me feel confident!!!! We got this!!!! Just wanted to correct that Sunday's we meet at five p.m!! Haha typo I'm sure! (I hope!) see you Friday!!

[josephineroque-blog]

WRAPPING UP THE FILM: CREATING A PLAN OF ACTION

a. What days and times will you commit to the project?

My Team(G.A.S.S) and I are committing the project on Fridays @ 1 p.m. in the library ( 3rd floor and get a little room) and Sunday  evening we meet online using Gmail.com where we can all collaborate on the same document at once.

b. What days/times are you working as a group and when will you work alone?

So my team and I decided things would run smoothly if we did mostly everything together when we meet up on Fridays. I will be working alone only on my section (there are four, hence G.A.S.S) which is social work. Aside from that we made an agreement that we must all be together in meetings in order for our documentary to run smoothly.

c. Specifically, what aspect of the project will you address on each of those days?

On our first meeting we all brought ideas and talked it through to see how we could use everybody's ideas in some way or another. We tackled bit of each requirement and as the meetings continue to go by we make each slide stronger and stronger. We will continue to review everything in the hour that we meet in order to make sure we will not miss anything on the checklist!

d. Specifically, what will you do to complete those aspects of the project?

I will revise my interview video and cut a clip that best fits our documentary. I will make sure it all makes sense and get other opinions so we can improve it. In order to complete every aspect we must focus and get stuff done. Review all the requirements, make it better each and every meeting , but most importantly make it know that we are all fighting for something regardless of our different majors, and that is EQUALITY amongst race.

e. What specific aspects of the assignment are you most concerned about? What can you do to address those concerns?

I am most concerned about our different majors. Although we realized it can and will work out it makes me nervous that maybe we wont be able to express ourselves and our sense wont see the actual meaning we are trying to portray. I will push and push too get opinions and critiques on what we should change to get a great response from our final audience and professor. My other concern is our advocacy we need to make it stronger but I feel once we keep going over our slides it will be more clear on what we are rooting for.

f. What specific aspects of the assignment are you most comfortable with? Why?

I am most comfortable with the section of social work and that is only because that is the topic I have been focusing during most of the semester. I am not an expert on graphic design, anthropology and  education but I trust that my peers will allow me to see their confidence through their work. I am also very comftrable with all the statistics that my peers and I have provided because they are accurate, come from good sources and I believe that can have a great impact on our community and audience.

I'm really exited for our final documentary!!

[josephineroque-blog]

Week 12: Building a Production Team!!

Topic: Racial Diversity in Higher Education

Purpose: Racial Minorities must start getting hired for THE position desired. Minorities such as African Americans, Asian, Pacific islander and the biggest ethnic minority known as Latinos here in El Paso, Texas. Graphic Design, Anthropology, Social work and education are in need of a more diverse staff in order o succeed economically and socially.

Audience: We are trying to persuade college students, specifically minorities that attend collage, because we are the future and possible change that many industries need to thrive.  

Solution:Our audience must begin “checking the box” in any application. Not because they meet a quota, but because empowering a cultural background is super powerful. Embracing that you are a minority, you must be aware that you are bringing skills to the table that are needed and requested by our society, especially if you are planning to grow professionally near borders that unite bilingual, multicultural growing citizens. Scholarships are also available for minorities.

***My group is covering the following four majors in our documentary: Graphic design, education, anthropology, and social work. I will be going into depth for my own major which is social work.***

                                                PART TWO Topic: Racial Diversity in Higher Education Subtopic:  social work  

Ethos:

According to a few authors is the article Social Work Practice with Latinos: Key Issues For Social Workers (Furman et al.,2009) “Recommendations on how agencies and universities can recruit and promote bilingual practitioners are introduced” This means a more diverse staff is needed to cover the needs of the culturally diverse patients in a more effective manner and these authors begin introducing methods in 2009.  

“National Committee of Racial and Ethnic Diversity [NCORED] to more fully address the effect that accelerated population growth and changing ethnic and cultural dynamics would have on social issues.”

Logos:

“The Census Bureau further projected that the individuals identifying them-selves as white would decline by approximately 22% by 2050 and that racial identification for 2050 was estimated to be 53% White, 24% Hispanic, 14%Black, 8% Asian/Pacific Islanders and 1% American Indian/Alaska Native.”

I only came across written out statistics so I will make sure to create graphs for the chosen ones. ( and of course , most accurate! and recent!)

Pathos + Advocacy:

The interview with my scholar went great. Professor Moya is passionate, caring and roots for Latinos! I will be using my interview video to enforce ethos, pathos and our advocacy.

[legarcia11]

Group Proposal: Week 12

Topic: Racial Diversity in Higher Education

Purpose: There is a lack of diversity in higher education

Audience:  Young minorities in higher education 

Solution: Encourage minorities to “check the box” in universities and to be proud of their nationality rather than be seen as meeting a certain quota. 

Topic: Diversity in Higher Education - Anthropology

Ethos:

The lack of racial diversity in the anthropological field is getting rough to integrate minorities in the field that is predominantly white in the field of study and in the academy. 

Even UTEP is guilty of this, even thought it prides itself on being one of the most diverse universities according to Dr. Luykx a PhD professor in the anthropology field: “UTEP has no black faculty, and yet it prides itself at being very diverse because we have a lot more Latino faculty than most places. But the fact that we can’t keep black faculty members here, I think is something the UTEP administration ought to be concerned about because I do not see them addressing it in a proactive way that would be privy to those conversations” (Dr. Luykx 2016).

Pathos:

There has been racial and gender imbalances in anthropology since the 1960′s and it has been an uphill battle for the integration of minorities. If these inequities continue in the anthropology field, then it will continue to counter the inherent vales of anthropology. 

Logos:

The lack of racial diversity within anthropology for so many years has made it a social norm to exclude minorities throughout universities.  In the figure below, it shows the distribution of 1.5 million faculty members in postsecondary institutions in the U.S. as of 2013 according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Advocacy: 

Race is a product of cultural and economical circumstances according to the American Anthropological Association (AAA).

In that case, if race is not biological, aren’t we all similar in various ways? Therefore deserve equal opportunity? If we can accept this as fact, then we can encourage nationalism among minorities to be proud of where they came from than the preconceived notion of being a statistic within a university.  

[josephineroque-blog]

Hi leshea!!! I'm exited to see your post full of information so our documentary can be awesome!! Perhaps we can add your bar graph but explain it through your voice? Since you were the researcher and specialized in anthropology. I as well found percentages but it's in a quote? So I can simply create it and upload it back to back with yours? And April and Carvellion can too! See you Friday! We should also think of something besides "checking the box" to make a bigger impact.

[liizzee19-blog]

#Week11

WHAT:

SO WHAT :

NOW WHAT:

[josephineroque-blog]

Hi! Great job on your post. I think you should look into the “sensitivity” skill. I came across it when I was learning about cultural genograms and it made me realize that if every industry struggling with diversity and not hiring outside their comfort zones was to add a course or even workshop including a sensitivity skill then minorities wouldn't struggle so much or feel out of place! I definitely think you can become a future scientist and innovator by continuing your research skills! I al think I will apply your idea on doing HW! again, great job!

[josephineroque-blog]

Week 11: Reflecting on our research skills

1.WHAT:

I have learned so much there past two months. My semester topic is Diversity in Social work. Diversity including ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and skills needed to be successful. I have learned that Social Work is a growing field and its courses in college are constantly changing because of diversity itself!! By doing my Literature Review I was able to look more into diversity and what were their methods used to train future social workers.  Conducting my primary research was pretty nerve wrecking but I survived!! Professor Eva Moya was such a sweetheart and she made me super exited for the future. Researching at the academic level so far has been a great challenge for me, but I am leaning so much every week and it makes me very proud of myself.

2. SO WHAT:

All that I am learning in this course is very important because research must be done almost everywhere! Maybe different research, shorter research or longer research but it is still similar to the genre analysis and  literature review. For example, I had to write a research paper for my politics class on the current election. I was able to learn abut the individuals running for certain position and I learned the importance of research. I learned what these people what to do , what they are passionate about and I  even learned who they are as a family member. It made me really exited to vote. I will be working in a professional environment in a few years, and what better way to advocate for diversity and changes when I am able to prove my ideas through research.

3. NOW WHAT:

Now its time to make changes. I now have knowledge of the importance of diverse social workers, yet Hispanics aren't even half of the employees in the social work industry!! I am sure I am not the only one who thinks this way and I can look into it and raise awareness of the importance of the health of all of our minorities. I can even volunteer and further my research when I turn 21 ( because you have to be 21 to volunteer with social workers), by volunteering I can even notice other issues and research about it to make a difference.

[hello-kimh-blog]

#Week10 Abstract, Cover Page and References

Don’t know where you can find information on how to create a Abstract, cover page and references,

Read my post and it will guide you through!

Lets get started!

First I went into blackboard, then I clicked on the weekly content folder, and then clicked on the tab that says “Literature Review Supplement Guidelines.”

Then knowing what my subject was I had to look and see where the cover page, Abstract and references requirements were located.

The information was helpful but it still needed more information so I decided to check my RWS handbook and find more detailed information on completing the Abstract which is on page 231.

Since there was not enough information given on how to create a cover page I found some helpful videos step by step on creating APA Format cover page, below is a link I provided.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4p_O3aumZk

I also found a video on how to create an APA format reference page, below is a link I provided.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuEb1RC1auw

These are the requirements needed to complete the abstract, cover page and references. Don’t worry, you guys will be able to complete and nail the Literature Review!

[josephineroque-blog]

Hi! Tonight I learned a few things from your post. I discovered the actual font size is 12 not 11 ( I've been using 11🙄) I also discovered the heading for the abstract is centered and not to the left like other subheadings. I will definitely use your YouTube videos to make sure my literature review is the best it can be! I'm more of a visual person so thank you! Great job!!

[josephineroque-blog]

Introduction and In-Text Citation

I will begin with the introduction, An introduction goes after the abstract page. To have a good introduction you must make sure it introduces your topic and ends in a thesis statement. An introduction is usually more than half a page but less than a whole page. I found this valuable introduction in our RWS Ebook in page: 226

The thesis statement basically tells the reader what it is that the paper will focus on in one or two sentences. This information was also found in page 226 in the RWS eBook.

For the literature Review you body text must be in APA Format, you can get guidance in the UWC by clicking under Useful Web links in our class shell and clicking the writing center.

You can submit your work via email or go straight to the writing center. As you can see they can definitely help!

You can also find instructions and help in Perdueowl.com also found in Useful Web links.

Now I will explain how to successfully add In-Text Citations. Make sure the quotes you choose do not exceed three lines. This is very important because once there is more quote lines than your own words it is no longer your work but the sources author and that's not the point right? Ok so now that you've made sure you got good quotes! You Introduce your quote to your audience because your audience does not know what the article was about, then you insert your quote and you finish by explaining it very well. Make sure it all makes sense to keep your writing very flooooowyy ! You must add the author and year the work was published for t to be APA style. The pictures below explain exactly how to do it and easy for you it is already explained in APA style! I hope his helped.

You're welcome!!

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Getting ready for the interview!

I first started off by sending an email to my first scholar who i intend to interview. He is my past university instructor so it gave me good hopes on trying to get him to accept the request. 

I then saved the interview release form into my drop box to be able to have it in hand just in case of anything. This will allow me to get his permission to continue my interview. 

I had my drafted questions ready to go ! 

A confirmation email will be sent once i get a response!

I will be typing out the responses when I’m at the interview!

And just like that i actually finished… haha 

[josephineroque-blog]

Hi! I hadn't really seen any post about pharmacy until I came across yours which is pretty cool . I would have liked to have seen all your four questions on your post to get an idea of what it is that you were going to ask your interviewee. I suggest you save a document with the written questions onto drop box ( which I'm such you already have them ), but to actually edit it in drop box since it is automatically saved. Best of luck during your interview!

[josephineroque-blog]

Week 9: MY OWN CHECK LIST FOR THE UPCOMING INTERVIEW!

 Okay so I began by typing up my email interview request to who I think is the best candidate (although all of them are pretty great). and here is my proof:

Since it is already 11:00 a.m. I decided to save it in my drafts folder and send it tomorrow in the morning. ( at 8 a.m. to be exact!!)

Next! I saved the Release form in my drop box for when I need it. and here is my proof:

Next!  I went back to drop box and looked for my draft questions. Here they are:

Next! Interview Confirmation is now saved into my drop box.

Although you can clearly see my checklist, I made a baby summary for a better understanding!

( Sent interview request form will be checked tomorrow after it is sent!!)

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Research Question Matrix 2.0

After we were assigned to create a matrix with our top four valuable research questions, this task consisted of inserting an additional tab that will be labeled “Interview Questions”. here is a sample of what I had to improvise with.

Now it may be possible to think that the interview subject may look at me with a odd face when asking this, but these questions could be more precise and straightforward because this is a work in progress. I need to expand my skills learned from this kind of assignment.

[josephineroque-blog]

HI! I think you did an awesome job. It is a work in progress and we will all get through this!! I noticed you mentioned minorities in your questions and that made me very happy since when someone mentions minorities it becomes very controversial and, This isn't always a bad thing you can learn a lot specially if the scholars you meet up with are very passionate like you. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully you get the feedback you are looking for.

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Week 8: Drafting Interview Questions

Question one : Question of Definition + INTERVIEW Question

Question two: Question of Interpretation + INTERVIEW Questions

Question three: Question of Consequence + INTERVIEW Question

Question four: Question of Value + INTERVIEW Question

I have finally finished!!

I did have to change three out of the four scholarly articles, because when I started the drafting process with my questions I realized that most of them were quite similar ,but focused on totally different things. Hopefully I am back on the right track and my peers can help me perfect my interview questions soon!! I definitely learned the importance of comprehending chosen articles for the future.