Purpose of researching

1. WELCOME!!
I am so glad each of you is
here!

2. WE WILL HAVE
A GREAT
SEMESTER
TOGETHER!
I’M PROFESSOR
FICKLIN-
MCCLAIN

3. IT’S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU!
Let’s get acquainted with one another!
1. What is your major?
2. How do you plan to apply your
degree?
3. Interesting but little-known fact about
you!

4. APPLYING YOUR DEGREE IS
IMPACT!

5. HOW THIS COURSE WILL WORK
•Teaming
•Mastery learning
It will take a lot of work...
to do badly!

6. HOW THIS COURSE WILL WORK
•Teaming
•Mastery learning
•Your FINAL EXAM will be completed
throughout the semester: watch for
assignments that state PART OF YOUR
FINAL EXAM

7. HOW THIS COURSE WILL WORK
• Teaming
• Mastery learning
• Your FINAL EXAM will be completed throughout
the semester: watch for assignments that state
PART OF YOUR FINAL EXAM
(those will be pieces of your final paper that you will
be able to cut and paste into that paper)

8. THREE KEY MESSAGES
From me to you – and you to each
other!
Sapphier, J. & Gower, R. The Skillful Teacher, 19

9. THREE KEY MESSAGES
From me to you – and you to each other!
This is important
You CAN do it
I won’t give up on you! Sapphier, J. & Gower, R. The Skillful Teacher, 19

10. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

11. ACADEMIC HELP AND TUTORING

12. 1. YOUR CLASSMATES
•Use the communication method you decide
on

13. 2. PROFESSOR CARRALA FICKLIN- MC
CLAIN
• E-mail:
cficklinmcclain@monroecollege.edu
• (DO NOT SEND E-MAIL THROUGH
BLACKBOARD .)

14. 3. LIBRARIANS
•Virtual Help Desk: instant help!
See link on Content page to
access
No appointment necessary

15. 4. WRITING SPECIALISTS
•E-mail:
kgs_researchcenter@monroecollege.edu
Appointments required
(Waitlist option also available)

16. LET’S GET INTO OUR CLASS!

17. FIND
The Significance of Research in
Solving Real-world Problems
Read only
A. Paragraph 1
B. The 2 paragraphs after the
photo of modern buildings
poll

18. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

19. PRIMARY SECONDARY
2 TYPES OF RESEARCH

20. PRIMARY
Researchers gather their
own data through a
survey, questionnaires,
interviews, or experiment
•Data Collection: They
collected data
•Data Analysis: They
analyze their own data
Researchers evaluate
primary research
conducted in the past
•Data Collection:
Through databases of
knowledge and former
research
•Data Analysis: They
SECONDARY
2 TYPES OF RESEARCH

21. PRIMARY SECONDARY
WHICH WILL YOU DO THIS SEMESTER?

22. PRIMARY
Researchers gather their
own data through a
survey, questionnaires,
interviews, or
experiment
• Data Collection: They
collected data
• Data Analysis: They
analyze their own data
Researchers evaluate primary
research conducted in the past
•Data Collection: Through
databases of knowledge and
former research
•Data Analysis: They analyze
their own data
SECONDARY
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS SEMESTER?

23. NOTE OUR “TEXTBOOK” TITLE
GIVES THAT AWAY!

24. GROUP WORK
ALWAYS: timekeeper, note-taker, leader of discussion
WHEN RETURN: one person reports

25. GROUP WORK
Right now:
• Read Abstract (in this week’s folder)
• Is the research primary or secondary?
• Is the research basic or applied?
• (Look for whether the researcher(s) evaluate a
proposed solution)
• What is the problem the researcher(s) addresses?
• Who is directly impacted by this problem?

26. WELCOME BACK…SO???
A pilot mental health and wellness clinic was developed and implemented
on the campus of Paul Quinn College, a small Historically
Black College and University (HBCU) in Dallas, TX, to
address mental health disparities in an African-American student population.
Additionally, a series of student engagement activities was developed and
implemented to address stigma and enhance linkage to the clinic.
The student engagement activities were well attended. In all,
14 students requested a total of 97 appointments during the spring 2016
semester but attended only 41 appointments. Students sought treatment of
a variety of psychiatric disorders, most commonly major depressive disorder
and adjustment disorder. A model based on this program could conceivably
be extended to serve students more broadly in other HBCUs as well as in
community colleges.

27. WHY RESEARCH?
WHY ACADEMIC WRITING?
•I am not planning to be an
academic!
•When will I possibly need this?
•Why do I need to suffer??

28. Daniel Coleman,
who led writing the NYS education
standards, said,

29. “Frankly, the older we get
the less people care what we think or feel.
What they care about is, can we argue based
on evidence...”

30. TO YOUTUBE!
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WAT
CH?V=TO742DGFWZO

31. WHY RESEARCH?
WHY ACADEMIC WRITING?
•To understand complex things!
•To then be able to communicate
those things to MAKE AN IMPACT!

32. WHAT IMPACT WILL YOU MAKE?

33. HMMMMM!

34. LET’S EXPLORE BLACKBOARD

35. PLEASE UPLOAD
YOUR PHOTO!

36. PLEASE UPLOAD
YOUR PHOTO!

37. PLEASE UPLOAD
YOUR PHOTO!
1
2
3
4

38. Let’s look at your content page

39. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS DUE
NEXT WEEK!

40. WHAT IS
A
CODE
OF
ETHICS?

41. ETHICS IN ACADEMIA
7 “sins” in academia
1. Cheating
2. Plagiarism/Use of AI
3. Fabrication
4. Multiple Submissions
5. Misrepresentation of Academic Records
6. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
7. Unfair Advantage

42. PLEDGE
Pledge/Quiz on Academic
Integrity
(Open Book)