Research 3712, Week 1:Mission and Overview

1) Take inventory2) Share expectations3) Frame the course4) Offer challenges

Assignment: think about what interests you in CJFS and visit http://research3712.weebly.com

Contact Info1. Name

2. Phone #(s)

3. Email

4. Post-schooling plans

5. Unique to help remember you

6. When you think “Research”…

77 in December because…

Course Objectives1. Become a better consumer of

research

2. Be a better producer of research

3. Appreciate research

*Bottom-line: the research process is similar to a trial in the CJ system

Research Process1. Pick topic

2. Review literature

3. Choose design

4. Build theory

5. Get evidence

6. Analyze data

7. Share knowledge

Purposes of Research

1. Explore

2. Describe

3. Explain

4. Evaluate

Elements to Effective Learning/Teaching

They must be:

•Joyous

•Active

•Curious

•Applied

Learning Should Be Joyous• “When we learn with

pleasure we never forget.” Louis Mercier

• "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein

Learning Should Be Active• "Reading is to the mind,

what exercise is to the body." Sir Richard Steele

• "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand." Chinese Proverb

Learning Requires Curiosity

• "Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse." African Proverb

• "To every answer you can find a new question." Yiddish Proverb

We Must Apply What We Learn

• “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• Facts can produce good only if they “…are matched by the desire and ability to find out what they mean and where they lead.” Norman Cousins