Early Stages of Research
Xiangyu Lin
Professor Clinton Hale
English 1301
July 21, 2013
From Natural Science to Social Science Research, defined as studious inquiry or examination aimed at the discovery and interpretation of new knowledge, is an importance activity for all students. (Merriam-Webster Inc.) Doing research can help student understand how the world operates, which is part of the scientific discovery. (Aguado)When I was a high school student I was attracted in natural science. Fortunately, I, didn’t like most of new student researchers, had a teacher can direct me how to do research appropriately. Then I tried to select a topic about the botanical diversity of a local mountain in my hometown. After I decided the topic, I searched a lot of resources in order to find whether there are some researcher had done on this topic. I did that because the value of a research project is determined not only by the new data obtained but also the research complements previous investigations and contributes to our understanding of broad biological topics or to tests of broad ecological theories, concepts, or general problems in conservation and management of biodiversity. (Congdon and Dunham) Meanwhile, personal observations can be transformed into systematic inquiry by reviewing the work of other scholars and practitioners. (Marshall and Rossman) Following that instruction, I did my second research, which is also about ecology, in my life.
When I went to college, I found I began to be interested in social science, economics, because I think researching on economics can help us find and solve many problems in daily life, which helped me make the decision that choose economics as my major. After I learned some knowledge of economics, I attended SRTP (Student Research Training Program). SRTP in my school provided students an instructor and funds also, which gave me the chance do a research. Then I did a research about how the extended urbanization of Beijing impact the housing price of
Professor Clinton Hale
English 1301
July 21, 2013
From Natural Science to Social Science Research, defined as studious inquiry or examination aimed at the discovery and interpretation of new knowledge, is an importance activity for all students. (Merriam-Webster Inc.) Doing research can help student understand how the world operates, which is part of the scientific discovery. (Aguado)When I was a high school student I was attracted in natural science. Fortunately, I, didn’t like most of new student researchers, had a teacher can direct me how to do research appropriately. Then I tried to select a topic about the botanical diversity of a local mountain in my hometown. After I decided the topic, I searched a lot of resources in order to find whether there are some researcher had done on this topic. I did that because the value of a research project is determined not only by the new data obtained but also the research complements previous investigations and contributes to our understanding of broad biological topics or to tests of broad ecological theories, concepts, or general problems in conservation and management of biodiversity. (Congdon and Dunham) Meanwhile, personal observations can be transformed into systematic inquiry by reviewing the work of other scholars and practitioners. (Marshall and Rossman) Following that instruction, I did my second research, which is also about ecology, in my life.
When I went to college, I found I began to be interested in social science, economics, because I think researching on economics can help us find and solve many problems in daily life, which helped me make the decision that choose economics as my major. After I learned some knowledge of economics, I attended SRTP (Student Research Training Program). SRTP in my school provided students an instructor and funds also, which gave me the chance do a research. Then I did a research about how the extended urbanization of Beijing impact the housing price of
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