Name of Assignment: Final Research Paper
Subject: ENG 200
Facilitator/teacher: Professor Andaluz
Subject: ENG 200
Facilitator/teacher: Professor Andaluz
Project Description
Throughout the semester, we learned how to properly conduct research and assess sources. Our final project for this class is to write a research paper about any topic that interests us. The information must be from credible and authoritative sources. We will also be creating a slideshow presentation to go along with our paper. The document on the right is my research proposal.
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Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
I think that this assignment addresses communication skills. Our research paper has to be targeted towards a specific audience. My research paper is an overview of how climate change creates gendered health disparities. However, I want my paper to be interesting and accessible to my classmates who might not know much about climate change, gender, or healthcare. Because of this, I need to work on communicating my research findings in an understandable way.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I am satisfied with the topic that I chose for my research paper. I wrote a similar research paper on a more broad topic for my English 100 research essay, but I wanted to narrow down my topic more for this essay. Although the relationship between climate change, gender, and health is a very complex, I think that it is important to be considered.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment?
I am improving upon my communication skills through this assignment by attempting to present my research finding in an understandable way. The aim of my essay is also to highlight the importance of involving women in policies regarding climate-change. I have to use communication skills in order to use the information that I found to highlight the purpose of my essay.
What was most difficult about completing this task?
The most difficult part of this project was narrowing down my topic. Climate change affects our planet in many ways and in turn, it can affect our health in many ways as well. Because of both sociological and biological factors, women are usually more susceptible to the health impacts of climate change. It is difficult to cover all of the ways that climate change disproportionately affects women's health. I am having trouble making my topic more specific while keeping a clear purpose.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
I think that I can improve on this project by dedicating more time during the week to research. Professor Andaluz has a requirement of at least 2 pages of research notes each week, but I definitely need spend much more times researching for my essay. I can also see Professor Andaluz during her office hours to ask her for advice on narrowing down my essay topic.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past?
This project relates to what we have learned previously in the semester about finding trustworthy sources and gathering information. I was also introduced to some of these ideas in English 100.
How can you apply this to future learning?
I would like to participate in research in the future and I think this experience will be very useful to me if I become involved in writing a paper. I will also need to write research papers for my future college classes. The skills that I have learned in this class have already been helpful to me in my microbiology unknown organism paper.