ARW+1

**ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP - ONE** The ARW-1 is a week long intense investigation into the fundamental aspects of preparing an academic inquiry project. In this module, the SYP crew will examine the absolute beginning stages of a thorough advanced research project. The ARW-1 places significant emphasis on process strategies and adheres to Yoda's advice, "Do or Do not, there is no try."

STEP ONE  Determine your PURPOSE

__Analysis/Examination__ requires a look at an issue in detail, explaining how it evolved, who/what it affects, and what is at stake __Review of Scholarship__ requires summaries of what key scholars and researchers have written about the issue

__Survey__ requires you to gather opinion about particular issue.

__Evaluation__ requires you to make critical judgments

__Argument__ requires you to assemble evidence in support of claim you make.

STEP TWO  Identify Audience

Think about for whom you are writing  STEP THREE  Think about Project’s Length and Scope 
 * How familiar are your readers with subject?
 * What do they know/not know?
 * What aspects of your subject will interest them?
 * What background info do you need to provide?
 * What are the preconceived ideas/beliefs your readers might have on your subject?
 * Do you want to inform, change, or persuade your readers?
 * What kind of research – library, survey, fieldwork (SYP = all of the above)?
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">How long?
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">How many sources?
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">What are the steps – outlines, rough drafts, final drafts, bibliography, Presentations?

<span style="color: #73c94a; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">**STEP FOUR** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">(or STEP ONE of the process)

Prepare BIG 3 (TOPIC, QUESTION, THESIS)

example #1

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">(Economic impacts of casinos)
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">TOPIC:

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">(How does the presence of a casino affect the economy of the community where it is located?)
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;">RESEARCHABLE QUESTION:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">(The economic impact of casino gambling on the communities in which it is located is mixed, with some businesses benefiting and others suffering.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">WORKING THESIS:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;"> example #2

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">(Mary Kingsley’s travels in West Africa)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">TOPIC:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">(What was Kingsley’s attitude toward the people she encountered in West Africa, both native and European?)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">RESEARCHABLE QUESTION:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">(Mary Kingsley presented a view of West Africa contrary to the one prevailing in her time, because she valued the great diversity of native people, customs, and beliefs, and attacked European missionaries for doing more harm than good.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">WORKING THESIS:

= STEP FIVE = Organize the Dome with through and ||||  || interviews experiments ||  ||   ||   || surveys interviews experiments building making writing ||
 * |||| PAPER ||  |||| PROJECT ||
 * I Want to Know... ||||  || by
 * || fieldwork || research ||  || research || fieldwork ||
 * || survey
 * || survey

(adapted from the //Brief Penguin Handbook//)